PHP/HTML Form sent through E-mail Problem

[Bloodmorphed]

It works like a charm but the only problem I get when the page loads it SENDS an email without info of course because it sends it without someone pushing the submit button. Hereis my HTM Land PHP code

 

 

<form method="post" action="viewpage.php?page_id=5">

Email: <input name="email" type="text"><br>
Message:<br> <textarea name="message" rows="15" cols="40"></textarea><br> 


<input type="submit"> </form>

(note the action is in the page itself because thats where the php code is, now for the PHP code:)

<?php 

$to = "hidden for privacy"; 
$subject = "LoL Recruitment"; 
$email = $_REQUEST['email'] ; 
$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ; 
$headers = "From: $email"; 
$sent = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) ; 
if($sent) {print "Your mail was sent successfully"; } 
else 
{print "We encountered an error sending your mail"; } 
?> 

 

For some reason I go to the page and it auto sends an email without waiting for me to "submit" the form... Is there any suggestions??

 

 

EDIT: I noticed its automatically doing the PHP script as soon as the page opens, because the HTML and PHP script is in the same "page" and not in different files, I understand this and I want it like this I dont want to have to create another file just for it to stop this bug. Theres got to be a way to pause the PHP script and activate it when the "Submit" button is pressed.

[Skewled]

use isset() to make sure the submit button was clicked.

 

EDIT:

 

Update your form:

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send E-Mail">

 

Then Your Code:

 

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

  $to = "hidden for privacy";
  $subject = "LoL Recruitment";
  $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
  $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;
  $headers = "From: $email";
  $sent = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) ;
  if($sent) {
print "Your mail was sent successfully";
}  else  {
print "We encountered an error sending your mail";
}
}
?> 

[kenrbnsn]

Give the submit button a name and check to see if the form was submitted before sending the email:

<form method="post" action="viewpage.php?page_id=5">

Email: <input name="email" type="text"><br>
Message:<br> <textarea name="message" rows="15" cols="40"></textarea><br> 


<input type="submit" name="submit"> </form>

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$to = "hidden for privacy"; 
$subject = "LoL Recruitment"; 
$email = $_REQUEST['email'] ; 
$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ; 
$headers = "From: $email"; 
$sent = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) ; 
if($sent) {print "Your mail was sent successfully"; } 
else 
{print "We encountered an error sending your mail"; } 
}
?>

 

Ken

[Bloodmorphed]

okay thanks I'll try that and let ya'll know if it works, thanks agian

[Bloodmorphed]

Ah works like a charm now, thanks i forgot all about isset