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9,474 PointsClass 'PHPMailer' not found in /home/treehouse/workspace/suggest.php:17
Can't see an error in my code. Have there been changes to the github files that I need to be aware of?
Complete error message: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'PHPMailer' not found in /home/treehouse/workspace/suggest.php:17 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /home/treehouse/workspace/suggest.php on line 17
<?php
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
$name = trim(filter_input(INPUT_POST,"name",FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING));
$email = trim(filter_input(INPUT_POST,"email",FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL));
$details = trim(filter_input(INPUT_POST,"details",FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS));
if ($name == "" || $email =="" || $details == "") {
echo "Please fill in the required fields: Name, Email and Details";
exit;
}
if ($_POST["address"] != "") {
echo "Bad form input";
exit;
}
if (!PHPMailer::validateAddress($email)){
echo "Invalid Email Address";
exit;
}
echo "<pre>";
$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 thnk 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 name="details" id="details"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr style="display:none">
<th><label for="address">Email</label></th>
<td><input type="text" id="address" name="address" />Please leave this field blank.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="submit" value="Send" />
</form>
<?php } ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php include("inc/footer.php"); ?>
2 Answers
Mister Moody
48,333 PointsAs Peter Smart said, you need to include the use and require statements. Assuming that you you were able to successfully download the PHPMailer zip folder from the github repository then upload those files to the vendor folder that you would have created, you want to add the following statements at the top of the page (right after <?php):
<?php
use PHPMAILER\PHPMAILER\PHPMAILER;
require 'vendor/phpmailer/src/PHPMailer.php';
require 'vendor/phpmailer/src/Exception.php';
I hope this helps!
S Ananda
9,474 PointsThank you #Peter Smart and #Mister Moody. That was my problem. Sorry it took so long to respond. I had a busy work weekend and just now got a chance to check it out. Now I'm ready to move on in the course.
Mister Moody
48,333 PointsNo worries. Keep coding!
Peter Smart
9,150 PointsPeter Smart
9,150 PointsAt a glance, you appear to be missing the use and require lines.
Hope this helps!