Collecting form field and form data

[icecappacino]

So I am here now trying it out and I want a form to validate and email the contains as well as display it on a thank you page. Now I am doing it in steps so bear with me I wanna do this on my own but I need some advice.

How do I collect the field name and the value in the script so I can out put it to the mail body and html page.

I am using the variable "global $form" (can I use this?) so I can collect the field name and field information and then output the array using a while, list and each function.(is this the way to achieve it without having to define every field in the form?)

is it wise to collect all the name fields and values in the global $form variable for I would want to properly validate each data input before out put? if not what is recommended?

[theslinky]

Okay, we'll help!

First of all, you don't need to "collect" the variables. They are already present.

The global keyword makes it usable inside functions you define.

And remember: if you want to print out $name from a form, the form tag MUST have the same name. Example:

to get the value of this:
<input type="text" name="email">

you access it using:
$email

BUT in the newer versions of PHP, $email will no longer be usable. You MUST get variables using the $_GET array. SO if you want to access the email form value, use:

$_GET['email'].

Say you want to print this value from inside a function, use this:

function printEmail() {
echo "Email has a value: ";
echo $_GET['email'];
}

[Anon]

If your method is request post, use $POST and not $GET
If your request method is get, then use $_GET

Request method :
<FORM ACTION="myscript.php3" METHOD=REQUEST METHOD>