HTML form not submitting to PHP

Question

I have an html form set to submit to itself with $SERVER['PHP_SELF'] but the form does not seem to be able submit, instead it simply returns the same form when I click submit (with and input of type submit.

NOTE: the actual code is too long to post here, and I've included all that I think is necessary. The form in question is actually a duplicate of another (which works perfectly) but this one doesn't.

EDIT: I was advised to eventually post the code

SECOND EDIT: I actually removed the tag enctype='multipart/formdata' on the form tag, and the code script now works. But, I need that enctype to be able upload the images. Does anyone know how I can work around that?



 $uploadedFileError) {
                if ($uploadedFileError === UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE) {
                    $errors[] = 'You did not provide any files.';
                } elseif ($uploadedFileError === UPLOAD_ERR_OK) {
                    $uploadedFileName = basename($_FILES['images']['name'][$uploadedFileKey]);

                    if ($_FILES['images']['size'][$uploadedFileKey] <= UPLOAD_MAX_FILE_SIZE) {
                        $uploadedFileType = $_FILES['images']['type'][$uploadedFileKey];
                        $uploadedFileTempName = $_FILES['images']['tmp_name'][$uploadedFileKey];

                        $uploadedFilePath = rtrim(UPLOAD_DIR, '/') . '/' . $uploadedFileName;

                        if (in_array($uploadedFileType, $allowed_mime_types)) {
                            if (!move_uploaded_file($uploadedFileTempName, $uploadedFilePath)) {
                                $errors[] = 'The file "' . $uploadedFileName . '" could not be uploaded.';
                            } else {
                                $file_names_to_save[] = $uploadedFilePath;
                            }
                        } else {
                            $errors[] = 'The extension of the file "' . $uploadedFileName . '" is not valid. Allowed extensions: JPG, JPEG, PNG, or GIF.';
                        }
                    } else {
                        $errors[] = 'The size of the file "' . $uploadedFileName . '" must be of max. ' . (UPLOAD_MAX_FILE_SIZE / 1024) . ' KB';
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    if (!isset($errors)) {

        // add captured data into database
        $query = 'INSERT INTO property (
                            propertytype_id,
                            land_area,
                            ex_location, 
                            bedrooms, 
                            bathrooms,
                            is_furnished, 
                            short_desc, 
                            has_garden, 
                            has_pool, 
                            has_flatlet, 
                            has_parking,
                            parking_spaces,
                            price) 
                            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)';

        //prepare the statement
        $stmt = $connection->prepare($query);

        //bind the parameters
        $stmt->bind_param('iisiissssssii', $property_type, $area_sq, $location, $bedrooms, $bathrooms, $furnished, $description, $garden, $pool, $flatlet, $parking, $parking_spaces);

        //execute the statement
        $stmt->execute();

        //grab the last car insert ID
        $last_insert_id = $connection->insert_id;

        // insert into persons table
        $persons_sql = 'INSERT INTO person (
                                    property_id, 
                                    firstname, 
                                    lastname, 
                                    email_address, 
                                    phone, 
                                    city,
                                    region) 
                                    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)';

        $stmt = $connection->prepare($persons_sql);
        $stmt->bind_param('isssiss', $last_insert_id, $first_name, $last_name, $email_address, $phone, $physical_address, $region);
        $stmt->execute();

        // grab the last person's id
        $last_person_insert = $connection->insert_id;

        // insert into legal table
        $legal_sql = 'INSERT INTO legal (
                                    person_id, 
                                    consent, 
                                    isFNBBanked,
                                    account_holder, 
                                    account_number,
                                    commercialAcceptance,
                                    isInfoCorrect,
                                    optionToOptOut,
                                    isAuthorized 
                                    ) 
                                    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)';

        $stmt = $connection->prepare($legal_sql);
        $stmt->bind_param('isssissss', $last_person_insert, $consent, $isFNBBanked, $account_holder, $account_number, $commercialAcceptance, $isInfoCorrect, $optionToOptOut, $isAuthorized);
        $stmt->execute();

        // close the statement
        $stmt->close();

        // save a record for each uploaded file
        foreach ($file_names_to_save as $file_name) {

            $query = 'INSERT INTO images (
                        property_id, 
                        image_name) 
                        VALUES (?, ?)';

            $stmt = $connection->prepare($query);
            $stmt->bind_param('is', $last_insert_id, $file_name);
            $stmt->execute();
            $stmt->close();
        }

        $listing_saved = TRUE;
    }
}
?>




    
    
        
    

    

    

        
        

            Property Details

            
                
                    
                
            

            
                
                    
                    
                
            

            
                
                    
                    
                
            

            Furnished
                
                
            

        

        
        

            
                Additional Information
                 (Provide details about additional features)
            
            
                
            

            External Features (tick where appropriate)
            
                Garden
                    
                    
                

                Swimming Pool
                    
                    
                

                Bedsitter/flatlet
                    
                    
                
                Garage
                    
                    
                

                Open Parking
                    
                    
                
                

            

            
                Photos: (max. 12, in all angles incl. interior)
                
            

        

        
        

            
                Give it a Price
                (The sale price you wish to attach, based on the Valuation Report)
            
            
                
            

        

        
        

            Contact Person
            
                
                    
                    
                
            
            
                
                    
                    
                
            

            
                
                    
                    
                
            

        

        
        

            Legal
            
                
                I/We give 
            

            
                
                I/We confirm .
                
                    
                    
                
            

            
                
                I/We agree .
            

            
                
                I/We confirm 
            

            
                
                I/We acknowledge 
            

            
                
                 authorised.

code for the redirect script is

'.$message.'';
            }
            else{
                echo ''.$message.'';
            }
        }

        unset($_SESSION['message']);
        unset($_SESSION['message_type']);
    }
    else{
        echo '';
    }
}

kwanele_dev · Accepted Answer

Thank you to everyone who contributed towards me figuring out what really the problem.

What I didn't realize was that the max file upload in the script is set to 2MB while I was uploading images larger than 2MB, and my error handler wasn't working to actually prompt that. Again thank you to everyone who had suggestions. They really helped me figure out each step

HTML form not submitting to PHP

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