[SOLVED] PHP Mail - Preview before submit page

[Revlet]

I am having a problem with getting a php script to work correctly.

 

Website in HTML: http://www.architecturalinstallationteam.com/

Website after ported to PHP: http://www.architecturalinstallationteam.com/sandbox/

 

First off, the script works correctly by itself when not included in any page. http://www.architecturalinstallationteam.com/sandbox/include/contact.php

 

The code is:

 

<?php
switch($_POST['view'])
{
case 1: /* first time submit, show preview */
   $type = "hidden";
   $vis_type = "none";
   $Name = $_POST['Name'];
   $Title = $_POST['Title'];
   $Company = $_POST['Company'];
   $Telephone = $_POST['Telephone'];
   $Email = $_POST['Email'];
   $Message = $_POST['Message'];
   $view = 2;
   $EXTRA_INFO = "<div id='container'>
<strong>Are your sure you want to submit:</strong>
   <div id='left'>
   <p>Name:</p>
   <p>Title:</p>
   <p>Company:</p>
   <p>Telephone:</p>
   <p>Email:</p>
   <p>Company:</p>
   </div><!-- left -->
  <div id='right'>
$Name<br>
$Title<br>
$Company<br>
$Telephone<br>
$Email<br>
$Message<br>
  </div>
  <!-- right -->
  <div class='clear'></div>
</div><!-- container -->";
   $FORM = "";
   $INPUT_BUTTON = "<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Edit'><input type='submit' name='submit' value='Send'>";
   break;
case 2: /* second time submit, if edit pressed, then edit else submit */
   if($_POST['submit'] == "Edit")
     { /* Edit and reset to first time here */
       $Name = $_POST['Name'];
   $Title = $_POST['Title'];
   $Company = $_POST['Company'];
   $Telephone = $_POST['Telephone'];
   $Email = $_POST['Email'];
   $Message = $_POST['Message'];
       $type = "text";
   $vis_type = "block";
       $view = 1;
       $INPUT_BUTTON = "<input type='submit' name='preview' value='Preview'>";
   //$FORM = "<form action='$PHP_SELF' method='post'>
   //		<input type='$type' name='0' size='4' value='Name:'>
   //		<input type='hidden' value='$view' name='view'>
   //		<input type='$type' name='Name' value='$Name'><br>";
       $EXTRA_INFO = "<strong>Edit Message:</strong><br>";
     }
   else
     { /* Submit info */
// Get POST variables
$EmailFrom = "AIT Website";
$EmailTo = "[email protected]";
$Subject = "AIT Website - Contact Requested";
$Name = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Name'])); 
$Title = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Title'])); 
$Company = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Company'])); 
$Telephone = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Telephone'])); 
$Email = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Email'])); 
$Message = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Message'])); 

// Create Email
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Title: ";
$Body .= $Title;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Company: ";
$Body .= $Company;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Email: ";
$Body .= $Email;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Message: ";
$Body .= $Message;
$Body .= "\n";

// Send Email
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");

// Redirect 
if ($success){
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=index.php?p=sent\">";
}
else{
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=index.php?p=error\">";
//$EXTRA_INFO = "Error! Message not successfully sent.<br><pre>$Name</pre>";
//$type = "hidden";
//$vis_type = "none";
}

}
   break;
default: /* either we've never been here or something has screwed our counter */
   $EXTRA_INFO = "<strong>Enter information below:</strong><br>";
   $INPUT_BUTTON = "<input type='submit' name='preview' value='preview'>";
   $type = "text";
   $vis_type = "block";
   $view = 1;
   break;
}
/* display our page accordingly */

echo $EXTRA_INFO;
echo "<form action='$PHP_SELF?p=contact_us' method='post'>
<div id='container'>
<div id='left' style='display: $vis_type'>
   <p>Name:</p>
   <p>Title:</p>
   <p>Company:</p>
   <p>Telephone:</p>
   <p>Email:</p>
   <p>Company:</p>
</div><!-- left -->
  <div id='right'>
<input type='hidden' value='$view' name='view'>
<input type='$type' name='Name' value='$Name'><br>
    
    <input type='hidden' value='$view' name='view'>
    <input type='$type' name='Title' value='$Title'><br>
   
    <input type='hidden' value='$view' name='view'>
<input type='$type' name='Company' value='$Company'><br>
    
    <input type='hidden' value='$view' name='view'>
<input type='$type' name='Telephone' value='$Telephone'><br>
    
    <input type='hidden' value='$view' name='view'>
<input type='$type' name='Email' value='$Email'><br>
    
    <input type='hidden' value='$view' name='view'>
<input type='$type' name='Message' value='$Message'><br>
   </p>
  </div><!-- right -->
  <div class='clear'></div>
</div><!-- container -->";
echo $INPUT_BUTTON;
echo "</form>";

?> 

 

This code is included into include/contact_us.php which is dynamically included into the index with url parameter ?p=contact_us

 

My problem is that it doesn't function correctly - all it does is go to index.php when I submit form.

 

 

I think the problem lies in the form action='$PHP_SELF' but I have only basic knowledge of PHP to figure out how to get around this.

 

PLEASE...if someone can help me correct the existing code/optimize it, or if they have/know of a code that works better in the situation please share. I do not want to overwrite the HTML version of the website with the PHP version until I have fixed this section.

 

 

Note: I did not write this preview/edit script completely but I did improve it to work with hidden div and added the extra variables to suit my needs.

 

Thanks for any help,

- Revlet

 

EDIT: I tried to make a preview page before using $_SESSION variables and multiple includes but I couldn't get it to work. I prefer the less confusing scripts because I can easily add a captcha and manipulate them with greater ease. So if anyone can make a better script that would be ideal. Thanks again!

[mikesta707]

try changing php_self to

$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']

[Revlet]

try changing php_self to

$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']

 

With <form action='$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']' method='post'> the site turns ugly and the entire contact.php isn't included.