sign up php script help...

[heirani1]

ive been trying to teach myself php by tutorials and stuff and i am trying to create a script where they register and then a conformation link is sent to their email, when they click the link they then become a member.

i have a problem though ...

heres the code for the page ..

<?
include('config.php');

// table name 
$tbl_name=temp_members_db;

// Random confirmation code 
$confirm_code=md5(uniqid(rand())); 

// values sent from form 
$name=$_POST['name'];
$email=$_POST['email'];
$country=$_POST['country'];

// Insert data into database 
$sql="INSERT INTO $tbl_name(confirm_code, name, email, password, country)VALUES('$confirm_code', '$name', '$email', '$password', '$country')";
$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if suceesfully inserted data into database, send confirmation link to email 
if($result){

// ---------------- SEND MAIL FORM ----------------

// send e-mail to ...
$to=$email;

// Your subject
$subject="Your confirmation link here";

// From
$header="from: your name <your email>";

// Your message
$message="Your Comfirmation link \r\n";
$message.="Click on this link to activate your account \r\n";
$message.="http://localhost/Test/sign_up/confirmation.php?passkey=$confirm_code";

// send email
$sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);

}

// if not found 
else {
echo "Not found your email in our database";
}

// if your email succesfully sent
if($sentmail){
echo "Your Confirmation link Has Been Sent To Your Email Address.";
}
else {
echo "Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address";
}

?>

when the form goes to this page it just prints some of the code to the screen, which is ...

 

"; // Your message $message="Your Comfirmation link \r\n"; $message.="Click on this link to activate your account \r\n"; $message.="http://localhost/Test/sign_up/confirmation.php?passkey=$confirm_code"; // send email $sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$header); } // if not found else { echo "Not found your email in our database"; } // if your email succesfully sent if($sentmail){ echo "Your Confirmation link Has Been Sent To Your Email Address."; } else { echo "Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address"; } ?>

 

Any help in resolving this would be much appreciated,

 

Chris

[conker87]

Rule #1:

Use FULL tags:

 

<?php

Never use short tags, they're not supported on all servers and I think they're deprecated in php5/6.

[heirani1]

thanks, i didnt realise that, thanks again for your help!