Form validation and mail function

[kelvinc]

Hi,

Is it possible to validate the form without a confirmation page before sending out the email?

I'm just working on a simple Contact Us form, with fields like Full Name, phone, e-mail address, and reason for contact (textbox) field. I learned that I can use a confirmation page, where I used a check_form.php to validate the fields, and then re-display all contents that was entered with a cofirm button. But it's only a simple contact us page, it would be better to just do everything in 2 pages. Have the form.html, have user fill it out, validate it, if valid, just send it, redirect user to thanks.html.

How can I do that?

Thanks,

KC

[Anon]

OK, This is what I'd do:

<?php if ($submit) {
$name = trim($name);
$phone = trim($phone);
$email = trim($email);
$address1 = trim($address1);
$address2 = trim($address2);
$city = trim($city);
$state = trim($state);
$zip = trim($zip);
$comments = trim($comments);
if ((!empty($name))&&(!empty($phone))&&(!empty($email))&&(!empty($address1))&&(!empty($address2))&&(!empty($city))&&(!empty($state))&&(!empty($zip))&&(!empty($comments))) {
$mailto = "Webmaster <[e-mail]>";
$msubject = "Comments";
$mbody = "$comments.\n";
$mbody .= "-------------\n";
$mheader = "From: $name <$email>";
mail($mailto, $msubject, $mbody, $mheader);
Header("Location: http://www.your-domain.com/thanks.html");
} else {$error="Please check your details";}}?>
<?php if (isset($error)) {echo"$error";}
<form method="post">
<<form stuff goes here>>
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>

Hope you get the general idea.
Mark