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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Adding a Contact Form Working with Get Variables

Posted by tuukka uosukainen
tuukka uosukainen
22,107 Points

Get variables, can't get it right

I've been staring at my code for too long.

I'm getting a Not found error:

"The requested URL /contact-process.php was not found on this server."

I've deleted contact-process.php and I think I don't have any link to it on my code.

Please help!

My contact.php

<?php
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
$name = $_POST["name"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$message = $_POST["message"];
$email_body = "";
$email_body = $email_body . "Name: " . $name . "\n";
$email_body = $email_body . "Email: " . $email . "\n";
$email_body = $email_body . "Message: " . $message . "\n";

// TODO: Send Email

header("Location: contact.php?status=thanks!");
exit;
}
?>

<?php
$pageTitle = "Contact Mike";
$section = "contact";
include('header.php'); ?>



    <div class="section page">

       <div class="wrapper">

        <h1>Contact</h1>

           <?php if (isset($_GET["status"]) and $_GET["staus"] == "thanks") { ?>
              <p>Thanks for the email! I&rsquo;ll be in touch shortly</p>   
            <?php } else { ?>

        <p>I&rsquo;d love to hear from you! Complete the form to send me an email.</p>

            <form method="post" action="contact.php">

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

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

                     <td>
                        <textarea type="text" name="message" id="message"></textarea>
                    </td>
                    </th>    
                </tr>
            </table>

            <input type="submit" value="send">
            </form>

        <?php } ?>

        </div><!--end wrapper-->
    </div>

<?php include('footer.php'); ?>

4 Answers

Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi tuukka,

I'm not sure about your error related to contact-process.php but you have an exclamation mark at the end of your query string.

header("Location: contact.php?status=thanks!");

This will cause the $_GET part of your code not to work.

For the contact-process error, I don't see any reference to that either in your code.

Double check that your url is "...contact.php" when you're filling out the form and then see if it changes to "...contact.php?status=thanks" after submitting.

Is it possible you were using an older version of the page in the browser and the form action was still "contact-process.php"?

tuukka uosukainen
tuukka uosukainen
22,107 Points
tuukka uosukainen
tuukka uosukainen
22,107 Points

Thanks Jason,

I'll try these when I get back home.

I did refresh the browser if that's what you mean.

I'll get back to this thread later.

Thanks!

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Alright.

If you're still having a problem then let us know what the url is when you're filling out the form and then what do you see on the page and what's the url after you have submitted the form.

tuukka uosukainen
tuukka uosukainen
22,107 Points
tuukka uosukainen
tuukka uosukainen
22,107 Points

I had a typo in there :)

and $_GET["staus"] == "thanks") { ?>

It should have bee status but I misspelled it staus.

Thanks for your help anyways!

Sherrie Gossett
Sherrie Gossett
14,924 Points
Sherrie Gossett
Sherrie Gossett
14,924 Points

Different issue, wondering why you didn't cite your php includes folder before the "header.php" address, like so:

<?php
$pageTitle = "Contact Mike";
$section = "Contact";
include('inc/header.php'); ?>