I made the suggestions mentioned by Mike and don't get any error, but the form doesn't work properly. Check it out at http://www.inspired-evolution.com/Contact_Form_test.php the PHP form CODE I now have is: <? $form_block = " <FORM METHOD=\"POST\" ACTION=\"$PHP_SELF\"> <p><strong>Your Name:</strong></p> <INPUT type=\"text\" NAME=\"senders_name\" SIZE=30></p> <p><strong>Your E-mail Address:</strong><p> <INPUT type=\"text\" NAME=\"senders_email\" SIZE=30></p> <p><strong>Message:</strong></p> <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"; } } ?> On 7/28/05, Mike Johnson <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > -- ::Bruce:: -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
