Forms

[gldden]

Being very new to php, I have a question about a feedback form I created.

The form is a simple feedback which collects a name, email address and a comment. It all works fine.

What I need to know, is how to get back to the original page the form was on. It always goes to a blank page.

[cgraz]

Can you post your code? It's hard to tell why there you see a blank page without looking at the code.

Cgraz

[gldden]

this is the php code on the web server

<?php
mail("[e-mail]",
"Feedback.","hi Gary
My comment is:$comment.
My E-mail is $email.
Greetings from $name.");
?>

and this on the test page

*/ put this in your the Body of your page
<table WIDTH="400" >
<tr>
<td ALIGN=LEFT><form ACTION="email2.php" METHOD="POST">Your name:
<br><input TYPE="text" NAME="name" SIZE="20" MAXLENGTH="30">
<p>Email:
<br><input TYPE="text" MAXLENGTH="40" WIDTH="20" NAME="email">
<br>Comment:
<br><textarea ROWS="11" COLS="40" NAME="comment"></textarea>
<p><input TYPE="submit" VALUE="Send it!">
<br></form></td>
</tr>
</table>

I'mn not sure if it's php or html I need to put in to get back

[cgraz]

<?php
mail("[e-mail]",
"Feedback.","hi Gary
My comment is:$comment.
My E-mail is $email.
Greetings from $name.");
?>

That code simply mails the users input, but doesn't display anything. If you want to redirect, use

<?php 
mail("[e-mail]", 
"Feedback.","hi Gary 
My comment is:$comment. 
My E-mail is $email. 
Greetings from $name."); 
header("Location: email2.php");
?> 

However if you redirect them back to the form, it will probably look like nothing was mailed. I'd be best to just output a thank you message when you mail their results.

Cgraz

[cschotch]

well in your php code why don't you add something like this....

PRINT "Thank you for submitting your $comment"; 
PRINT "If you wish please go back to the home page here.  

PRINT //home page here

put that in your php code underneath the mail to stuff.....
not exactly as how it is typed but it should give you an idea...Problem is after you send it off you need something to tell it what to do . Easiest thing I did was say thank you then tell them click here to go back....