php mail help

evadelttil

Hi all,
OK I am having a minor little problem. Long story short I made a form to take info then goes to next page to show all(Check to see if info is correct) and from there it mails the info using the php mail command. My problem is that when you first goto the second page it mails on opening the page and I need it to mail after they click submit on the second page. It all works except that it mails too soon.
My question is what do I need to do to make it wait for them to click submit before sending the mail.
Thanks😃

HalfaBee

Put the mail() in the script that you post the valid data to when they press submit.

HalfaBee

evadelttil

Sorry, but I am not quit following you. Are you saying to take the mail script and put it the third page after they submit??

HalfaBee

Yes.

You will have to post the data to a script when the submit button is pressed.

You could use the same script and test for the submit button.

if( $_POST['submit'] == 'valid' )
{
mail( stuff );
}

HalfaBee

p0pb0b

hey HalfaBee, can you show me an example too?
So say I have a form on first page.. I pass all the textfields to second page which gets them using $_POST['']
how do I then pass that to the third page to mail()? Thanks ina dvanced!

HalfaBee

You can pass the information using hidden fields or if you want, use sessions.

To do it using hidden fields do this inside your form.
You may want to filter out the submit button.

foreach( $_POST as $key => $s )
    echo  "<input type='hidden' name=$key value=$s >";

HalfaBee

drag0n

I agree with HalfaBee, I would suggest sessions though.. Sessions are more secure, and fast. HalfaBee, do sessions slow down the site at all? Ive hearde rumors about that happening I never knew if it was true, is it?

HalfaBee

If the site is very busy they can.
It is because the session file can only be opened by one access at a time.
But it shouldn't make that much difference.
I suppose it all depends on how much info you are passing in the session.

HalfaBee

drag0n

It is because the session file can only be opened by one access at a time.

What did you mean by that? Im "kind" of new to sessions only started working with it a couple of weeks ago, so be patient with me 😉 So are sessions kept temporary liek text files? Or what?
Thanks in advanced
400

HalfaBee

They are kept as text files on the server.
With the session_id() as the name.

HalfaBee

drag0n

really? so you meant only one SESSIONID file can be accessed at one time? How does that conflict with a bunch of users browsing the site at the same time?

evadelttil

Thanks for the help. But just to ask since I am a moron and did not place the variables on the second page in a form to post to the third I was wondering if that was the only way or if there was something else I could do so I don't havee to rewrite the page again(25 fields)😃

drag0n

Maybe sessions will be easier? HalfaBee?

HalfaBee

I know I have seen this somewhere 🙁

It shouldn't cause any problem as each user should have his own sess-id.

HalfaBee

If the people can change the info on the confirmation page you should have all the fields already populated.

Maybe post your script so we can see what you are doing.

HalfaBee

drag0n

good idea 😉

evadelttil

Well that is what I did wrong I just tossed up the info dynamically on page 2 from the form on page 1 but did not use form fields just dynamic text(Like I said I'm a moron)I should have done it with text fields but I was working on it at 5 this morning so I wasn't thinking straight. I just put a back button for them to go back to change the info, I'll know better next time lol. I was just looking for and easier way to fix it(hoping all I had to add was an onSubmit or something like it) before I went through and had to recode. I just made the first form have a pop up confirm telling them to check before going on and used the second page to display what they bought and mail it. It's for an employee only site so what i have should be fine. Thanks for all your help.
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