Post command with textarea

Jhorra

Ok I am using the $_POST command and it works for all my text fields. For my comments section which is a textarea it doesn't carry it over. Is there a special command I use for this?

jstarkey

Nope, everything should be in $_POST. Is it the same form? If not, maybe your using the get method on the comments section? Maybe you've accidentally closed the form before the textarea, if it is the same form?

Jhorra

I get nothing on the next page no matter what I type in.

paulsbooker

you need to reply to jstarkey ?

kind regards
paul

Jhorra

Form page

<form action='regprocess.php' method=post>
<font size='+1'>Several portions of this site require you to be logged in to use.
These portions are for the use of LCF members only.
<p>If you are a member please fill out the form below completely to create your account.</font>
<p><hr>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='user' SIZE='15' MAXLENGTH='15'>
<br><b>Username</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='password' SIZE='15' MAXLENGTH='15'>
<br><b>Password</b>
<p><hr>
<p><font size='+1'>This information will be used for the online Church directory, only members of the Church will have access to it.</font>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='first' SIZE='30' MAXLENGTH='30'>
<br><b>First Name</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='last' SIZE='30' MAXLENGTH='30'>
<br><b>Last Name</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='address' SIZE='60' MAXLENGTH='60'>
<br><b>Address</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='city' SIZE='30' MAXLENGTH='30'>
<br><b>City</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='zip' SIZE='5' MAXLENGTH='5'>
<br><b>Zip Code</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='hphone' SIZE='10' MAXLENGTH='10'>
<br><b>Home Phone</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='cphone' SIZE='10' MAXLENGTH='10'>
<br><b>Alternate/Cell</b>
<p><TEXTAREA NAME='comments' COLS=40 ROWS=5></TEXTAREA>
<br><b>Additional Comments</b>
<p><INPUT TYPE='Submit' VALUE='Submit'>
</form>

Then the regprocess.php page

<?php
$user = $POST['user'];
$password = $POST['password'];
$first = $POST['first'];
$last = $POST['last'];
$address = $POST['address'];
$city = $POST['city'];
$zip = $POST['zip'];
$hphone = $POST['hphone'];
$cphone = $POST['cphone'];
$comments = $POST['comments'];
$toaddress = 'email@address.net';
$subject = 'New User';
$mailcontent = 'Username: '.$user."\n".
	       'Password: '.$password."\n".
	       'First Name: '.$first."\n".
	       'Last Name: '.$last."\n".
	       'Address: '.$address."\n".
	       'City: '.$city."\n".
	       'ZipCode: '.$zip."\n".
	       'Home Phone '.$hphone."\n".
	       'Cell Phone '.$cphone."\n".
	       'Comments '.$Comments."\n";
$fromaddress = 'From: [email]webserver@lcfphx.org[/email]';

mail($toaddress, $subject, $mailcontent, $fromaddress);

header("Location: regcomplete.php");
?>

jstarkey

Near the bottom, in your message contents, you're using $Comments. Change that to $comments. (lower case C)

Also, if you're going to use $_POST that way, you can save some code by doing:

foreach( $_POST as $name => $value ) $$name = $value;