PHP problem with a re-direct

[googs]

I have a PHP-driven send mail script which gets its data from an HTML form
From what I can gather, the re-direct is not functioning properly

PROBLEM *** When the user clicks the submit button the browser's (any of them) URL window changes to the form's action (the PHP script)

All of the data submitted through the form is sent along with formatting It's just the user never gets re-directed.

I have made sure that all of the CMOD settings are set to 777

The funny thing is I originally wrote the script and it still works on the site I did it for a year ago.

Here's the code for the PHP script:

<?php
/************************************************** *\
* PHP 4.1.0+ version of email script.
\************************************************* **/
//
//
$sendTo = "user@AOL.com";
$subject = "Your request from Design";
//
//
$headers = "From: " . $_POST["companyname"];
$headers .= "<" . $_POST["email"] .">\r\n";
// next include a Reply-To:
$headers .= "Reply-To: " . $_POST["email"];
//
//
$message = $_POST["companyname"] ."\r\n";
$message .= $_POST["address"] ."\r\n";
$message .= $_POST["phone"] ."\r\n";
$message .= $_POST["email"] ."\r\n\n";
$message .= $_POST["message"];
//
//
$redirect = "thanks.html";
mail($sendTo, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>

Here's the form code snippet:

<form action="phpmail.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="form1">
<p>
<input name="companyname" type="text" id="companyname4">
Company Name*</p>
<p>
<input name="address" type="text" id="address4">
Address
<input type=hidden name="redirect" value="thanks.html">
</p>
<p>
<input name="phone" type="text" id="phone4">
Phone</p>
<p>
<input name="email" type="text" id="email4">
Email*</p>
<p>
<textarea name="message" id="textarea3"></textarea>
Questions</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</p>
<p>
<input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset">
</p>
</form>


Can this have anything to do with the fact that I have another form on my site of which the redirect = thanks.html (This is the re-direct page of the script that has the problem)?

Any help on this issue is greatly appreciated

[idx]

How are you performing the redirect? (didn't see it in the above example)

It shouldn't matter that you have a hidden redirect field in the html page if you're manually setting it with the php page.

-r

[googs]

R

Forgive me but I am a PHP newbie and I'm a little confused about your question
In the PHP script I have the re-direct variable assigned as such...
$redirect = "thanks.html";

Is this along with the hidden field value embedded within the actual HTML form... <input type=hidden name="redirect" value="thanks.html">


What else do I need to get this script functioning correctly?

What am I missing here?

Thanks for all of your help

Keith

[sde]

you are missing the redirect. also, you probably only want the mail function to execute if post data was sent. here is an example that i haven't tested yet.

PHP Code:

<?php
/************************************************** *\
* PHP 4.1.0+ version of email script.
\************************************************* **/
//
//
if($_POST){
  $sendTo = "user@AOL.com";
  $subject = "Your request from Design";
  //
  //
  $headers = "From: " . $_POST["companyname"];
  $headers .= "<" . $_POST["email"] .">\r\n";
  // next include a Reply-To:
  $headers .= "Reply-To: " . $_POST["email"];
  //
  //
  $message = $_POST["companyname"] ."\r\n";
  $message .= $_POST["address"] ."\r\n";
  $message .= $_POST["phone"] ."\r\n";
  $message .= $_POST["email"] ."\r\n\n";
  $message .= $_POST["message"];
  //
  //
  
  mail($sendTo, $subject, $message, $headers);
  header("location: thanks.html");
  exit;
}
?>

Here's the form code snippet:

<form action="phpmail.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="form1">
<p>
<input name="companyname" type="text" id="companyname4">
Company Name*</p>
<p>
<input name="address" type="text" id="address4">
Address
<input type=hidden name="redirect" value="thanks.html">
</p>
<p>
<input name="phone" type="text" id="phone4">
Phone</p>
<p>
<input name="email" type="text" id="email4">
Email*</p>
<p>
<textarea name="message" id="textarea3"></textarea>
Questions</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</p>
<p>
<input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset">
</p>
</form>

[idx]

Originally Posted by googs

What else do I need to get this script functioning correctly?
What am I missing here?

sde's example should get you rolling. You just needed to add the actual html header that performs the redirect.

You can either hardcode it in the php script, or rely on the value in the html form. Something like the following might be useful:

PHP Code:

  // skipping other php stuff....
  $redirect = (isset($_POST['redirect'])) ? $_POST['redirect'] : 'thanks.html';
  header("location: {$redirect}"); 
  exit; 


So if the html form specifies a redirect page, the php script will use it. Otherwise it redirects to 'thanks.html' by default.


-r

[googs]

r,

I have a question regarding your last post
Where you write, "...// skipping other php stuff....
$redirect = (isset($_POST['redirect'])) ? $_POST['redirect'] : 'thanks.html';
header("location: {$redirect}");
exit; "
the skipping other PHP stuff comment means that I append the code above to the end of the PHP script or replace the code with the code I posted in this post?

Thanks

[sde]

he means replace the lines that start with header and exit, with the 3 lines in his example.

[googs]

Guys, I wanted to sincerely thank you for all of your assistance. I may be pushing my luck here, but what the heck. How would I go about putting in the existing code you guys outlined, code that will prevent a user from submitting multiple forms. I know this probably has something to do setting session variables, right?

Thanks again

[idx]

It depends on the nature of the application. If you just want something to stop uses from crazy clicking, then some javascript might be a good thing to add.

eg:
(excuse my shoddy js)

<script>
<!--
var sv = '';
function do_form1_submit() {
   sv = document.form1.Submit.value;
   document.form1.Submit.disabled = true;
   document.form1.Submit.value = 'Please wait...';

   setTimeout('document.form1.Submit.disabled = false;', 10000);
   setTimeout('document.form1.Submit.value = sv;', 10000);

}
//-->
</script>
<form action="phpmail.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="form1" onSubmit="do_form1_submit();">
<p>
<input name="companyname" type="text" id="companyname4">
Company Name*</p>
<!-- [snip form] -->
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</p>
<p>
<input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset">
</p>
</form>

... have to run now, but I'll see if I can work up a php session example if the JS method wont work.

-r