Variables, Forms, PHP and URLs!!

shadow839

Hi, I am very new to the world of PHP and I was hoping someone could help.

I am trying to create a mini e-card site for some university work I have to do. I have created the form where I ask people to enter their name etc etc. I run into problems with the php however.

What I want to be able to do is to pass the variables from the form into a php file where it encodes the variables into a URL which sends an e-mail saying the person has a new card, click on this URL to see it. This then takes them to a page where they can view the card and any message the sender wrote.

I have worked out how to get the variables out of the URL and display them but I dont know how to encode the variables into the URL which people click on in the e-mail.

I have being looking around and I know how to pass variables from the form HTML to a php file and display the results, but I need the variables to pass from the form HTML to a "thank you - an e-mail has been sent" type php file then onto another php file where the variables are displayed when the link is pressed.

Does this make any sense? I would appreicate anybody's help in this matter! Sorry for my newbism and if this post annoys experienced php developers!

Thanks!

Scott.

Anon

Pass variables in a url via a querystring. For example

If you have a text input field with the name of UserName
<input type="text" name="UserName">

And the user enters "Bruce Lee" into this field. Then the querystring would look like

http://domain/script.php?UserName=Bruce%20Lee

Printing out the value of variables in a querystring is the same as printing out values from a form.

I think this is what you are looking for

shadow839

Thanks for your help, I think I get the jist of what you are saying but there is one other thing. In the message which gets sent by e-mail to the recipient of the card I have got everything working apart from the link.

at the moment I have

$htmllink = '<A HREF="http://www.jamesbondmm.co.uk/card.php?sendername=Sender_Name&senderemail=$Sender_Email&recipientname=$Recipient_Name&recipientemail=$Recipient_Email&message=$Message&card=$Card">here</A>';

I then use $htmlink in the body of the email. However when you view the e-mail it just looks like that and is not an actual link. I have tried enclosing it in double quotes and taking out the $ but it causes errors.

There is probably a really simple reason why...I just can't figure what it is and how to get it working!!!