hi there! i would like to ask if what am i going to do to save in having multitasking function . here's my code below: can u suggest what to do wih this thing ? thanks

<?php
$server = 'localhost';
$user = 'root';
$password = '';
$database = 'access';
$con = mysql_connect ($server,$user,$password);
$db = mysql_select_db($database);
 if (!$db || !$con)
 {
     die ('<h3>SERVER DOWN BE BACK LATER</h3>');
 }
 else 
     {        if (isset ($_POST['search']))
                {
                    $member_id = strtoupper($_POST ['member_id']);


                    $query = "SELECT * from member_save WHERE member_id like '%$member_id%'";
                    $result = mysql_query($query); 
                    $records = mysql_fetch_array($result);


                    /* echo "<table>";
                     * while($records = mysql_fetch_array($result))
                    {
                    echo "<tr>
                            <td><a href =edit.php?stud_id={$records ['subj_code']}>{$records ['subj_code']}</td>
                            <td>{$records ['subj_descri']}</td>
                            <td>{$records ['units']}</td>

                         </tr>";

                    }*/
                     echo "</table>";
                }

     }

     if (isset($_POST['add']))
     {
        $member_fee= $_POST ['member_fee'];
        $mondue= $_POST ['mondue'];

            $total= $member_fee+$mondue;
            $member_id = strtoupper($_POST ['member_id']);
            $lastname = strtoupper($_POST ['lastname']);
            $firstname = strtoupper($_POST ['firstname']);
            $middlename = strtoupper($_POST ['middlename']);
            $semester = strtoupper($_POST ['semester']);  
     }
   if (isset ($_POST['save']))
        {

            $member_id = strtoupper($_POST ['member_id']);
            $lastname= strtoupper($_POST ['lastname']);
            $firstname= strtoupper($_POST ['firstname']);
            $middlename= strtoupper($_POST ['middlename']);
            $semester= strtoupper($_POST ['smester']);
            $member_fee= strtoupper($_POST ['member_fee']);
            $mondue= strtoupper($_POST ['mondue']);
            $total= strtoupper($_POST ['total']);
            $date = date("y-m-d");
            $time = date("h-m-s");


            $query = "INSERT INTO payment
                      VALUES ( '$member_id',
                                '$lastname',
                                '$firstname', 
                                '$middlename',
                                '$semester', 
                                '$member_fee',
                                '$mondue', 
                                '$total',
                                '$date',
                                '$time')";
     if (trim ($member_id)== ''|| trim ($lastname)=='' || trim ($firstname)=='' || trim ($firstname)== '' || trim ($semeser)=='' || trim ($member_fee)== '' || trim ($mondue)=='' || trim ($total)=='')
                {
                    echo "<div ID='message'>PLEASE FILL IN!</div>";
                }             
             else
                {
                    $result =  mysql_query($query);
                    if ($result)
                    {
                        echo "<div >SUCCESSFULLY SAVE!</div>";
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        echo "<div>ERROR!</div>";
                    }
                }


     }
?>

<form method="POST" action="">
    <table align="center">

            <tr>
            <th colspan="3">ACCESS FEE</th>
            <tr>
            <td>Member ID</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="member_id" size="10" value="
           <?php
                if (isset($_POST['search']))
                    {
                    echo $records ['member_id'];

                    }
                 else if (isset($_POST['add']))
                    {


                    echo $member_id;

                    }

           ?>            



                       "><input type="submit" name="search" value="Search ID"></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Last Name</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="lastname" size="25" value="  <?php
                if (isset($_POST['search']))
                    {
                    echo $records ['lastname'];

                    } else if (isset($_POST['add']))
                    {


                    echo $lastname;

                    }


           ?>     "></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>First Name</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="firstname" size="25" value ="  <?php
                if (isset($_POST['search']))
                    {
                    echo $records ['firstname'];

                    }
                 else if (isset($_POST['add']))
                    {


                    echo $firstname;

                    }
           ?>     "></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Middle Name</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="middlename" size="25" value ="  <?php
                if (isset($_POST['search']))
                    {
                    echo $records ['middlename'];

                    }
                 else if (isset($_POST['add']))
                    {


                    echo $middlename;

                    }
           ?>     "></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Semester</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="semester" size="25" value ="  <?php
                if (isset($_POST['search']))
                    {
                    echo $records ['semester'];

                    }
                 else if (isset($_POST['add']))
                    {


                    echo $semester;

                    }
           ?>     "></td>
        </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>Membership Fee</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="member_fee" size="25" value="
               <?php        
                  if (isset($_POST['add']))
                    {
                    echo $member_fee;

                    }
           ?>       



                       "></td>
        </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>Monthly Due</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="mondue" size="25" value="
                    <?php        
                  if (isset($_POST['add']))
                    {
                    echo $mondue;

                    }
           ?>          




                       "></td>
        </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>total</td>
            <td><input type="text" name="total" value="

                       <?php if (isset($_POST['add'])){          
                    echo $total;}

                   ?>

                       " size="25"></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td></td>
            <td><input type="submit" name="add" value="Add"></td>

        </tr>


     </table>
    <tr>
            <td></td>
            <td><input type="submit" name="add" value="Save"></td>

        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td></td>
            <td><input type="submit" name="print" value="Print"></td>

        </tr>
</form>

Please use code tags when you include code and clarify your question.

if, by saving you mean saving to a file: put your entire HTML in one huge variable, and read up on fopen, fwrite and fclose.

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