[RESOLVED] Adding a comments box

[philweb]

Hi

I would like to be able to add a comments box to a simple form please, but I am stuck on how to do it. I can add other input type=text boxes, but not the text area boxes. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Phil

<?php # Script 3.15 - register.php

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // Handle the form.

$message = NULL; // Create an empty new variable.

// Check for a name.
if (strlen($_POST['name']) > 0) {
	$name = TRUE;
} else {
	$name = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your name!</p>';
}

// Check for an email address.
if (strlen($_POST['email']) > 0) {
	$email = TRUE;
} else {
	$email = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your email address!</p>';
}

// Check for a username.
if (strlen($_POST['username']) > 0) {
	$username = TRUE;
} else {
	$username = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your user name!</p>';
}

// Check for a username.
if (strlen($_POST['telephone']) > 0) {
	$telephone = TRUE;
} else {
	$telephone = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your telephone number!</p>';
}


if ($name && $email && telephone  ) { // If everything's okay.
	// Register the user.
	// Send an email.

 $to = $_POST['email'];
	$message = "Thank you for your enquiry! Here is a copy of what you have submitted, we will contact you shortly.\n\nPlease do not reply to this email.\n\nYour name is '{$_POST['name']}'\n\nYour email is '{$_POST['email']}'\n\nYour telephone number is'{$_POST['telephone']}'\n\nSincerely,\nPH Cleaning Ltd";
	$subject = 'Your Enquiry'; // Create an empty new variable.
$headers .= 'From: [e-mail]' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Bcc: [e-mail]' . "\r\n";

// Mail it

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
		header ('Location: thank_you.php');
		exit();		
	} else {
		$message .= '<p>Please try again.</p>';		
	}

}





// Print the error message if there is one.
if (isset($message)) {
	echo '<font color="red">', $message, '</font>';
}
?>

Here is the form code also

 <form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">

<fieldset><legend>Request a call back</legend>
<table width="100%"  border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td align="left"><b>Name:</b> </td>
    <td align="left"><input type="text" name="name" size="20" maxlength="40" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['name'])) echo $_POST['name']; ?>" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="left"><b>Email Address:</b> </td>
    <td align="left"><input type="text" name="email" size="40" maxlength="60" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['email'])) echo $_POST['email']; ?>" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="left"><b>Telephone:</b> </td>
    <td align="left"><input type="text" name="telephone" size="20" maxlength="40" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['telephone'])) echo $_POST['telephone']; ?>" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
    <td align="left"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="2"><p>&nbsp;
    </p>
      <p>&nbsp;      </p></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</fieldset>   </form>

[bradgrafelman]

philweb wrote:

I can add other input type=text boxes, but not the text area boxes.

Why can't you? What have you tried?

[philweb]

Hi

I have tried putting in the text area box, but it doesn't seem to submit. Could you have a look at the revised code to see if you can see any errors please.

Thanks,

Phil

Here is the revised code

<?php # Script 3.15 - register.php

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // Handle the form.

$message = NULL; // Create an empty new variable.

// Check for a name.
if (strlen($_POST['name']) > 0) {
	$name = TRUE;
} else {
	$name = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your name!</p>';
}

// Check for an email address.
if (strlen($_POST['email']) > 0) {
	$email = TRUE;
} else {
	$email = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your email address!</p>';
}


// Check for a telephone.
if (strlen($_POST['telephone']) > 0) {
	$telephone = TRUE;
} else {
	$telephone = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your telephone number!</p>';
}
// Check for a comments.
if (strlen($_POST['comments']) > 0) {
	$message = TRUE;
} else {
	$message = FALSE;
	$message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your message!</p>';
}

if ($name && $email && telephone && comments  ) { // If everything's okay.
	// Register the user.
	// Send an email.

 $to = $_POST['email'];
	$message = "Thank you for your enquiry! Here is a copy of what you have submitted, we will contact you shortly.\n\nPlease do not reply to this email.\n\nYour name is '{$_POST['name']}'\n\nYour email is '{$_POST['email']}'\n\nYour telephone number is'{$_POST['telephone']}'\n\nSincerely,\nPH Cleaning Ltd";
	$subject = 'Your Enquiry'; // Create an empty new variable.
$headers .= 'From: [e-mail]' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Bcc: [e-mail]' . "\r\n";

// Mail it

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
		header ('Location: thank_you.php');
		exit();		
	} else {
		$message .= '<p>Please try again.</p>';		
	}

}





// Print the error message if there is one.
if (isset($message)) {
	echo '<font color="red">', $message, '</font>';
}
?>

and the form

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">

<fieldset><legend>Request a call back</legend>
<table width="100%"  border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td align="left"><b>Name:</b> </td>
    <td align="left"><input type="text" name="name" size="20" maxlength="40" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['name'])) echo $_POST['name']; ?>" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="left"><b>Email Address:</b> </td>
    <td align="left"><input type="text" name="email" size="40" maxlength="60" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['email'])) echo $_POST['email']; ?>" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="left"><b>Telephone:</b> </td>
    <td align="left"><input type="text" name="telephone" size="20" maxlength="40" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['telephone'])) echo $_POST['telephone']; ?>" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td align="left"><b>Comments:</b> </td>
    <td align="left"><textarea name="comments" cols="20"><?php if (isset($_POST['comments'])) echo $_POST['comments']; ?>
    </textarea></td>
    <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>

  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="left"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
    <td colspan="2" valign="middle">
      <p>&nbsp;        </p>
      <p>&nbsp;      </p></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</fieldset>   </form>

[bradgrafelman]

In this:

    if (strlen($_POST['comments']) > 0) {
        $message = TRUE;
    } else {
        $message = FALSE;
        $message .= '<p>You forgot to enter your message!</p>';
    } 

you're using $message in two places where I believe you meant to create a new variable called $comments that you later reference (just like the other if/else statements for the other fields).

Also note that I don't see you ever actually use $_POST['comments'] in the processing section.

[philweb]

Hi

I have corrected the $message problem, but don't know what you mean about not usuing the $_post['comments'] in the processing section?

Hence the comments box still doesn't submit.

Thanks,

Phil

[bradgrafelman]

What are you trying to do with the comments that they submit?

What I meant was that once you check that the fields weren't blank and you come to the "Mail it" section, you never use the data that they submitted - the $_POST['comments'] variable. So the problem isn't that it's not being submitted, it's just that you never try to use the data anywhere; it's not included in the e-mail, and I don't see any other code that uses POST'ed data.

[philweb]

Hi Brad

I see what you mean, I hadn't put the comments from the form into the email part of the script. I have done that now and it all works, thanks very much for your help.

Phil