php sending blank form?

[determined]

Every now and then (more frequently lately), I get a blank email from the form I built in php. I am guessing it is from the php but not entirely sure. This is the top of the email that I get:

 

"From: maximo@From: [email protected]

[mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:25 PM

[mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:25 PM"

 

So I don't really know what all of that means or why it is sending me a blank form. I know it isn't just some spammer because I have the form set up where people cannot move forward unless they fill in the form fields.

 

I appreciate your help identifying the issue here.

 

 

[BlueSkyIS]

"I have the form set up where people cannot move forward unless they fill in the form fields"

 

how do you have the form set up to prevent this?

[determined]

I have javascript on that first page.

 

function validate_form ( )
{
    valid = true;

    if ( document.rmavalidation.firstname.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "First Name is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
 if ( document.rmavalidation.lastname.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Last Name is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
 if ( document.rmavalidation.email.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "A valid Email Address is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.street1.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Address is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.city.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "City is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.ZIP.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Zip Code is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.phone1.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Phone Number is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.store.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Store purchased from is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.orderDate1.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Order date is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.returnReason.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "A return reason is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
    return valid;
}

[BlueSkyIS]

javascript is ignored by spammers. you should add validation in your PHP as well.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

My guess is that your form processing code unconditionally sends an email any time the URL of the form processing code is requested, such as when a search engine spiders the site.

 

You would need to post your code to get specific help with what it might be doing.

 

BTW: Spam bot scripts and search engine spiders visit your form processing code directly and don't directly care about your form (or any javascript that might be on it.)

[determined]

Do you know a great resource to learn how to add php validation? I am slowly learning php as I need it.

 

Here is the code I am using on my validation page

 

<script type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function validate_form ( )
{
    valid = true;

    if ( document.rmavalidation.firstname.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "First Name is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
 if ( document.rmavalidation.lastname.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Last Name is required" );
        valid = false;
    }

if ( document.rmavalidation.street1.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Address is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.city.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "City is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.ZIP.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Zip Code is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.phone1.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Phone Number is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
 if ( document.rmavalidation.email.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "A valid Email Address is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.store.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Store purchased from is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.orderDate1.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "Order date is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
if ( document.rmavalidation.returnReason.value == "" )
    {
        alert ( "A return reason is required" );
        valid = false;
    }
    return valid;
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
  var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}

function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0
  var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
   if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}

}
//-->
</script>

</head>
<form name='rmavalidation' id='rmavalidation' action='rmaprocess.php' method='post' >
                    <tr>
                      <td class='inputverify'><font color="red">*</font> First Name:</td>
                      <td width="564" class='inputverify' ><input id="firstname" name='firstname' type='text' size='50' maxlength='50' value='<?PHP echo ($firstname) ?>' />
                    <?PHP if (!$firstname)
      echo "<font face=arial size=2 color=red>  First Name is Required.</font>";?>                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td class='inputverify'><font color="red">*</font> Last Name:</td>
                      <td><input name='lastname' type='text' size='50' maxlength='50' value='<?PHP echo ($lastname)?>' />
                           <?PHP if (!$lastname)
      echo "<font face=arial size=2 color=red>  Last Name is Required.</font>";?>                   </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td class='inputverify'> Organization:</td>
                      <td><input name='organization' type='text' size='50' maxlength='50' value='<?PHP echo($organization)?>' />                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    
                          <input name="Submit" type="Submit" alt="Submit your info" value="Send Your Information"/>
                      </div></td>
                    </tr>
                  </form>
              </table></td>
      </tr>

</body>
</html>

 

Thank you for your help!