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Matthew Schad
9,381 PointsPHP Form is submitting "0"
Does anybody know why this form is returning the value of "0" to my email?
<?php
if (isset($_POST['email'])) {
//Email information
$admin_email = "mschad@brighterhomesphotography.com";
$first = $_POST['first_name'];
$last = $_POST['last_name'];
$phone = $_POST['phone'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$address = $_POST['address'];
$city = $_POST['city'];
$zip = $_POST['zip'];
$sqft = $_POST['SQFT'];
$radio_option = $_POST['res_comm'];
$projDescription = $_POST['comment'];
$message = "Full Name: " . $first . " " . $last . "\n";
$message += "Phone Number: " . $phone . "\n";
$message += "Email Address: " . $email . "\n";
$message += "Address: " . $address . "\n";
$message += "City: " . $city . "\n";
$message += "Zip Code: " . $zip . "\n";
$message += "Square Feet: " . $sqft . "\n";
$message += "Residential or Commercial: " . $radio_option . "\n";
$message += "Project Description: " . $projDescription . "\n";
$message += "\n" . "used the form on the site and is requesting a callback.";
//send email - This is the mail function format.
// mail ($to, $subject, $message, $additional-headers)
mail($admin_email, 'Form Submitted', $message );
//Email response
echo "Our photographer will be in touch with you within 24 hours.";
}
?>
Here is the HTML..
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">First Name</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i></span>
<input name="first_name" placeholder="First Name" class="form-control" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label" >Last Name</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i></span>
<input name="last_name" placeholder="Last Name" class="form-control" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">E-Mail</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></i></span>
<input name="email" placeholder="E-Mail Address" class="form-control" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">Phone #</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-earphone"></i></span>
<input name="phone" placeholder="(845)555-1212" class="form-control" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">Address</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></i></span>
<input name="address" placeholder="Address" class="form-control" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">City</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></i></span>
<input name="city" placeholder="City" class="form-control" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">Zip Code</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></i></span>
<input name="zip" placeholder="Zip Code" class="form-control" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Select Basic -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">Property Size</label>
<div class="col-md-4 selectContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-list"></i></span>
<select name="SQFT" class="form-control selectpicker" >
<option value="" >Please select your Square Footage</option>
<option value="1-3250">0 – 3250 SQ FT</option>
<option value="3250-5000">3250 – 5000 SQ FT</option>
<option value="5000-7000">5000 – 7000 SQ FT</option>
<option value="7000+">7000+ SQ FT</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text input-->
<!-- radio checks -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">Residential or Commercial?</label>
<div class="col-md-4">
<div class="radio">
<label>
<input type="radio" name="res_comm" value="Residential" /> Residential
</label>
</div>
<div class="radio">
<label>
<input type="radio" name="res_comm" value="Commercial" /> Commercial
</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Text area -->
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-md-4 control-label">Project Description</label>
<div class="col-md-4 inputGroupContainer">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil"></i></span>
<textarea class="form-control" name="comment" placeholder="Project Description"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
</div>
1 Answer
Matthew Schad
9,381 PointsNevermind! Should have been concatenating vars into the message with .=, not +=.