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php form - on submit stay on same page
i have a form that when you click on submit, the errors/success messages show on the action page, processForm.php
i would like it to stay on the contact.html page
thanks
i am posting my page codes below:
contact.html
processForm.php
i would like it to stay on the contact.html page
thanks
i am posting my page codes below:
contact.html
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Form</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrap">
<h1>Contact Sweetness</h1>
<form id="contactform" action="processForm.php" method="post">
<table>
<tr>
<td><label for="name">Name:</label></td>
<td><input type="text" id="name" name="name" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="email">Email:</label></td>
<td><input type="text" id="email" name="email" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="message">Message:</label></td>
<td><textarea id="message" name="message" rows="5" cols="20"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><input type="submit" value="Send!" id="send" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<div id="response"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>processForm.php
<?php
// Clean up the input values
foreach($_POST as $key => $value) {
if(ini_get('magic_quotes_gpc'))
$_POST[$key] = stripslashes($_POST[$key]);
$_POST[$key] = htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_POST[$key]));
}
// Assign the input values to variables for easy reference
$name = $_POST["name"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$message = $_POST["message"];
// Test input values for errors
$errors = array();
if(strlen($name) < 2) {
if(!$name) {
$errors[] = "You must enter a Name Form.";
} else {
$errors[] = "Name must be at least 2 characters.";
}
}
if(!$email) {
$errors[] = "You must enter an email.";
} else if(!validEmail($email)) {
$errors[] = "You must enter a valid email.";
}
if(strlen($message) < 3) {
if(!$message) {
$errors[] = "You must enter a message.";
} else {
$errors[] = "Message must be at least 10 characters.";
}
}
if($errors) {
// Output errors and die with a failure message
$errortext = "";
foreach($errors as $error) {
$errortext .= "<li>".$error."</li>";
}
die("<span class='failure'>The following errors occured:<ul>". $errortext ."</ul></span>");
}
// Send the email *********** enter your email address and message info *******************
$to = "youremail@youremail.com";
$subject = "Contact Form: $name";
$message = "$message";
$headers = "From: $email";
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
// Die with a success message
die("<span class='success'>Success! Your message has been sent.</span>");
// A function that checks to see if
// an email is valid
function validEmail($email)
{
$isValid = true;
$atIndex = strrpos($email, "@");
if (is_bool($atIndex) && !$atIndex)
{
$isValid = false;
}
else
{
$domain = substr($email, $atIndex+1);
$local = substr($email, 0, $atIndex);
$localLen = strlen($local);
$domainLen = strlen($domain);
if ($localLen < 1 || $localLen > 64)
{
// local part length exceeded
$isValid = false;
}
else if ($domainLen < 1 || $domainLen > 255)
{
// domain part length exceeded
$isValid = false;
}
else if ($local[0] == '.' || $local[$localLen-1] == '.')
{
// local part starts or ends with '.'
$isValid = false;
}
else if (preg_match('/\\.\\./', $local))
{
// local part has two consecutive dots
$isValid = false;
}
else if (!preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9\\-\\.]+$/', $domain))
{
// character not valid in domain part
$isValid = false;
}
else if (preg_match('/\\.\\./', $domain))
{
// domain part has two consecutive dots
$isValid = false;
}
else if(!preg_match('/^(\\\\.|[A-Za-z0-9!#%&`_=\\/$\'*+?^{}|~.-])+$/',
str_replace("\\\\","",$local)))
{
// character not valid in local part unless
// local part is quoted
if (!preg_match('/^"(\\\\"|[^"])+"$/',
str_replace("\\\\","",$local)))
{
$isValid = false;
}
}
if ($isValid && !(checkdnsrr($domain,"MX") || checkdnsrr($domain,"A")))
{
// domain not found in DNS
$isValid = false;
}
}
return $isValid;
}
?>
You can use ajax for the solution see the example solution code here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28165416/redirect-insert-data.html?anchorAnswerId=39271158#a39271158
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28165416/redirect-insert-data.html?anchorAnswerId=39271158#a39271158
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https://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Scripting/JavaScript/Jquery/A_10712-The-Hello-World-Exercise-with-jQuery-and-PHP.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Scripting/JavaScript/Jquery/A_10712-The-Hello-World-Exercise-with-jQuery-and-PHP.html
ASKER
@ ChrisStanyon
thanks. that is what I wanted.
I had another question, but thought it only fair to put that as another ASK for points,
since you answered this question for me.
My new question about this same form is here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28169664/php-form-on-submit-the-form-disappear-and-the-success-shows.html
thanks. that is what I wanted.
I had another question, but thought it only fair to put that as another ASK for points,
since you answered this question for me.
My new question about this same form is here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28169664/php-form-on-submit-the-form-disappear-and-the-success-shows.html
ASKER
exactly what I wanted. thanks!
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