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PHP

Posted by David Burns
David Burns
5,560 Points

contact-process.php

I am having some trouble identifying a syntax issue while coding the php code for the contact form. This is what my browser displays: Notice: Undefined index: name in B:\xampp\htdocs\shirts4mike\contact-process.php on line 5

Notice: Undefined index: email in B:\xampp\htdocs\shirts4mike\contact-process.php on line 6

Name: Email: Message:The is a message from me!

5 Answers

aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points
aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points

May i see you source code?

David Burns
David Burns
5,560 Points

contact.php code: <?php $pageTitle = "Contact Mike"; $section = "contact"; include('inc/header.php'); ?>

<div class="section page">

    <div class="wrapper">

        <h1>Contact</h1>

        <p>I&rsquo;d love to hear from you! Complete the form to send me an email.</p>

        <form method="post" action="contact-process.php">

            <table>
                <tr>
                    <th>
                        <label for="name">Name</label>
                    </th>
                    <td>
                        <input type="text" id="name">
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <th>
                        <label for="email">Email</label>
                    </th>
                    <td>
                        <input type="text" id="email">
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <th>
                        <label for="message">Message</label>
                    </th>
                    <td>
                        <textarea name="message" id="message"></textarea>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
            <input type="submit" value="Send">

        </form>

    </div>

</div>

<?php include('inc/footer.php') ?>

contact-process.php code: <pre><?php

$name = $_POST["name"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$message = $_POST["message"];
$email_body = "";
$email_body = $email_body . "Name: " . $name . "\n";
$email_body = $email_body . "Email: " . $email . "\n";
$email_body = $email_body . "Message: " .  $message;
echo("$email_body");

?></pre>
aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points
aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points

In your contact.php code you should the name attribute in your input fields like this <input type ="text name = "name" id="name"> This will enable the post array to reference the name input when you call the $_POST["name] function

aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points
aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points

In your contact.php code you should the name attribute in your input fields like this <input type ="text name = "name" id="name"> This will enable the post array to reference the name input when you call the $_POST["name] function

David Burns
David Burns
5,560 Points

Like how? I don't your example on either post. Also, this is happening to the email section of the document too. I assume by applying your example would enable the $_POST["email"] as well? Thank you for your help greatly appreciated!

aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points
aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points

Yes so it would be <input type="text" id="email" name="email"> replace every text field that is like that and it should work

David Burns
David Burns
5,560 Points

I understand but could you provide me an example?

aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points
aduratomi okiji
aduratomi okiji
2,561 Points

what do you mean?

David Burns
David Burns
5,560 Points

you wrote this on a reply: In your contact.php code you should the name attribute in your input fields like this This will enable the post array to reference the name input when you call the $_POST["name] function. You said "you should the name attribute in your input fields like this" but didn't provide the example. I am a beginner to Php so any help would be great.