Re: [PHP] HELP <> PLEASE PHP

[John Nichel]

Hello Patrick.  Where to start, where to start....

Patrick wrote:
Hi,

I have an situation on my hands I have a form that I am stuck using PHP for
thanks to my friends choice of hosting company, I have no idea on how to
setup a form in PHP other than HTML or in Flash, I need some one any one
to give me some advice on this Posted layout it seems to work but not
really,
I managed to get it set up but for some reason when you hit Submit and an
error message goes off at the top the form is Reset. Other than that I am
not
sure I wrote all the code correctly.
Sorry About the long post....

Any advice would be great.

www.mdycentrutionmtg.com/formtest.php

------------------------Formtest.php------------------------------

<?PHP
Chances are, all your variables here are going to be empty, since I'm 
sure the hosting company has register_globals turned off.  You can use 
the global _POST array...

$_POST['firstname']...$_POST['lastname']...etc, etc

Also, for your 'error' messages, ahhhh, well, I would....

if ( ! isset ( $_POST['firstname'] ) ) {
        $message .= "Please enter your first name.<br />\n";
}
Get rid of the 'else's, and use ".=" when setting your message value so 
that if multiple items are not filled out, you won't be constantly 
overwriting the error message.

if ($submit) {

if ($firstname <= "")
    $message = "Please enter your first name.";
else
if ($lastname <= "")
    $message = "Please enter your last name.";
else
if ($homephone <= "")
    $message = "Please enter your home phone number.";
else
if ($address <= "")
    $message = "Please enter your current home address.";
else
if ($city <= "")
    $message = "Please enter which city you currently live in.";
else
if ($state <= "")
    $message = "Please enter which state you currently live in.";
else
if ($zip <= "")
    $message = "Please enter your zip code.";
else
if ($monthlypayment <= "")
    $message = "Please enter the amount of your monthly payment.";
else
if ($presentemployer <= "")
    $message = "Please enter the name of your present employer.";
else
if ($rateofpay <= "")
    $message = "Please enter your rate of pay.";
else
if ($hoursperweek <= "")
    $message = "Please enter the average amount of hours worked in a week.";
else
if ($deposit <= "")
    $message = "Please enter the amount of your deposit.";
else
if ($maxpayment <= "")
    $message = "Please enter an average payment your comfortable with.";
if ($message)
   echo ($yo);
Don't know what $yo is here...I'm guessing that you're testing something?

However, 'mail()' below here is going to crap out, and give you an 
error.  Look here....

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

else {
   mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]",
   "Form Results",
   "First Name $firstname",
   "Middle Initial $middleinital",
   "Last Name $lastname",
   "Social Security Number $ss",
   "Marital Status $maritalstatus",
   "Home Phone $homephone",
   "Address $address",
   "City $city",
   "State $state",
   "Zip $zip",
   "Apt Number $apt",
   "Time at address $monthsataddress Months $yearsataddress Years",
   "Type of residence $typeofres",
   "Monthly Payment $monthlypayment",
   "Current Employer $presentemployer",
   "Time with Employer $monthswithemployer Months $yearswithemployer Years",
   "Rate of Pay $rateofpay Dollars per $rateofpayper",
   "Hours per week $hoursperweek",
   "Work Phone $workphone",
   "Work History $workhistory",
   "Other Income $otherincome",
   "Deposit $deposit",
   "Maximum Payment $maxpayment",
   "Type of Loan $typeofloan",
   "Co First Name $cofirstname",
   "Co Middle Initial $comiddleinital",
   "Co Last Name $colastname",
   "Co Social Security Number $coss",
   "Co Marital Status $comaritalstatus",
   "Co Home Phone $cohomephone",
   "Co Address $coaddress",
   "Co City $cocity",
   "Co State $costate",
   "Co Zip $cozip",
   "Co Apt Number $coapt",
   "Co Time at address $comonthsataddress Months $coyearsataddress Years",
   "Co Type of residence $cotypeofres",
   "Co Monthly Payment $comonthlypayment",
   "Co Current Employer $copresentemployer",
   "Co Time with Employer $comonthswithemployer Months $coyearswithemployer
Years",
   "Co Rate of Pay $corateofpay Dollars per $corateofpayper",
   "Co Hours per week $cohoursperweek",
   "Co Work Phone $coworkphone",
   "From: $firstname $lastname",
   "Subject: Online Form Application");
   $message = "Thank You.";
}
}
?>
<snip>

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