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Mattman
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Posted: 1st Aug 2003 17:19 Edited at: 1st Aug 2003 17:20
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O.k., first off, i know i have all ths supplies needed as my Dad just learned PHP also.

All last night and a little this morning i read a php book, and have created a simple web page:



<html >
<head >
<title >Testing 123!!!</title >
<body >
< ?php
$test = "Testing!"
print($test\n);
? >
</body >
</html >





Now how do i display a .php file in a browser? I have internet Explorer (don't know what version... will check....)

Thanks in Advance,
Mattman

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Mattman
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Posted: 1st Aug 2003 17:21
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note: Thoses spaces are there so it doesn't screw up this page and can be displayed!!!

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upload it... if your webserver uses php then they'll show...
if you wanna test on your machine goto http://www.php.org & download the latest - you'll need a server on your machine setup already for it to actually work.

(i'd recommend apache)

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Posted: 1st Aug 2003 17:53 Edited at: 1st Aug 2003 17:53
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Yes, i have apache and MY_SQL i believe. As i am a n00b to web designs (all else i know is basic HTML) what does upload mean? Do I type in url of

C:/webstuff/test.php

???

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@Mattman

Upload means to put your files somewhere so that they can be accessed on the web.

If you are running WindowsXP Professional, it comes with IIS, an internet server which runs on your PC. If so, you can just put your files in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot and they will be accessible over the intranet (http://localhost/)

You need to install the PHP script processor as well (php.exe) and set IIS to use it to run .php files. Download from http://www.php.org


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My dad just called and made me update all our computers and he told me how to run it. Thx anyway guys!

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Mattman
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k, now with that out of the way, i need help with this code:



my book tells me that isset is correct, and here is my submit button:



But when i run the page, it does not send an e-mail! What am i doing wrong???

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Posted: 1st Aug 2003 22:40 Edited at: 1st Aug 2003 22:41
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register globals might be turned off
and you don't need to give the button name a $ ...

<input type=submit name='mySubmit' value='GO!'>
check for $_REQUEST['submitButtonName']

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I added the $_REQUEST and i got two errors:

Notice: Array to string conversion in c:\apache\htdocs\matt\contact.php on line 21

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: array() in c:\apache\htdocs\matt\contact.php on line 21

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oh ya, here is line 21:



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adr???

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$_REQUEST? WTF? Try $_GET or $_POST

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will try...

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again : Notice: Array to string conversion in c:\apache\htdocs\matt\contact.php on line 21

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: array() in c:\apache\htdocs\matt\contact.php on line 21

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Send the code to my e-mail and I'll help you out

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Posted: 6th Aug 2003 14:02 Edited at: 6th Aug 2003 14:02
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Sorry - forgot about this thread

line 21 : $_REQUEST (mySubmit);

You've been using Darkbasic too long Arrays indices are resolved using [square brackets].

line 21 should read : $_REQUEST['MySubmit'];

Kanzure : the $_REQUEST superglobal holds both $_GET and $_POST. Rather than bother figuring out which he was using, I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone.

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PHP...whoosh straight over my had...*says* cmon guys *to the group of pixalated men around him* lets go write some HEX and Translate those OPCODES...

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For website design, you can never go wrong with html. That's what I use, and what I know(other than .asp )

Good luck with the website though.





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Posted: 17th Aug 2003 21:46
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Oh man!!!! U guys DID HELP ME!!! I THOUGHT YOU FORGOT!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Will try in a sec...

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hum, still an error.

Notice: Undefined index: MySubmit in c:\apache\htdocs\matt\contact.php on line 17

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Here is full code:



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Quote: "$_REQUEST["MySubmit"];
if (isset($Submit)) :
mail ("mattman91@wideopenwest.com","$Type", "$message", "$sender");
print ("testn");
endif;
?>
"


You forgot..

$Submit = $_REQUEST["MySubmit"];



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still not working. Did not change anything

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Or you could just do:



P.s. you are missing the form html tags which are probably causing you problems as well.

Put this before first form element (change action to be your page name):


and this after reset button:



Also, have you set up smtp server details in your php.ini file. You can't just expect the mail command to magically send you an email!

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Yeah, I also noticed the <Form> tags were mysteriously gone lol.

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i tried form, did not work after it was sent, went to error 405.

what is smtp?

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smtp = simple mail trasport protocol.
There is proberly something wrong with the way it is trying to send the e-mail.

Quote from Spooky previously in the thread
Quote: "Also, have you set up smtp server details in your php.ini file. You can't just expect the mail command to magically send you an email!"
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Quote: "i tried form, did not work after it was sent, went to error 405.
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The page may nto be there Did you do..

<form action=MY_PAGE.php method=POST>

???

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