Form Submission

Hi,

How can I check if a form has been submitted, I have seen a demo that uses
the following:

if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS))

But I understand that $HTTP_POST_VARS is depricated...

Thanks for your help

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:28:20 +0100, "Shaun" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote:

How can I check if a form has been submitted, I have seen a demo that uses
the following:

if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS))

But I understand that $HTTP_POST_VARS is depricated...

The $HTTP_POST_VARS, like the newer $_POST, is always set. The $_POST
array was introduced in PHP version 4.1.0. If there is a possibility
that the script might need to run on a version older than that, then
$HTTP_POST_VARS is the only reliable method.

However, being automatically created globals, both $HTTP_POST_VARS and
$_POST are always set. The only caveat is that $HTTP_POST_VARS is not
automatically global inside functions. Inside a function, you need to
declare it as a global.

To test effectively, you would need to test for a specific value. For
example, if your form has a submit button named "submit", you could test
for that:

if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['submit']))
echo "Form was submitted";
else
echo "Form has not been submitted";


Gary

Shaun wrote:

Hi,

How can I check if a form has been submitted, I have seen a demo that uses
the following:

if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS))

But I understand that $HTTP_POST_VARS is depricated...

Thanks for your help

Try this:

<?php if ($_POST){ if
(mail("YOU (AT) YOU (DOT) COM",$_POST['subject'],stripslashes($_POST['body']),"From:
".$_POST['email']."\r\n")){ ?>
<p>Your message is now winging its way to me at supersonic speed!</p>
<h2>You said:</h2>
<blockquote>“<?php echo "$body" ?>”.</blockquote>
<p>I will be in touch with you as quickly as possible.</p>
<?php }else{ ?>
<p>Message Failed, the gremlins are playing up!</p>
<?php } }else{ ?>
<form action="<?PHP echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post"
name="mailform" id="mailform">
<fieldset title="Send Me Some Mail">
<legend>Send Me Some Mail</legend>
<label for="subject">Subject:</label>
<select name="subject" id="subject">
<option selected="selected">Enquiry</option>
<option>Suggestion</option>
<option>Praise</option>
<option>Design Work</option>
</select>
<label for="email">Email:</label>
<input name="email" type="text" id="email" value="Your email here" />
<label for="body">Message:</label>
<textarea name="body" cols="30" rows="12" id="body">Message you wish to
send</textarea>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send" id="Submit" />
</fieldset>
</form>
<?php } ?>

If it's sent you should get:

Your message is now winging its way to me at supersonic speed!

you said:

"blah blah blah"

I will be in touch with you as quickly as possible.

If it failed:

Message Failed, the gremlins are playing up!


Hope this helps

Gordon M

http://gordonmac.com