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PHP

Posted by Jason Blomquist
Jason Blomquist
2,300 Points

Mike's T-shirt Store website

Hi I'm working on the Mike's T-shirt Store project and my Contact page has a server error, but I'm not sure what's causing it. Below is my code. If anyone knows what my error is please let me know.

Jason

<?php<?php

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST METHOD"] == "POST") {
$name = $_POST["name"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$message = $_POST["message"];
$em/treehouse.jasonblomquist.com/web/content/contact.phpail_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?status=thanks");
exit;
}
?><?php

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


    <div class="section page">

        <div class="wrapper">

        <h1>Contact</h1>

        <?php if (isset($_GET ["status"]) and $GET["status"] =="thanks") { ?>
        <p>Thanks for the email! I&rsquo;ll be in touch with you shortly.</p>
        <?php } else { ?>

    <p>I&rsquo;d love to hear from you! Complete the form to send me an email.</p> 
            <form method="post" action="contact.php">

            <table>  
                <tr>
                    <th> 
                <label for="name">Name</label>
                    </th>
                    <td>

                    <input type="text"name="name" id="name">
                    </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                    <th> 
                <label for="email">Email</label>
                    </th>
                    <td>

                                    <input type="text"name="email" id="email">
                    </td>
                    </tr>

                    <th> 
                <label for="email">Message</label>
                    </th>
                    <td>

                    <textarea name="message" id="message"></textarea>
                    </td>
                    </tr>   
            </table>
                <input type="submit"value="send">
            </form>

                    <?php } ?>

        </div>

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

3 Answers

Randy Hoyt
STAFF
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Randy Hoyt
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher

This line of code looks incorrect:

$em/treehouse.jasonblomquist.com/web/content/contact.phpail_body = "";

I think that should just say this:

$email_body = "";
Jason Blomquist
Jason Blomquist
2,300 Points
Jason Blomquist
Jason Blomquist
2,300 Points

Hi Randy, I still Get the server error when i go to the contact page, my code now is as follows:

<?php<?php

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST METHOD"] == "POST") { $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?status=thanks"); exit; } ?><?php

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

<div class="section page">

    <div class="wrapper">

    <h1>Contact</h1>

    <?php if (isset($_GET ["status"]) and $GET["status"] =="thanks") { ?>
    <p>Thanks for the email! I&rsquo;ll be in touch with you shortly.</p>
    <?php } else { ?>

<p>I&rsquo;d love to hear from you! Complete the form to send me an email.</p> 
        <form method="post" action="contact.php">

        <table>  
            <tr>
                <th> 
            <label for="name">Name</label>
                </th>
                <td>

                <input type="text"name="name" id="name">
                </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                <th> 
            <label for="email">Email</label>
                </th>
                <td>

                                <input type="text"name="email" id="email">
                </td>
                </tr>

                <th> 
            <label for="email">Message</label>
                </th>
                <td>

                <textarea name="message" id="message"></textarea>
                </td>
                </tr>   
        </table>
            <input type="submit"value="send">
        </form>

                <?php } ?>

    </div>

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

any thoughts?

Jason

Randy Hoyt
STAFF
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Randy Hoyt
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher

It starts with two sets of PHP opening tags:

<?php<?php

It should only have one of those.

<?php

Try that.