Form Processing and Input Type = Image Issues

[adrwm]

I'm sure there is a simple fix to this, but I can't seem to work it out, I would like to use an image for the "Submit Button" however when I put the <input type="image" src="button.gif"> code in it returns the error in the code.

Here's the form:

<form method="POST" action="mailer.php"> 
	Your Name:
   	<input type="text" name="name" size="19"> 
   	Date:
   	<input type="text" name="date" size="19">
   	Reason:<br> 
   	<textarea rows="4" name="message" cols="35"></textarea> 
   	<br> 
   	<input type="image" src="images/button.gif" name="image">
</form> 

And here's the code:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) { 
$to = "[e-mail]";
$subject = "Day Off Request";
$name_field = $_POST['name'];      

$date_field = $_POST['date'];  

$email_field = $_POST['email'];                             

$message = $_POST['message'];
$body = "$name_field\n is requesting $date_field\n off for $message\n"; 
$success = mail($to, $subject, $body);
}
if ($success){
  header("location: http://www.mydomain.com/thanks.php"); 

} else {

echo "Sorry error please try again..."; 

}
?>

[halojoy]

For post <form> with images upload
you must set a special enctype="multipart/form-data"
and also keep method="post"

Multipart means it not only can have text posted, but also image.

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="mailer.php" method="post">

Read more and see examples of FILES UPLOAD here:
http://php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.post-method.php

🙂

[adrwm]

It still returns the else echo error message, any ideas?

[halojoy]

I am sorry.
I thought your form was for IMAGE UPLOADING
What you want is a submit button show an image.

You should try
<button type="submit" name="formsubmitted">..image..</button>

<form method="POST" action="mailer.php"> 
	Your Name:
   	<input type="text" name="name" size="19"> 
   	Date:
   	<input type="text" name="date" size="19">
   	Reason:<br> 
   	<textarea rows="4" name="message" cols="35"></textarea> 
   	<br> 
   	<button type="submit" name="image"><img src="images/button.gif"></button>
</form> 

[halojoy]

You should change first line here.
Because there is no input name="submit"
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {

You can use name="message" (textarea)

<?php

if(isset($_POST['message'])) { 

$to = "[e-mail]";
$subject = "Day Off Request";
$name_field = $_POST['name'];      

$date_field = $_POST['date'];  

$email_field = $_POST['email'];                             

$message = $_POST['message'];
$body = "$name_field\n is requesting $date_field\n off for $message\n"; 

$success = mail($to, $subject, $body);
if ($success){
  header("location: http://www.mydomain.com/thanks.php"); 
} else {
echo "Sorry error please try again..."; 
}

} // end $_POST['message']

?>

[Weedpacket]

As well as matching the PHP variable to the button's name, have a look at:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/faq.html.php#faq.html.form-image

But if you want a submit button to look like an image, the appropriate thing to do is use a submit button and use CSS to make it look like an image.