email form does not submit data in post method

gwwindia

I want to send an email which contains a whole form to fill in. User can fill the form from email, and when user presses submit button in email, then a new browser window opens and data submits to the php file.
When I use Get method, data comes to the php file and $HTTP_GET_VARS gives me the data. But when I use Post method, data is not coming to the php file. I have checked through $HTTP_POST_VARS.
I test through Outlook .eml file.

My HTML code for email :

<form name="form1" method="post" action="http://www.blahblah.com/getSurvey.php" target="_blank">

My php code :

while (list ($key, $val) = each ($HTTP_POST_VARS)) {
echo "$key => $val<br>";

}

Some other info :
HTTP_SERVER_VARS["REQUEST_METHOD"] => GET (When i submitted through POst method). It seems it is only opening the PHP file without submitting any data, that's why it displays method used is get method otherwise i had used post method.

What can be the problem? How can I make the email to submit the data through POST method?

HalfaBee

Have you tried running your html from the browser directly?

Try doing

echo '<pre>';
print_r ( $_REQUEST );

This will show all the GET/POST/COKKIE information passed to the script.

HalfaBee

gwwindia

Same form if i use as html page, it submits the data properly. Then why is it not submitting data from email form?
I tried print_r ( $_REQUEST );
It does not display anything, that means, no data is coming from the form within the email.
Mark the line ...
HTTP_SERVER_VARS["REQUEST_METHOD"] => GET (When i submitted through POst method).
... it means some problem is there from email client.

fr0stx

<form name="form1" method="post" action="http://www.blahblah.com/getSurvey.php" target="_blank">

form name="form1"

You need to make a new file for directory.

target="_blank"

I don't think that... I tried it before and I got error.