PHP -- Sending mail + if statements. 2

khanza · May 20, 2005

ok -- I know sending mail works on this particular server because I tested it using -
This script

Code:

<?php
$to = "enduser@aol.com";
$subject = "Hi!";
$body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body))
{
   echo("<p>Message sent!</p>");
}
else
{
   echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
}
?>

So now I'm trying to do this --

Code:

<html>
<?php echo($_POST['name']); ?> <?php echo($_POST['birth']); ?>
<?php
if ($submit == 1 )
    $to = "enduser@aol.com";
    $subject = $_POST['name'];
    $body = $_POST['birth'];
        if (mail($to, $subject, $body))
        {
           echo("<p>Message sent!</p>");
        }
    else
    {
       echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
    }
?>
</html>

Basically, I was just trying to modify the original code (top code) to send my post vars to me.

So I attempted, I failed,
Any help?

Thanks guys,
Khan

lgarner · May 20, 2005

Where does "$submit" come from?

LTeeple · May 20, 2005

Your code is also missing some brackets:

Where do you assign a value to $submit?

Code:

<html>
<?php
echo($_POST['name']);
echo($_POST['birth']);
if ($submit == 1 ){
  $to = "enduser@aol.com";
  $subject = $_POST['name'];
  $body = $_POST['birth'];
  if (mail($to, $subject, $body)){
    echo("<p>Message sent!</p>");
  }
  else{
    echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
  }
} //closes the original if statement: (if ($submit ==1))
?>
</html>

if you don't assign a value to submit, try this:

Code:

<html>
<?php
echo($_POST['name']);
echo($_POST['birth']);
if ($_POST['submit']){ //assuming your submit button is called submit (case sensitive)
  $to = "enduser@aol.com";
  $subject = $_POST['name'];
  $body = $_POST['birth'];
  if (mail($to, $subject, $body)){
    echo("<p>Message sent!</p>");
  }
  else{
    echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
  }
} //closes the original if statement: (if ($_POST['submit']))
?>
</html>

Cheers!
Laura

khanza · May 20, 2005

ooo man laura -- If you were here, I would be hugging you!

Thank you soooo much, and your comments were very helpful!

Alex

khanza · May 20, 2005

Here's another question....

In the email -- I want it to send multiple var's in the body -- So I tried the Var's with commas and with spaces -- neither works.... Any ideas?

Code:

<html>
<?php
// echo($_POST['name']);
// echo($_POST['email']);
if ($_POST['submit']){ //assuming your submit button is called submit (case sen$
  $to = "totalgeekdom@gmail.com";
  $subject = $_POST['name'];
  $body = $_POST['name'] $_POST['email'] $_POST['sex'] $_POST['pass'];
  if (mail($to, $subject, $body)){
    echo("<p>Message sent!</p>");
  }
  else{
    echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
  }
} //closes the original if statement: (if ($_POST['submit']))
?>
</html>

DRJ478 · May 20, 2005

You should read up on the basic PHP operators etc. The PHP manual is a great resource.
I'll answer your question, anyway, but please, go to the manual.

The dot operator '.' concatenates values.

Code:

<?
$x = "Hello";
$y = "world";
print $x.' '.$y;
?>

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PHP -- Sending mail + if statements. 2

khanza

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LTeeple

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khanza

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khanza

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