Load search upon hitting back arrow

[rprusacki1]

• add "back" button once an animal is clicked to get back to the search

[rprusacki1]

-Add back button that loads search results

[jtrbg]

Is this for the add button or the back button?
Do you mean for the back button to temporarily save the previous search, or just for it to pop-up with results?

[rprusacki1]

Back button to save previous search so it loads results when you hit the back arrow instead of being blank

• add "add species" option

[jtrbg]

Submit inputs through POST to a file called addAnimal.php

In addAnimal.php, check that the post values are set, then prepare the queries:

// Sets the queries used in the update
$checkDup = $connection->prepare("SELECT id FROM animals WHERE id=?");
$checkDupSPX = $connection->prepare("SELECT id FROM species WHERE id=?");
$addAni = $connection->prepare("INSERT INTO animals (id,section,sex,birth_date,acquisition_date,species_id,'name') VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)");
$addSpx = $connection->prepare("INSERT INTO species (id,form_id) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)");

Then check if there already exists a species of that name($NEW_SPX can be replaced with your POST value):

$checkDupSPX->bind_param("s", strip_tags($NEW_SPX, '<br>'));
$checkDupSPX->execute();
$checkDupSPX->bind_result($idSPX);
$checkDupSPX->fetch();
$checkDupSPX->close();

If there is no existing species with that name, create a new one. Then add the animal to the DB:

if (is_null($idSPX)) { // This is a new question
    $addSpx->bind_param("ss", strip_tags($NEW_SPX), strip_tags($NEW_FID));
    $addSpx->execute();
}
$addSpx->close();

$addAni->bind_param("sssssss", strip_tags($NEW_BD, '<br>'), $NEW_SEC, $NEW_SEX, strip_tags($NEW_SPX, '<br>'), strip_tags($NEW_AD, '<br>'), strip_tags($NEW_HOU, '<br>'));
$addAni->execute();
$addAni->close();

[jtrbg]

For the back button, we need to just save the search in the session, then go back and fetch that search.
In the PHP section of search.php:

<script>
          let cachedFilterData = JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem("searchFilter"));
          if (cachedFilterData.length > 0) {
            $.ajax({
              type: 'POST',
              data: 'search='cachedFilterData''
              
            });
            sessionStorage.removeItem("searchFilter");
          }
        </script>
        <?php
        if (isset($_POST['search'])) {
          $search = $_POST['search'];
          ?>
          <script>
            sessionStorage.setItem("searchFilter", JSON.stringify($_POST['search']));
          </script>
          <?