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Jul 12.2006

Hey

How do I add more than action per Form?

I have a registration form which sends data to a database on submit. I want it to send data to a mail aswell…how do I do that?

Regards
Dennis Ingham

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@GarySJul 12.2006 — You can only have one action statement for a form... but that action can point to a script that can do any number of things.

Here's a rough outline (treat as pseudo code... it's probably riddled with errors)

[code=html]

<?php

if(isset($_POST['submit']) ){

//validate

//Do other stuff
//e.g., Store in a database
//e.g., send an email

}
?>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>" method="post">

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

</body>
</html>
[/code]
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@Dennis_InghamauthorJul 12.2006 — Thanks GaryS I'll try that!
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@Dennis_InghamauthorJul 12.2006 — Hi again.

I can post the data to the database, but I can't figure out the mail - maybe it's because i'm using the wrong PHP script:

My codes looks like this:

[COLOR=DarkRed]<?PHP

if (isset($_POST['submit'])){

echo $editFormAction;



$to = '[email protected]';

$subject = 'Ny tilmelding';

$message ='Der er kommet en ny tilmelding';

$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "rn";

$headers = 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "rn";

$headers = 'To: Dennis <[email protected]>' . "rn";

$headers = 'From: Dennis Ingham <[email protected]>' . "rn";



mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

}

?>[/COLOR]

I'm a little newbie in PHP programming so...maybe I just picked up the wrong script.

Anyone who knows how to sent mail with PHP scripting?
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@The_Little_GuyJul 12.2006 — I added . before the = sign. Try that.
[code=php]<?PHP
if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
echo $editFormAction;

$to = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Ny tilmelding';
$message ='Der er kommet en ny tilmelding';
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "rn";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "rn";
$headers .= 'To: Dennis <[email protected]>' . "rn";
$headers .= 'From: Dennis Ingham <[email protected]>' . "rn";

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
}
?>[/code]
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@bokehJul 12.2006 — [code=php]?>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>" method="post">[/code][/QUOTE]Using [I]$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] [/I]in that context is insecure.
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@GarySJul 12.2006 — Yes, you're quite right. Laziness struck me again.
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@ShearsJul 13.2006 — Why is it insecure?
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@bokehJul 13.2006 — Why is it insecure?[/QUOTE]Becuase [B][I]$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'][/I][/B] can be manipulated by the user.
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@Dennis_InghamauthorJul 13.2006 — Thank you all...now it's working ?

To bokeh: how can I change $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] into a secure statement, but with the same function?
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@bokehJul 13.2006 — [code=php]htmlentities($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])[/code]
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@Dennis_InghamauthorJul 13.2006 — OK thanks 'll try that
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