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<?php
// Setting a variable equal to a string
/* $color = "Blue"; */
// Getting input from the user
$firstname = $_REQUEST["firstname"];
$color = $_REQUEST["color"];
$bgcolor = $_REQUEST["bgcolor"];
// If / Else statements
/*
if ($firstname == "Brendan") {
$color = "gold";
} else if ($firstname == "Adam") {
$color = "green";
} else if ($firstname == "Danielle") {
$color = "orange";
} else if ($firstname == "Sarah") {
$color = "white";
} else {
$color = "purple";
}
*/
// Setting a variable equal to a number
$age = 32;
$multiplier = 5;
// Simple math
$age = $age * $multiplier;
// Defining an array of fruits
$fruits = array("Apple", "Pineapple", "Strawberry", "Peach", "Lemon");
// Counting the number of elements in the above array
$numberoffruit = count($fruits);
// Concatenating two strings
/*
$firstname = "Brendan";
$lastname = "Griffiths";
$fullname = $firstname . " " . $lastname;
*/
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>*** PHP ***</title>
</head>
<body style="background-color:<?php echo $bgcolor; ?>;">
<h1 style="color:<?php echo $color; ?>; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><?php print $firstname; ?></h1>
<div class="myform">
<form action="php_lab.php" method="get" name="input">
Text Color:
<select name="color">
<option value="red" <?php if ($color == "red") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Red</option>
<option value="lime" <?php if ($color == "lime") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Green</option>
<option value="blue" <?php if ($color == "blue") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Blue</option>
<option value="yellow" <?php if ($color == "yellow") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Yellow</option>
</select>
Background Color:
<select name="bgcolor">
<option value="grey" <?php if ($bgcolor == "grey") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Grey</option>
<option value="purple" <?php if ($bgcolor == "purple") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Purple</option>
<option value="orange" <?php if ($bgcolor == "orange") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Orange</option>
<option value="pink" <?php if ($bgcolor == "pink") { echo "selected"; }; ?>>Pink</option>
</select>
First Name:
<input type="text" name="firstname" value="<?php echo $firstname ?>">
<input type="submit" value="GO!">
</form>
</div>
<div class="fruits">My first fruit is <?php
echo "<div class='firstfruit'>" . $fruits[1] . "</div>";
echo $numberoffruit;
?></div>
<div class="age">
My age is: <?php echo $age; ?>
</div>
<div class="color"><?php echo $color; ?></div>
</body>
</html>
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