Programming Languages for MIS

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PHP

user and allows the user to go back to the home page to redo the search. If the search

succeeds, it posts a form that contains the user’s original inputs back to the client side

and asks the user to input additional purchasing data, including contact informa-

tion and copies of the software package. e command button on the postback form

activates Confirm.php program. e Confirm.php program (Listing7.15(d))

receives all purchasing data from the client and writes them to a data file named

PurchaseData.txt on the server. e data file can be used by the online store

for further processing. Upon the completion of the purchasing transaction, the client

receives a confirmation message on the screen.

Listing7.15(a): Example of Application Des ...