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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Adding a Basic Form Checking the Request Method

coskun olcucu
coskun olcucu
5,340 Points

Checking a request ?

Hi I try to redirecting the same page after proccesing the form,however, conditional statements seem don't work.

If i don't fill out the form isn't it supposed the show original form page instead of thank you messsage. <?php if($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"]=="POST") {

$name=$_POST["name"]; $email=$_POST["email"]; $details=$_POST["details"];

echo "<pre>"; //to see the code on the preview the page not go through see via view page source $email_body=""; $email_body.=" Name " .$name ."\n"; $email_body.=" Email " .$email ."\n>"; $email_body.= " Details " .$details ."\n";

echo $email_body; echo "<pre>"; //To Do:Send email

header("location:suggest.php?status=thanks");

} $pageTitle = "Suggest a Media Item"; $section = "suggest";

include("inc/header.php"); ?> <div class="section page"> <div class="wrapper"> <h1>Suggest a Media Item</h1> <?php if(isset($_GET["status"]) && ($_GET["status"]=="thanks")){

          echo "<p>Thanks for the email! I'll check out your suggestion shortly!</p>";

      } else {?>

     <p>If you think there is something I'm missing,let me know!
       Complete the form to send me an email.</p>
      <form method="post" action="suggest.php">
         <table>
           <tr>
              <th> <label for="name">Name</label></th>
              <td><input type="text" id="name" name="name" /></td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <th> <label for="email">Email</label></th>
              <td><input type="text" id="email" name="email"/></td>

            </tr>
            <tr>
              <th> <label for="details">Suggest Item Details</label></th>
              <td><textarea id="details" name="details"></textarea></td>

            </tr>

         </table>
         <input type="submit" value="Send"/>

      </form>         
      <?php } ?>
 </div>

</div>

<?php include("inc/footer.php"); ?>

1 Answer

  1. Your local server is still directed to the previous file process.php, reopen the new suggest file and reenter the info, that may work.
  2. Closing echo </pre> tag.