From: Bruce Gilbert [mailto:webguync@xxxxxxxxx] > Hello, > > I am trying to get a form to work integrating html with PHP. > > the code I have is: > > <? > $form_block = " > <FORM METHOD=\"POST\" ACTION=\"$PHP_SELF\"> > <p><strong>Your Name:</strong>< /br> > <INPUT type=\"text\" NAME=\"senders_name\" SIZE=30></p> > <p><strong><p><Your E-mail Address:</strong>< /br> > <INPUT type=\"text\" NAME=\"senders_email\" SIZE=30></p> > <p><strong>Message:</strong>< /br> > <TEXTAREA NAME=\"message\" COLS=30 ROWS=5 WRAP=virtual></TEXTAREA></p> > <INPUT type=\"hidden\" name=\"op\" value=\"ds\"> > <p><INPUT TYPE=\"submit\" NAME=\"submit\" VALUE=\"Send this > Form\"></p> > </FORM>"; > > if ($_POST['op'] !="ds") { > // they need to see the form > echo "$form_block"; > } else if ($_POST['op'] =="ds") { > //check value of $_POST['sender name'] > if ($_POST['sender_name'] =="") { > $name_err = "<font color=red>Please > enter your name!</font>< /br>"; > $send ="no"; > } > //check value of $_POST['sender_email'] > if ($POST['sender_email'] =="") { > $email_err ="<font color=red>Please enter your > email address!</font>< /br>"; > $send= "no"; > } > //check value of $_POST['message'] > if ($POST['message'] =="") { > $message_err = "<font color=red>Please enter a > message!</font>< /br>"; > $send ="no"; > } > if ($send !="no") { > //it's o.k to send, so build the mail > $msg ="E-MAIL SENT FROM WWW SITE\n"; > $msg .="Senders Name: > $POST['senders_name']\n"; > $msg .="Senders E-MAIL: > $POST['senders_email']\n"; > $msg .="Senders Name: $POST['message']\n\n"; > $to ="webguync@xxxxxxxxx"; > $subject = "There has been a disturbance in the Force"; > $mailheaders .="Reply-To: $_POST['sender_email']\n"; > //send the mail > mail ($to, $subject, $msg, $mailheaders); > //display confirmation to user > echo "<p>mail has been sent!</p>"; > } else if ($send =="no") { > //print error messages > echo "$name_err"; > echo "$email_err"; > echo "$message_err"; > echo "$form_block"; > } > } > ?> > > and the error I get is: > > Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, > expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in > /hsphere/local/home/bruceg/inspired-evolution.com/Contact_Form > _test.php > on line 58 > > the above code is just the php form part of the page not the entire > code, so it would be impossible to determine line 58, but I was hoping > someone would be able to spot the problem or at least explain the > error to a relative newbie. > > thanks I don't think your error message is indicative of this, but PHP /will/ choke on your lines that include array key references in them, such as: $mailheaders .="Reply-To: $_POST['sender_email']\n"; In those cases, you need to either leave the quotes for the variable or enclose the var in curly braces: $mailheaders .="Reply-To: " . $_POST['sender_email'] . "\n"; $mailheaders .="Reply-To: {$_POST['sender_email']}\n"; I generally prefer the latter, but it's entirely up to the user. Try fixing those and see if it still errors. -- Mike Johnson Smarter Living, Inc. Web Developer www.smartertravel.com mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (617) 886-5539 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
