Comments on: Processing Forms with PHP, a Beginner’s Guide http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/ Tips and Commentary on Web Accessibility, Usability, and Search Marketing best practices. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ogbonda http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-41499 Ogbonda Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:21:00 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-41499 I just finished designing my site www.powerhomebizz.com and I want to create a contact us page with a thank you page but i am having problems with the post action, how do direct the action on my web post to a folder on my server that is on my form <form action="contact.htm" method="post", how do i create a folder on my server so that any form submited will be seein in the folder. instead of showing me errors thanks I just finished designing my site http://www.powerhomebizz.com and I want to create a contact us page with a thank you page but i am having problems with the post action, how do direct the action on my web post to a folder on my server that is on my form <form action="contact.htm" method="post", how do i create a folder on my server so that any form submited will be seein in the folder. instead of showing me errors thanks

]]> By: Lisa http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-38036 Lisa Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:31:55 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-38036 Hi! Great tutorial, really enjoyed it. Do you have a follow up on how to read and use the input? Or any tips where I can fins good tutorials? I have been able to create a form (containing 3 input-fields) and save all input in a csv-file. I have also been able to open the file with "fopen" and "fgetcsv()"and get the content as an array like this: Array ( [0] => testing [1] => month [2] => this is a string of text ). How ever now I'm completely stuck. My idea is to use the input stored in [0] as a title on a "blogpost" and [1] as a choice of month and [2] as the actual text (a very short blogpost). Any advice would be extremely appreciated! Kind Regards Lisa Hi!

Great tutorial, really enjoyed it. Do you have a follow up on how to read and use the input? Or any tips where I can fins good tutorials?

I have been able to create a form (containing 3 input-fields) and save all input in a csv-file.
I have also been able to open the file with “fopen” and “fgetcsv()”and get the content as an array like this: Array ( [0] => testing [1] => month [2] => this is a string of text ).
How ever now I’m completely stuck. My idea is to use the input stored in [0] as a title on a “blogpost” and [1] as a choice of month and [2] as the actual text (a very short blogpost).

Any advice would be extremely appreciated!

Kind Regards
 Lisa

]]> By: Alan Siva http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-37312 Alan Siva Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:11:05 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-37312 Hi, I was able to read your website would you be so kind to write about the pros and cons of having a window blind in the kitchen? Hi, I was able to read your website would you be so kind to write about the pros and cons of having a window blind in the kitchen?

]]> By: KJ http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-34141 KJ Tue, 11 May 2010 23:14:37 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-34141 Thanks for the reply. It turns out the host uses a "global" php.ini file. All I needed to do was move a copy it into my domain folder and make modifications there to override some settings. Thanks for the reply. It turns out the host uses a “global” php.ini file. All I needed to do was move a copy it into my domain folder and make modifications there to override some settings.

]]> By: Joe Dolson http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-34138 Joe Dolson Tue, 11 May 2010 21:09:30 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-34138 @KJ The simple answer is to be sure to include an email "From:" header in the headers area of the <code>mail()</code> function. That's described above in the example -- in the place where it says "From: YourSurvey <survey@domain.com>" you'd substitute your desired From: address. There is, however, a more complicated answer -- on some server configurations, PHP doesn't automatically deliver from the From: header just because you've told it to. Here's a brief FAQ discussing some of your options: <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2014081/problem-with-php-mail-from-header" rel="nofollow">Problem with PHP mail From header</a>. @KJ The simple answer is to be sure to include an email “From:” header in the headers area of the mail() function. That’s described above in the example — in the place where it says “From: YourSurvey <survey@domain.com>” you’d substitute your desired From: address.

There is, however, a more complicated answer — on some server configurations, PHP doesn’t automatically deliver from the From: header just because you’ve told it to. Here’s a brief FAQ discussing some of your options: Problem with PHP mail From header.

