PHP poll results question

[JDJones]

I'd like to put up two polls on my web site on a single page. I will be
using a free remotely hosted poll service. That part is easy.

But I want to remove the two individual <a href> links that have to be
clicked to call the current results individually and replace them with a
single link that will be used to call the results of both pages and
display them at the same time, most likely in a table.

Can PHP be used to do this? How would I have to write it to get the two
poll results to display one beneath the other using only a single link
click?

[Epsilon]

Re: PHP poll results question

JDJones <seebelow@spryn et.com> wrote in news:ui6Hb.2268 $d4.1751
@newsread1.news .atl.earthlink. net:
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> I'd like to put up two polls on my web site on a single page. I will be
> using a free remotely hosted poll service. That part is easy.
>
> But I want to remove the two individual <a href> links that have to be
> clicked to call the current results individually and replace them with a
> single link that will be used to call the results of both pages and
> display them at the same time, most likely in a table.
>
> Can PHP be used to do this? How would I have to write it to get the two
> poll results to display one beneath the other using only a single link
> click?
>
>[/color]

Are the results stored on that remote hosted service? If so you may be very
limited in how you can configure things.

[JDJones]

Re: PHP poll results question



Epsilon wrote:[color=blue]
> JDJones <seebelow@spryn et.com> wrote in news:ui6Hb.2268 $d4.1751
> @newsread1.news .atl.earthlink. net:
>
>[color=green]
>>I'd like to put up two polls on my web site on a single page. I will be
>>using a free remotely hosted poll service. That part is easy.
>>
>>But I want to remove the two individual <a href> links that have to be
>>clicked to call the current results individually and replace them with a
>>single link that will be used to call the results of both pages and
>>display them at the same time, most likely in a table.
>>
>>Can PHP be used to do this? How would I have to write it to get the two
>>poll results to display one beneath the other using only a single link
>>click?
>>
>>[/color]
>
>
> Are the results stored on that remote hosted service? If so you may be very
> limited in how you can configure things.[/color]

Yes they are. To get the results, a link such as <a
href="http://www.webpollcent ral.com/v2/?id=1234&user=m yusername"></a>
has to be clicked.

[CountScubula]

Re: PHP poll results question

> >>I'd like to put up two polls on my web site on a single page. I will be[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>using a free remotely hosted poll service. That part is easy.
> >>
> >>But I want to remove the two individual <a href> links that have to be
> >>clicked to call the current results individually and replace them with a
> >>single link that will be used to call the results of both pages and
> >>display them at the same time, most likely in a table.
> >>[/color][/color][/color]

Wouldnt it just be easier to write your own poll page instead?

Or are you looking to join a poll that is internet wide (same poll
used on other sites as well)?


Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online tools for php

[JDJones]

Re: PHP poll results question



CountScubula wrote:[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>>>I'd like to put up two polls on my web site on a single page. I will be
>>>>using a free remotely hosted poll service. That part is easy.
>>>>
>>>>But I want to remove the two individual <a href> links that have to be
>>>>clicked to call the current results individually and replace them with a
>>>>single link that will be used to call the results of both pages and
>>>>display them at the same time, most likely in a table.
>>>>[/color][/color]
>
>
> Wouldnt it just be easier to write your own poll page instead?
>
> Or are you looking to join a poll that is internet wide (same poll
> used on other sites as well)?[/color]

I have no database access on my site so I need to use a remotely hosted
server for the poll. The polls are custom to my need, not internet wide.

[CountScubula]

Re: PHP poll results question

> I have no database access on my site so I need to use a remotely hosted[color=blue]
> server for the poll. The polls are custom to my need, not internet wide.[/color]

Ok, gotcha, if what I am getting is right, you want to display the
result of two pages on one page, is this correct?

if so, you can do a type of virual frame, where you set up a table
with two colloms, and each gets a page pull from the other site.

use a simple
str_replace ("http://othersite.com/page,
"http://mysite.com/page",
$pageContents);
before show the results

or

your script pulls the page and parses the data.

Would you be so kind as to post a link to the voting page, or someone
elses on the same sytem, so I can see it, becouse what you want is
easily done, but I need to be clear on the task.

Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[JackM]

Re: PHP poll results question



CountScubula wrote:
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>>I have no database access on my site so I need to use a remotely hosted
>>server for the poll. The polls are custom to my need, not internet wide.[/color]
>
>
> Ok, gotcha, if what I am getting is right, you want to display the
> result of two pages on one page, is this correct?[/color]

That's correct.
[color=blue]
> if so, you can do a type of virual frame, where you set up a table
> with two colloms, and each gets a page pull from the other site.
>
> use a simple
> str_replace ("http://othersite.com/page,
> "http://mysite.com/page",
> $pageContents);
> before show the results
>
> or
>
> your script pulls the page and parses the data.
>
> Would you be so kind as to post a link to the voting page, or someone
> elses on the same sytem, so I can see it, becouse what you want is
> easily done, but I need to be clear on the task.[/color]

http://www.webpollcentral.com/v2/?id=9815&user=wvnh would be one of the
links to show the results.

[Epsilon]

Re: PHP poll results question

JDJones <seebelow@spryn et.com> wrote in
news:RZpHb.3214 $d4.1375@newsre ad1.news.atl.ea rthlink.net:
[color=blue]
>
> I have no database access on my site so I need to use a remotely
> hosted server for the poll. The polls are custom to my need, not
> internet wide.
>[/color]

You don't need a database to operate a poll. You can easily use plain text
files to store data. Of course a database would be preferrable, but if you
don't have access to one, text files will work just fine. If it was my
site, I would much rather do that than resort to a remotely hosted
solution.

[CountScubula]

Re: PHP poll results question

> http://www.webpollcentral.com/v2/?id=9815&user=wvnh would be one of the[color=blue]
> links to show the results.[/color]



Is this what you want?

http://gzen.myhq.info/test/vote.php

If so, thee source is at http://gzen.myhq.info/test/vote_src.php


Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free inline php tools

[JDJones]

Re: PHP poll results question



CountScubula wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
>>http://www.webpollcentral.com/v2/?id=9815&user=wvnh would be one of the
>>links to show the results.[/color]
>
>
>
>
> Is this what you want?
> http://gzen.myhq.info/test/vote.php
>
> If so, thee source is at http://gzen.myhq.info/test/vote_src.php
>
>
> Mike Bradley
> http://gzen.myhq.info -- free inline php tools[/color]

Yes, exactly! Thank you Mike. I appreciate it.

[CountScubula]

Re: PHP poll results question

Your Welcome :)

There is a BASE HREF= in the code, this is so the relative links (like all
the images) can be referenced to the correct site, and not your site.


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Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools