[RESOLVED] Form Error?

[kona72]

I am trying to use a drop down menu to allow people to choose between a number of email address but need a way to alert the visitor that if they don't choose one the email will not be sent.

Here is the code now...

if(isset($Submit))
{
	if($name != "" && $email != "" && $category != "")
	{
		$message = "Email from the AAIRP.com Website:<br><br>
		Name: $name<br>
		Email: $email<br>
		Location: $where<br>
		Comment/Question: $needs<br>
		Phone Number: $number";

	$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; 
	$headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n"; 
	$headers .= "From: <$email>\n"; 
	$headers .= "Reply-To: <$email>\n"; 
//comment this is the new code
		if (strstr($email, '@') == '@aairp.com') {exit('nice try');} 
		mail("$category", "Email from the Website", $message, $headers); 


	header("Location: thanks.htm");
}
else
{
	$error = "y";
}
}

and the form....

<form name="contactus" action="contactus.php" method="post">
                    <?php

			  if($error == "y")
			  {
			  	echo "<font color=#666666 size=2 face=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif>Please fill in the name and e-mail.";
			  	exit;
			  }
			  ?>
                <br>
                <br>
                <table width="322" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
                  <tr align="left" valign="top">
                    <td width="113">Name: </td>
                    <td width="209"><input name="name" type="text" id="name3">
                        <br></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr align="left" valign="top">
                    <td>E-Mail Address: </td>
                    <td><input name="email" type="text" id="email">
                        <br></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr align="left" valign="top">
                    <td>Location:</td>
                    <td><input name="where" type="text" id="where2">
                        <br></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr align="left" valign="top">
                    <td>Email Subject: </td>
                    <td><select name="category" id="category">
                      <option>Select a category</option>
                      <option value="[e-mail]">Quote Information</option>
                      <option value="[e-mail]">Existing Site Question</option>
                      <option value="[e-mail]">Support</option>
                                            </select>
                      <br></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr align="left" valign="top">
                    <td>Type your message here: </td>
                    <td><textarea name="needs" id="textarea"></textarea>
                        <br></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr align="left" valign="top">
                    <td>Phone Number:</td>
                    <td><input name="number" type="text" id="number"></td>
                  </tr>
                </table>
                <blockquote>
                  <p align="left" class="style3"><br />
                      <input name="Submit" type="submit" id="Submit2" value="Send" />
                  </p>
                </blockquote>
              </form>

Any Suggestions???

I thought as well this may deter some bots as there is action required to send it??

Thanks!!!

[devinemke]

if ($_POST['category'] == 'Select a category')
{
	exit('please choose a category');
}

[kona72]

Thanks...

Dumb question but where in the code would I put that?
I have tried it in the header but nothing??

[Dada78]

try it like this. I learned about this yesterday so this might help you

if(isset($Submit))
{
    if($name != "" && $email != "" && $category != "")
    {
        $message = "Email from the AAIRP.com Website:<br><br>
        Name: $name<br>
        Email: $email<br>
        Location: $where<br>
        Comment/Question: $needs<br>
        Phone Number: $number";

    $headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
    $headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";
    $headers .= "From: <$email>\n";
    $headers .= "Reply-To: <$email>\n";
//comment this is the new code
        if (strstr($email, '@') == '@aairp.com') {exit('nice try');}
        mail("$category", "Email from the Website", $message, $headers);


    header("Location: thanks.htm");
}
else
{
    $error = "y";
}   
   if ($_POST['category'] == 'Select a category')
{
    exit('please choose a category');
} 

Hope this helps.

[kona72]

Damn...

nothing. Still lets it go through. Don't have any idea where it's going to but it's sent!!

[Dada78]

Try it like this. that line dev listed works. I might have just placed in inproperly for you

if(isset($Submit))
{
    if ($_POST['category'] == 'Select a category')
{
    exit('please choose a category');
} 
    if($name != "" && $email != "" && $category != "")
    {
        $message = "Email from the AAIRP.com Website:<br><br>
        Name: $name<br>
        Email: $email<br>
        Location: $where<br>
        Comment/Question: $needs<br>
        Phone Number: $number";

    $headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
    $headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";
    $headers .= "From: <$email>\n";
    $headers .= "Reply-To: <$email>\n";
//comment this is the new code
        if (strstr($email, '@') == '@aairp.com') {exit('nice try');}
        mail("$category", "Email from the Website", $message, $headers);


    header("Location: thanks.htm");
}
else
{
    $error = "y";
}
} 

I placed it at the end of the script which isn't going to do you much good as it needs to process it before it allows the rest of the script to be executed.

Try that and see if it works.

[kona72]

PERFECT!!!!!
Thanks so much. One day I hope i wil be able to answer someones quetsion on thios board!!