]]> By: KJ http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-34107 KJ Sat, 08 May 2010 16:46:27 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-34107 Well written guide. This has helped clear up some questions I have. One thing I have been unable to clear up, (and I'm probably not searching the correct phrase) - when an autoreply is sent to the person who filled out the form, or the information from the form is mailed to a recipient, how do I make sure that "From" is an email address for the domain, and not a generic one created by the host? TIA Well written guide. This has helped clear up some questions I have. One thing I have been unable to clear up, (and I’m probably not searching the correct phrase) - when an autoreply is sent to the person who filled out the form, or the information from the form is mailed to a recipient, how do I make sure that “From” is an email address for the domain, and not a generic one created by the host?

TIA

]]> By: Ravi Kumar Jangra http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-33998 Ravi Kumar Jangra Sat, 01 May 2010 05:48:25 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-33998 Nice Form Submitions Example Realy Sir, how can we call the submitted values that rare stored in (survey.csv) file on a html, php file to display what the submitins the visitor has provide. plz let me know as soon as you go through this Comment. or u can just mail me : rsuitor@yahoo.com, when the code is coocked. Nice Form Submitions Example Realy

Sir, how can we call the submitted values that rare stored in (survey.csv) file on a html, php file to display what the submitins the visitor has provide.

plz let me know as soon as you go through this Comment.

or u can just mail me : rsuitor@yahoo.com, when the code is coocked.

]]> By: Joe Dolson http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-33866 Joe Dolson Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:10:25 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-33866 I'd recommend using PHP to report your errors rather than attempting to write JavaScript alerts as a result. What you've done here won't do anything, because there's no trigger on the events. If you simply what you're echoing with plain text: <code>echo "I am sorry, we need your First name, Lastname, and E-mail to process this form";</code> it would be more effective. I’d recommend using PHP to report your errors rather than attempting to write JavaScript alerts as a result. What you’ve done here won’t do anything, because there’s no trigger on the events. If you simply what you’re echoing with plain text: echo "I am sorry, we need your First name, Lastname, and E-mail to process this form"; it would be more effective.

]]> By: Marc http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-33839 Marc Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:17:14 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-33839 The basic pf your tutorial: <?php if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // This variable is to choose which type of processing you're using. $mode = "email"; // or "csv" or "email" // These set your initial variables. $firstname = $_POST['firstname']; $lastname = $_POST['lastname']; $email = $_POST['email']; // it's good planning to set your variables explicitly before setting them programatically. // EMPTY FIELD CHECK if( (empty($firstname)) || (empty($lastname)) || (empty($email) )) { echo 'alert("I am sorry we need: First Name, Last Name and E-mail.");'; echo 'history.back(1);'; exit; } /* EMPTY FIELD CHECK */ $error = FALSE; if ($email == "none") { $error = TRUE; } if (isset($firstname) && isset($lastname) && isset($email) && $error == FALSE) { $process = TRUE; } else { $process = FALSE; } once everything is filled in the form re-directs correctly, I just do not get the warning message to come up. The basic pf your tutorial:
<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
// This variable is to choose which type of processing you're using.
$mode = "email"; // or "csv" or "email"
// These set your initial variables.
$firstname = $_POST['firstname'];
$lastname = $_POST['lastname'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
// it's good planning to set your variables explicitly before setting them programatically.
// EMPTY FIELD CHECK
if( (empty($firstname)) || (empty($lastname)) || (empty($email) ))
{
echo 'alert(“I am sorry we need: First Name, Last Name and E-mail.”);’;
echo ‘history.back(1);’;
exit;
} /* EMPTY FIELD CHECK */
$error = FALSE;
if ($email == “none”) {
$error = TRUE;
}
if (isset($firstname) && isset($lastname) && isset($email) && $error == FALSE) {
$process = TRUE;
} else {
$process = FALSE;
}
once everything is filled in the form re-directs correctly, I just do not get the warning message to come up.

]]> By: Joe Dolson http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/comment-page-1/#comment-33838 Joe Dolson Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:42:58 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/processing-forms-with-php/#comment-33838 Well, what are you doing? What's the actual code you're using to create a required field? Well, what are you doing? What’s the actual code you’re using to create a required field?

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