Ouput php to a html screen

[David_Bethel]

Greetings again,

I can't seem to find anything about this sceniro and the text is not being displayed.

Can you open html file and then output text? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

<?php

header("Location: accesss.htm");

$project = $POST['project'];
$name = $POST['name'];
$address = $_POST['address'];

echo "$project <br />" ;
echo "$name <br />" ;
echo "$address <br />" ;

mail("[e-mail]", $name, $project, $address);

?>

Thanks -David

[sarah]

I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish. From your question, it sounds like you are trying to print information from an HTML file. But, from the code it looks like you are trying to redirect to another file and then process the results of a form.

<?php 
//Redirects to accesss.htm
header("Location: accesss.htm"); 

//Creates variables using information submitted from a form
$project = $_POST['project']; 
$name = $_POST['name']; 
$address = $_POST['address']; 

//prints the information submitted from the form
echo "$project <br />" ; 
echo "$name <br />" ; 
echo "$address <br />" ; 

//emails the information
mail("[e-mail]", $name, $project, $address); 

?> 

If you are trying to print information from another file, you might want to check out the fopen() function or just include it where you want the content to be displayed. Could you give us a little more info on what you're trying to do?

[David_Bethel]

Thanks for the reply

I'm trying to:

get input from a form in html

submit the POST data to a php file

Have the php open a different html

Output the data on the screen in the open html file

The end result will be to test the data for proper format (ie email address must have a minimun "@" and (1) ".") and display errors if found, else process the mail function.

-David

[sarah]

If I understand correctly, you can knock it down to 2 files (one if you want to)

file 1 - The HTML form
file 2 - A php page that validates the info submitted and prints it out on the web page.

In the action field of the HTML form, put the file name of the PHP file that will validate the data.

The second file (the php file) can be just like a normal page with blurbs of code to validate the info, print it out, and email it. Just put the code where you would like the info to be displayed.

<?
//validate the info
//If something is wrong
if(empty(name) or whatever other validation...){
  print("ERROR - blah blah field is required...yadda yadda");
//If everything checks out
}else{
  print("The following information has been submitted.<br>");
  print("Name: $name<br>");
  print("Project: $project<br>");
  //mail the info
  mail("[e-mail]", $name, $project, "From: $address\n"); 
}
?>

[David_Bethel]

Thanks,

The second file (the php file) can be just like a normal page with blurbs of code to validate the info, print it out, and email it. Just put the code where you would like the info to be displayed <<

I started going this route this afternoon. Seem to be making progress. I must admit, php is powerful, but the internet info out there is more than a bit lacking.

Now all I have to do is figure (case) and ( echo / print ) idocenticies. I need to test at least the basic input values for errors.

Thanks -David