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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Adding a Contact Form Redirecting After a Form Submission

Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points
Posted by Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points

header function not working

Hello,

I would like some help with the following problem:

No matter what I do, after clicking the "Send" button, I am not being redirected to "contact-thanks.php"

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,592 Points

Post your php code so somebody can take a look.

Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points
Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points 
    <?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;

    //TODO Send Email

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

?>

Thanks!

Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points
Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points 
    <?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;

    //TODO Send Email

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

?>

Thanks!

5 Answers

Jason Anello
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Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,592 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,592 Points

Is that code at the top of your file? Do you have any blank lines before the opening <?php ?

Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points
Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points

yes it is,no I have no blank lines

Curtis Schrum
Curtis Schrum
10,174 Points
Curtis Schrum
Curtis Schrum
10,174 Points

Try putting the server url in. Like below without my brackets

header("Location: http://[INSERT SERVER URL HERE]/contact-thanks.php");
Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points
Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points

unfortunatelly the problem still persists, I have even tried ' ' instead of " " as found on W3School

Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,592 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,592 Points

Ok, let's verify a few things.

You do have contact-thanks.php created and in the same folder?

Is the action attribute on your contact form going to "contact-process.php"?

And is the code you posted above inside "contact-process.php"?

Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points
Dimitris Tsioumas
Dimitris Tsioumas
1,649 Points

I quit everything, slept for a while, and now that I just tried it again it worked :P I would like to thank everybody for their help! ;)