What is wrong with this form!

[Sharif]

First, here is the form I made, to use on a script for emailing my users:

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?' . $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; ?>" method="post" name="send_email_form">
  <div id="form">
    <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br>
	<input name="subject" type="text" value="<?php echo $_POST['subject']; ?>" class="input" size="50">
    </p>  

    <p><strong>Message:</strong><br><textarea name="message" cols="100" rows="10" class="input"><?php echo $_POST['message']; ?></textarea>
    </p>  

  </div>
<div><strong>Please do not press the "Send Email" button more than once!</strong></div>
<div id="form" style="text-align: center;">
<p>
      <input name="submit" type="submit" value="Send Email" class="input">
      &nbsp;<input name="reset" type="reset" value="Reset" class="input"></p>
</div>
</form>

I then submit the form, and it seems that the data in the textarea does not get processed for some reason!

I did a print_r($_POST) and there is no value for the "message" field.

What's up!!!

[thorpe]

where is this comming from?

<?php echo $_POST['message']; ?>

are you posting any values to this form?

[Sharif]

No that is only if I have to show the form again if say a field was left empty, and it will actually show the content then.

[thorpe]

well, there is nothing wrong with the form. what code have you on the backend?

[Sharif]

function email_members()
{
	global $ADMIN;
	global $ERROR;

$limit = 25; //how many members to mail at a time

if(isset($_POST['submit']) && $_POST['submit'] == 'Send Email')
{
	if(!isset($_POST['subject']) || !isset($_POST['message']) || $_POST['subject'] == '' || $_POST['message'] = '')
	{
		//get mailer form
		echo '<p>';
		echo '<strong>A required field was missing!</strong>';
		echo '</p>';
		//get form
		include($ADMIN['forms'] . 'email_users.php');
	}
	else
	{
		//Get initial form information
		$sql = "SELECT ";
		$sql.= "username, email ";
		$sql.= "FROM ";
		$sql.= "members ";
		$sql.= "WHERE ";
		$sql.= "type = '1' ";
		$sql.= "ORDER BY ";
		$sql.= "id ";
		$sql.= "ASC ";
		$query = mysql_query($sql);

		//If the query didn't work
		if(!$query)
		{
			$ERROR->db_error(3);
			$ERROR->query = $sql;
			error_mail('mysql', 'Failed to get email addresses when trying to email all members!');
			echo $ERROR->message;
		}
		else
		{

			//Create email variables
			$subject = $_POST['subject'];

			while($row = mysql_fetch_array($query))
			{
				$to = $row['email'];
				$formatted_msg = $_POST['message'];
				$message.= 'Please note that every member has recieved this message.' . "\n\n";
				$message.= 'The Management';

				//Mail that message
				mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
			}

			echo '<p>';
			echo 'Your email to all members has been sent!';
			echo '</p>';
			echo '<p>';
			echo '<strong><a href="cp.php">Click here to go to the control panel</a></strong>.';
			echo '</p>';
		}
	}
}
else
{
	//get mailer form
	echo '<p>';
	echo '<strong>Please use the form below to email users!</strong>';
	echo '</p>';
	//get form
	include($ADMIN['forms'] . 'email_users.php');
}
}