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jollytas
jollytas

Reputation: 21

HTML5 and php email form is not sending details

I am hoping someone can help me out here. I have created a webpage with a contact form in HTML5 and php. When I press the submit button, an email gets sent to where it is supposed to but all the fields are blank.

I know I have missed something simple, but I just can't see it.

Here is the HTML

<form method="POST" action="submit.php">
<label form="HTML Form">Full Name:</label>
<input maxlength="45" size="35" placeholder="Full Name" required name="name" id="name" type="text">
<label form="HTML Form">Phone Number:</label>
<input maxlength="45" size="35" placeholder="Phone" required name="phone" id="phone" type="text">
<label form="HTML Form">Email Address:</label>
<input maxlength="75" size="35" placeholder="Email Address" required name="email" id="email" type="email">
<label form="HTML Form">Comment:</label>
<textarea maxlength="300" placeholder="Comment"
    wrap="soft"
    rows="10"
    cols="40"
    name="comment" id="comment"
    required></textarea>
<input formmethod="post" value="Send" formaction="submit.php" type="submit">
<br>
</form>

and here is the php

<?php

/* checking if data was sent */
if(isset($_POST))
{
      foreach($_POST as $key => $field)
        {
            if(trim($field==""))
              echo "this field is required, your input is blank:   <b>$key</b>     <br>";
            $key=$field; //putting the response into variables
        }

    /* starting the email message */
    $to = "[email protected]"; // your email address
    $subject = "Contact form submission";
    $message = "Full Name: $name <br> Phone: $phone <br>";
    $message .= "Email Address: $email <br> Comment: <br> $comment";
    $headers = "From:" . $from."\r\n";
    $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
    $headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\r\n";
    if(mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers))
    {
        echo "Email was sent";
    }
}
?>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 68

Answers (3)

fusion3k
fusion3k

Reputation: 11689

The error is in the assignment of $_POST variables:

  foreach($_POST as $key => $field)
    {
        if(trim($field==""))
          echo "this field is required, your input is blank:   <b>$key</b>     <br>";
        $$key=$field; //putting the response into variables  # <------
    }

You have to use the syntax $$key to create a variable variable.

Your assignment set the $key variable to last value of $_POST array.

Also please note: where is defined $from variable?

Upvotes: 1

jayEss
jayEss

Reputation: 129

If you are trying to convert the $_POST key names into variables then you need to do this: $$key = $field; instead of $key = $field;. These are variable variables.

Upvotes: 0

Sam Orozco
Sam Orozco

Reputation: 1258

You aren't grabbing the variable from the POST array. e.g. $phone = $_POST['phone'] etc..

Upvotes: 0

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