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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Adding a Basic Form Checking the Request Method

Siraj Khan
Siraj Khan
3,451 Points

Whats wrong with my code for the lesson "Checking the Request Method".??

PHP

<?php

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {


      $name = $_POST["name"];
      $email = $_POST["email"];
      $details = $_POST["details"];


      echo "<pre>";
      $email_body = "";
      $email_body .= "Name " . $name . "\n";
      $email_body .= "Email " . $email . "\n";
      $email_body .= "Details " . $details . "\n";
      echo $email_body;
      echo "</pre>";


       // TO DO: Send email

       header("location:suggest.php?status=thanks");

}


$pageTitle = "Suggest a media Item";
$section = "suggest";

include('inc/header.php'); ?>


<div class="section page">
  <div class="wrapper">
    <h1>Suggest a Media Item</h1>

    <?php if (isset($_GET["status"]) && $_GET["status"] == "thanks"] {
      echo "<p>Thanks for the email. I will check out your suggestion shortly!</p>";
    } else { ?>

    <p>If you think there is something I am missing, let me know.! Complete the form to send me an email.</p>

    <form method="post" action="suggest.php?status=thanks">

      <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>
        <tr>
          <th><label for="details">Suggest Item Details</label></th>
          <td><textarea name="details" id="details"></textarea></td>
        </tr>

      </table>

      <input type="submit" value="Send"></input>

    </form>
  <?php } ?>

  </div>



</div>

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

1 Answer

Niki Molnar
Niki Molnar
25,698 Points

Just a quick look but it seems like the line under your H1 header of Suggest a Media Item says:

if (isset($_GET["status"]) && $_GET["status"] == "thanks"] {

You're not closing the if() bracket at the end before the opening parenthesis, as in:

if (isset($_GET["status"]) && $_GET["status"] == "thanks"]) {

Hope that helps!

Niki