Re: Q:Why is my code returning this? Help?

why are you using stripslaches? 25/10/2001 00:41:45, Marcus James Christian <marcus@mjchristianunlimited.com> wrote: >Hello, > >As mainly a designer w/ HTML and JS php is usually just an end of site >add on to process forms and I LOVE php! > >I've been away from PHP coding for about a month and I can't figure out >what I'm forgetting here is partial of the form, the php handler, and >the final email I get. If you see some syntax I'm botching let me know >please. > ><form action="../php/dc_rif_handler.php" method="post"> ><select name="title"> ><option selected>Title...</option> ><option>Mr.</option> ><option>Ms.</option> ><option>Mrs.</option> ></select> ></td></tr> > ><tr><td align="right"><font color="330000"><b>*First >Name:</td> ><td><input type="text" name="fname" >size="48"></td></tr> ><tr><td align="right"><font color="330000"><b>*Last >Name:</td> ><td><input type="text" name="lname" >size="48"></td></tr> ><tr><td align="right"><font >color="330000"><b>*Mailing Address:</td> ><td><input type="text" name="m_address" >size="48"></td></tr> > ><tr><td align="right"><font color="330000"><b>*City, >State, Zip:</td> ><td><input type="text" name="city_state_zip" >size="48"></td></tr> >...... > >THE PHP HANDLER... > >Your form has been proccessed and sent to ... ><?php > >$to = "dalecommonsform@mjchristianunlimited.com" ; >$subject = "A Dale Commons web site visitor is requesting information!"; > >$message_raw = "My name is $fname, $lname >\r$r1a, $r2a, $r3a\r$r1b\rhere is my contact information:\r$title, >$fname, $lname, \r$m_address,\r$city_state_zip,\rPhone Number: >$phone\rFax: $fax\rThe best time to call is $time_to_call\rMy email >address is $e_address"; > >$message_stripped = stripslashes($message_raw); > >mail ($to, $subject, $message_stripped, "From: ><dalecommons_forms@mjchristianunlimited.com>" ); >?> > >AND FINALLY THE SENSELESS EMAIL I GET AT THE END... > >My name is , > >, , >I am looking for a loved one. >here is my contact information: >, , , >, >, >Phone Number: >Fax: >The best time to call is >My email address is > >...... > > >What in the world? Did I forget everything PHP taught me? What the heck >are those weird commas from and I could swear a form element named >"xname" is called in php via $xname ??? > >Please let me know what you see, >-Marcus > >PS, I just ran phpinfo(); on my server and it looks like all the others >that work. > > >-- >Marcus James Christian UNLIMITED >Multimedia Internet Design >http://mjchristianunlimited.com > >Proudly presents the music of CHROMATICUS >at http://www.mp3.com/chromaticus >and http://chromaticus.com > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >