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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Adding a Basic Form Redirecting After a Form Submission

Posted by James Kenney
James Kenney
13,910 Points

I keep getting sent to thanks.php when visiting my site.

I put header("location:thanks.php"); into suggest.php and it automatically send me to thanks.php.

I'm working on Build a Basic PHP Website -> Redirecting After a Form Submission

<?php
$suggest = "home";
$fullname = $_POST["fullname"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$country = $_POST["country"];

echo "<pre>";
$email_body = "";
$email_body .= "Name: " . $fullname . "\n";
$email_body .= "Email: " . $email . "\n";
$email_body .= "Country: " . $country . "\n";
echo $email_body;
echo "</pre>";

//To do: Send E-mail
header("location:thanks.php");
?>

2 Answers

Zac Mazza
Zac Mazza
5,867 Points
Zac Mazza
Zac Mazza
5,867 Points

So...

header("location:thanks.php");

does just that. There isn't any other logic set up to prevent you from re-directing automatically. Some form of logic needs to exist, such as a button that calls a function, using JavaScript to redirect using window.href, or using some other method to ensure that the redirect happens only when you want it to.

As the code is right now it gets to the bottom of your script, sees you want to redirect, and takes you to the thanks.php page.

If thanks.php is only sending the e-mail, you could always add it to the bottom of this page instead. It's not outputting any information other than what was carried over from the form. Adding it here would ensure not only is the information displayed, but the e-mail is sent as well.

For that you can either copy the code over directly, or use the php include <file>; syntax to include the actual file.

Hope this helps!

Thanks,

Zac

Zac Mazza
Zac Mazza
5,867 Points
Zac Mazza
Zac Mazza
5,867 Points

I need to learn how to do that. :-D