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

Posted by Oliver Sear
Oliver Sear
2,056 Points

Thanks (not working)

Below is my code, when I submit form it just refreshes back to form fill out. Unsure why its not responding and giving me the 'thank you' page?

please help! dont want to move on till im sure what the issue is.

thanks

Olly

<?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;

//TODO: Send Email

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

} ?>

<?php

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

?>

<div class="section page">

<div class="wrapper">

    <h1>Contact</h1>

    <?php if (isset($_GET["status"]) AND $_GET["status"] == "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>
                    </th> 
                    <td>
                        <input type="text" name="email" id="email"> 
                    </td>
                </tr>

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

                </tr>

            </table>

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

        </form>

    <?php } ?>

</div>

</div>

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

2 Answers

Scott Evans
Scott Evans
4,236 Points
Scott Evans
Scott Evans
4,236 Points

Heres you problem.

You are trying to access the global variabke $_server when infact it is only accessable via $_SERVER, as you can see it is capitalized.

Try this on your first line of code

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
Oliver Sear
Oliver Sear
2,056 Points
Oliver Sear
Oliver Sear
2,056 Points

Spot on!! Thanks dude!!