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I'm creating a basic PHP calculator that lets you enter two values and chose your operator then displays the answer. Everything is working fine except it's not outputting the answer to the browser.
Here are the codes for my html and PHP files:
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Calculator</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" attribute="post" action="disp_form.php">
<p>First Value:<br/>
<input type="text" id="first" name="first"></p>
<p>Second Value:<br/>
<input type="text" id="second" name="second"></p>
<input type="radio" name="group1" id="add" value="add" checked="true"><p>+</p><br/>
<input type="radio" name="group1" id="subtract" value="subtract"><p>-</p><br/>
<input type="radio" name="group1" id="times" value="times"><p>x</p><br/>
<input type="radio" name="group1" id="divide" value="divide"><p>/</p><br/>
<p></p>
<button type="submit" name="answer" id="answer" value="answer">Calculate</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>
PHP file:
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Answer</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>The answer is:
<?php
if($_POST['group1'] == add) {
echo "$first + $second";
}
else if($_POST['group1'] == subtract) {
echo "$first - $second";
}
else if($_POST['group1'] == times) {
echo "$first * $second";
}
else($_POST['group1'] == divide) {
echo "$first / $second";
}
?>
</p>
</body>
</html>
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Basic CalculatorsA basic calculator is sometimes referred to as a 4-function calculator. It's able to do simple arithmetic, which includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Use a basic calculator at home to figure out your monthly budget, or when you're trying to cook a new recipe.
Basic calculators can do only addition, subtraction, multiplication and division mathematical calculations. However, more sophisticated calculators can handle exponential operations, square roots, logarithms, trigonometric functions and hyperbolic functions.
<?php
$result = "";
class calculator
{
var $a;
var $b;
function checkopration($oprator)
{
switch($oprator)
{
case '+':
return $this->a + $this->b;
break;
case '-':
return $this->a - $this->b;
break;
case '*':
return $this->a * $this->b;
break;
case '/':
return $this->a / $this->b;
break;
default:
return "Sorry No command found";
}
}
function getresult($a, $b, $c)
{
$this->a = $a;
$this->b = $b;
return $this->checkopration($c);
}
}
$cal = new calculator();
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
$result = $cal->getresult($_POST['n1'],$_POST['n2'],$_POST['op']);
}
?>
<form method="post">
<table align="center">
<tr>
<td><strong><?php echo $result; ?><strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Enter 1st Number</td>
<td><input type="text" name="n1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Enter 2nd Number</td>
<td><input type="text" name="n2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Select Oprator</td>
<td><select name="op">
<option value="+">+</option>
<option value="-">-</option>
<option value="*">*</option>
<option value="/">/</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><input type="submit" name="submit" value=" = "></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
You need to assign $first and $second
$first = $_POST['first'];
$second= $_POST['second'];
Also, As Travesty3 said, you need to do your arithmetic outside of the quotes:
echo $first + $second;
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