There are several ways to do this.
Some people like the approach:
if ($submit) { send_email(); }
or you can put a hidden field in your form, like op:
<input name="op" type="hidden" id="op" value="send" />
and use:
if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['op']) && ($HTTP_GET_VARS['op'] == 'send'))
{
send_email();
}
and there are many others.
by the way in the code you wrote you have:
<form method="post" .....>
and then you use:
$id=$_GET['id']; <--- if this is the same than $HTTP_GET_VARS['id'] this
wont work
Where does that mail function (is it a function?) go?
The function sends an email, for more details consult the php manual.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Matt" <philm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:10 PM
Subject: PHP and mail forms
> Hello to all.
>
> I am trying to write a simple (at least I thought it was simple...)
"Contact Us" form that
> sends an email when it is submitted.
>
> The $to_name variable was passed from a previous page. I am sure that the
variable
> was passed, as I can echo it and it is being passed correctly - thanks to
this list!
>
> The problem I am having is this: I cannot quite figure out how an html
form handles this
> mail function when the "to" field is filled with an existing variable.
>
> This is what I've got: (I removed all of the table formatting to make it
clearer here)
>
> <form name="mailer" method="post" action="<? $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
> <input name="from_name" type="text" id="from_name"
value="<?=$from_name?>">
> <input name="from_email" type="text" id="from_email"
value="<?=$from_email?>">
> <input name="subject" type="text" id="subject" value="<?=$subject?>"
size="60">
> <textarea name="message" cols="55" rows="15"
> id="message"><?=$message?></textarea>
>
> <input name="userid" type="hidden" id="userid" value="<?$to_name?>" />
> <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="mail">
>
> So, I think that this sets up the form for processing, AFAIK.
>
> Then, I added the stuff that pulls the email address associated with the
id in $to_name
> from the MySQL database, and adds the string for the proper domain. I've
left out the
> connection stuff for clarity:
>
> $id=$_GET['id'];
> $string="@somedomain.com";
> $result= mysql_query("SELECT * FROM mydatabase WHERE ID=$id",$db);
> while ($myrow = mysql_fetch_row($result)){
> $to_name="$myrow[3]$string"; } ?>
>
> I know that the "thing" that actually sends mail looks like this:
>
> mail($to_name, $from_name, $subject, $message, "From:
$from_email\nX-Mailer: PHP/"
> .. phpversion());
>
> But how do I get this all to happen when the user hits the submit button?
Where does
> that mail function (is it a function?) go? I have read a lot of stuff on
the various PHP lists
> and sources, but I just cannot figure out this piece of the puzzle.
>
> TIA for your suggestions, and for your patience with my lack of knowledge
here.
>
> -- Phil Matt
>
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