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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Adding a Contact Form Working with Get Variables

Posted by Mark Onsager
Mark Onsager
1,483 Points

Page does not display thank you message. Shows form after submission too.

When I submit the page it should give me the "thank you" message. However it does not do this and just shows the contact form again. Any thoughts?

<?php

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST"){

$name = $_POST["name"]; $email = $_POST["email"]; $message = $_POST["message"]; $email_body = ""; $email_body = $email_body . "Name: " . $name . "<br>"; $email_body = $email_body . "Email: " . $email . "<br>"; $email_body = $email_body . "Message: " . $message;

// TODO: Send Email

header("location: contact.php?status=thanks");

exit;

}

?>

<?php

$pageTitle = "Contact Mike"; $contact_on = TRUE;

include('includes/header.php');?>

<div class="section page">

   <div class="wrapper">
       <h1>Contact</h1>

       <?php if (isset($_GET["STATUS"]) and $_GET["STATUS"] == "thanks"){ ?>

       <p>Thank you for your email</p>

<?php } else { ?>

       <p>I&rsquo;d love to hear from you! Complete this form to send me an email.</p>

                <form method="post" action="contact.php">

                    <table>
                       <tr>
                            <th>
                                <label for="name">Name</label>
                            </th>
                           <td>
                               <input type="text" name="name" id="name"> 
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <th>
                                <label for="email">Email</label>
                            </th>
                           <td>
                               <input type="email" name="email" id="eamil"> 
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <th>
                                <label for="message">Message</label>
                            </th>
                           <td>
                                <textarea name="message" id="message"></textarea>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                   <input type="submit" value="send">
                </form>
<?php       } ?>

</div></div>

<?php include('includes/footer.php'); ?>
Mark Onsager
Mark Onsager
1,483 Points

I figured it out, had to make "STATUS" lowercase.

2 Answers

Mark Onsager
Mark Onsager
1,483 Points

"STATUS" changed to "status"

Mark Onsager
Mark Onsager
1,483 Points

Thanks for checking, the issue was in the $_GET statement.