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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Adding a Contact Form Checking the Request Method

Posted by Nathon Reed
Nathon Reed
3,664 Points

For some reason I am unable to get the header command to work. Every time it just loads the form submission in theheader

Here is my code:

<?php
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    $name = $_POST["name"];
    $email = $_POST["email"];
    $message = $_POST["message"];
    echo "Name: " . $name . "\n";
    echo "Email: " . $email . "\n";
    echo "Message: " . $message;

        // TODO; send email

    header("Location: contact-thanks.php");
    exit;
    }

?>
<?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.php">

3 Answers

Jeffrey van Rossum
Jeffrey van Rossum
2,994 Points

You should never use the header function when output above it is echo'd. It simply won't work.

So, when you remove this from your code:

    echo "Name: " . $name . "\n";
    echo "Email: " . $email . "\n";
    echo "Message: " . $message;

You will be redirected to the contact-thanks.php page.

Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points
Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points

Jeffrey is correct, check the php manual http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

Nathon Reed
Nathon Reed
3,664 Points
Nathon Reed
Nathon Reed
3,664 Points

Thank you.