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PHP Building Websites with PHP Contact Form & Sending Email POST Route & Data

Posted by Hector F.
Hector F.
27,464 Points

var_dump() is posting the form data in the URL

When I fill the form and click submit, the data is posted in the URL.... (I'm using Xaamp)

screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/pQfwz

Please Help!

My code:

contact.twig:

'''

<strong>Contact</strong>
<h2>Ralph Waldo Emerson</h2>

<p>Unfortately, Ralph Waldo Emerson has been deceased for over 100 years so he's not particularly expediant at replying to email but you can make an attempt below. However, if you require face to gravestone contact you can visit his remains at:</p>
<address>
  <h4>Sleepy Hollow Cemetery</h4>
  <p>34 Bedford Street<br>
  Concord, MA 01742, United States<br>
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sleepy+Hollow+Cemetery/@42.464126,-71.343098,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9c41d0f83df689a6?sa=X&ei=ZCgLVZb5Io_hoASc7oHwCQ&ved=0CH0Q_BIwCw">Google Map</a></p>
</address>

<form action="" method="post">
  <fieldset>
    <input name="name" type="text" placeholder="Full Name">
    <input name="email" type="email" placeholder="Email Address">
    <textarea name="msg" placeholder="Your message..."></textarea>
  </fieldset>
  <input type="submit" class="button">
</form>

{% endblock content %}

'''

index.php: '''

date_default_timezone_set('America/Lima');

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$app = new \Slim\Slim(array(
    'view' => new \Slim\Views\Twig()
));

$view = $app->view();
$view->parserOptions = array(
    'debug' => true,
);

$view->parserExtensions = array(
    new \Slim\Views\TwigExtension(),
);

/***** ROUTING *****/
$app->get('/', function() use($app) {
    $app -> render('about.twig');
})->name('home');

$app->get('/contact', function() use($app){
    $app -> render('contact.twig'); 
})->name('contact');

$app->post('/contact', function() use($app){
    var_dump($app->request->post());

});

$app->run();

'''

clickpass
clickpass
23,992 Points

That is the default behavior of the browser. You haven't connected the form action to your routes. That's why the info is appearing in the URL.

<form action="/contact" method="post">

Will send the post data to the contact route.