Auto-Mail Script

[cmccomas]

Hey,

I have a page, where users enter info on a page, to join a list and what I want to do after the submit and the info is store into the database is two things:

• Take them to a thank you page
• Email them, based on the email entered, saying thanks, you submitted this information and include the information submitted. How can I do that?

Thanks

[piersk]

To transfer to a new page (the thank you one) all you need is to use the [man]header()[/man] function.

To send an email, you need to use the [man]mail()[/man] function.

[cmccomas]

Hey, thanks! Got the code to add something and the redirection working, but can't figure out how/where/what to do with the mail().

<?
}
else
{
	// includes
	include("config.php");
	// set up error list array
	$errorList = array();
	$count = 0;

// validate text input fields
if (!$email) { $errorList[$count] = "Invalid entry: Email"; $count++; }

	// check for errors
// if none found...
if (sizeof($errorList) == 0)
{
	// open database connection
	$connection = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass) or die ("Unable to connect!");

	// select database
	mysql_select_db($db) or die ("Unable to select database!");

	// generate and execute query
	$query = "INSERT INTO blog(email, blog) VALUES('$email', '$blog')";
	$result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Error in query: $query. " . mysql_error());

	// print result
	echo "Update successful. <a href='home.php'>Go back to the main menu</a>.</font>";

	// close database connection
	mysql_close($connection);
}
else
{
	// errors found
	// print as list
	echo "<font size=-1>The following errors were encountered: <br>";
	echo "<ul>";
	for ($x=0; $x<sizeof($errorList); $x++)
	{
		echo "<li>$errorList[$x]";
	}
	echo "</ul></font>";
}
}
?>

What I want to do with the mail is send it to the address entered into the db for email, and message saying Thank you for blah, blah, this is the content you entered and have t he content they entered.

[piersk]

If you want to send them an email if the update was successful, why not put the [man]mail()[/man] function after the update is completed?

[cmccomas]

That's great and all, but I don't understand how to setup the mail function.