Re: PHP Variable Declare

Thanks guys for helping out. I got it working now! "Thomas Seifert" <thomas.seifert@myphorum.de> wrote in message news:20030122180627.33da95de.thomas.seifert@myphorum.de... > it won't work the way you are doing this. > > Try something like that line (changed from yours): > > fputs($fd, "From: ".$_POST['name']." > <".$_POST['email'].">\n"); > > Don't ask arrays directly in a string. > > > > > Thomas > > > On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:15:35 -0500 steve@briartek.com (Stephen Goehler) wrote: > > > Now it gets more confusing.....I added: > > > > print '<pre>'; > > > > print_r($_POST); > > > > print '</pre>'; > > > > to my form and the variables are displayed properly, but only generate > > errors when I try to add it to fputs().....any ideas? > > > > > > "Stephen Goehler" <steve@briartek.com> wrote in message > > news:20030122155653.86936.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > Thanks!! That worked perfectly. Neat little function there to check if a > > > variable exists. Also I am set to "E_ERROR & ~E_NOTICE" already. > > > > > > The form loads correctly and then when you click submit goes to the thank > > > you screen. The only problem now is that it says that my variables don't > > > exist that I pass using the form and as a result, won't email them. When > > it > > > gets to the code to email the results the variables like $_POST['name'] > > > won't exist. What puzzles me is that the frmAction is passed, but none of > > > the textbox...etc. variables are. Do I need to add in the form name > > > somewhere to show where the variables are coming from? > > > > > > > > > > > > "Thomas Seifert" <thomas.seifert@myphorum.de> wrote in message > > > > > > news:20030122160009.3f395b32.thomas.seifert@myphorum.de... > > > > try: > > > > if (isset($_POST['frmAction']) && > > > > $_POST['frmAction'] == "formmail") > > > > > > > > instead of your line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > > On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:47:46 -0500 steve@briartek.com (Stephen Goehler) > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey guys, > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > > > > > I'm working on emailing the contents of a form using php. It worked > > > fine, > > > > > until I turned global_variables off in an attempt to secure the form > > (I > > > > > still have yet to write the data validation part). > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, I have an IF statement that fires depending on a hidden > > variable > > > in > > > > > the form. If the > > > > > variable is empty, it loads the form. If the variable contains the > > > hidden > > > > > value I give it during form creation, then it emails the contents on > > the > > > > > form and displays a thank you msg instead of displaying the form. > > > > > > > > > > The problem I have run into, involves the hidden value for the form. > > I > > > > > didn't have to declare it before when I had global_variables turned > > on, > > > but > > > > > now I have to. I searched the manual and tried statements like > > "global > > > > > $variablename" but the code wouldn't run properly. I've > > > > > searched > > > through > > > > > the newsgroups as well, but I'm new to PHP so it was tough to figure > > out > > > > > what to search for. I'm sure all I'm missing is one line of > > > > > code. I > > > > > included my code below. The problem exists in this line: > > > > > > > > > > if ($_POST['frmAction'] == "formmail") > > > > > > > > > > which is before where the form is created so the $frmAction variable > > > isn't > > > > > declared yet. I'm > > > > > getting a variable not declared error, which I know, but if I declare > > > the > > > > > variable earlier in the document, then it resets the value that I give > > > it > > > > > before I submit the form. How do I make this work? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks so very much!! > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > <html> > > > > > <head> > > > > > </head> > > > > > <body> > > > > > **HTML stuff here** > > > > > <?php > > > > > > > > > > // error handler > > > > > function e($type, $msg, $file, $line) > > > > > { > > > > > $errorLog = "error.log"; > > > > > **Error Handler code here** > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_WARNING); > > > > > set_error_handler("e"); > > > > > > > > > > $TO = "me@companyname.com"; > > > > > $MP = "mail.mailserver.com"; > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > > if ($_POST['frmAction'] == "formmail") > > > > > { > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > $fd = popen($MP,"w"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "To: $TO\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "From: $_POST['name'] > > > > > <$_POST['email']>\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "Subject: $_POST['inforequest']\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "X-Mailer: PHP3\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "Name: $_POST['name']\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "Business: $_POST['business']\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "Phone: $_POST['phone']\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "Email: $_POST['email']\n"); > > > > > fputs($fd, "Details: $_POST['details']"); > > > > > pclose($fd); > > > > > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > **HTML thank you msg here** > > > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > > > > > > > exit; > > > > > } else { > > > > > > > > > > ?> > > > > > <table> > > > > > <form action="test.php" method=POST> > > > > > <select name="inforequest"> > > > > > <option>Select Info Source</option> > > > > > <option value="Option 1">Option > > > > > 1</option> > > > > > <option value="Option 2">Option > > > > > 2</option> > > > > > <option value="Option 3">Option > > > > > 3</option> > > > > > <option value="Option 4">Option > > > > > 4</option> > > > > > </select> > > > > > </td> > > > > > </tr> > > > > > <tr> > > > > > <input type="text" > > > > > name="name"> > > > > > </td> > > > > > </tr> > > > > > <tr> > > > > > <input type="text" > > > > > name="business"> > > > > > </td> > > > > > </tr> > > > > > <tr> > > > > > <input type="text" > > > > > name="phone"> > > > > > </td> > > > > > </tr> > > > > > <tr> > > > > > <input type="text" > > > > > name="email"> > > > > > </td> > > > > > </tr> > > > > > <tr> > > > > > <textarea name="details" > > > > > wrap="PHYSICAL" cols="35" > > > > > rows="8"></textarea> > > > > > </td> > > > > > </tr> > > > > > <tr> > > > > > <td> > > > > > <input type="hidden" > > > > > name="frmAction" > > > value="formmail"> > > > > > <input type=submit name="Submit" > > > > > value="Submit"> > > > > > <input type="reset" name="Reset" > > > > > value="Reset"> > > > > > </td> > > > > > </tr> > > > > > </form> > > > > > </table> > > > > > <?php > > > > > } > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > **last bit of HTML here** > > > > > </body> > > > > > </html> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Thomas Seifert > > > > > > > > mailto:thomas.seifert@myphorum.de > > > > http://www.MyPhorum.de > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Thomas Seifert > > mailto:thomas.seifert@myphorum.de > http://www.MyPhorum.de