[SOLVED] Sending email using mail() without a form?

[stickynote427]

I have a how-to page on my site. To access these how-tos, they are entered in to the URL as GET parameters (...?howto=whatever). I have it set up so that if the how-to does not exist (it is checked from an array), the message, "The how-to you requested does not exist. Feel free to suggest it to us." is echoed.

 

I want "suggest it to us" to be a link (NOT a button) that will execute a PHP mail() somehow. Is there any way I can use a link instead of a button to submit a form using mail()? If not, should I just use CSS styles to style the button to look a bit less like a button?

 

Thanks.

Blake

[Masna]

So, you're trying to use a text link (a element) instead of a form submit button (input element)?

 

<a href="javascript: document.forms[0].submit();">Submit</a>

[stickynote427]

Aha! Thank you very much! That should work perfectly!

[Masna]

You're welcome.

 

However, beware, some browsers won't respond to that. Do some research and write your own Javascript function that will ensure the form gets submitted in all browsers using that link.

[stickynote427]

Alright, thanks.

 

Now I have another problem, though.

 

Will it be possible to set the form's ACTION to $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] and still use the link? I'm trying to check to see if the form has been submitted by using isset($_POST['submitLink']), but I don't think it's working - because the link is not an input field, its name (submitLink) is not submitted along with the form.

 

Here's the code I have:

 

if ($howtoExists!=1 && !isset($_POST['submitLink'])) { ?>
The how-to you requested does not exist. Feel free to <form style="display:inline;" name="howtoSuggestion" method="post" action="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?page=how-to&howto=<?=$_GET['howto'];?>"><input type="hidden" name="suggested" value="<?=$_GET['howto'];?>"><a href="javascript:document.forms[0].submit();" name="submitLink">suggest it to us</a></form><br /><br />
<?php
}
if (isset($_POST['submitLink'])) {
mail("myEmailIsHere","How-to Suggestion: ".$_POST['suggested'],"Someone from ".$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']." requested that the following how-to be added to the site: ".$_POST['suggested']);
echo "Thank you. Your suggested how-to has been submitted.";
}
//...

[Masna]

Lol, yes, links are not included in $_POST data.

 

Might I suggest a hidden input?

 

<input type="hidden" name="submitLink" value="true">

[stickynote427]

Ah, I never thought of that. It works great! Thank you very much.