PHP: How To: Redirect the Kirupa "PHP Contact Form"

[simplistik]

One of the most common questions that people as is how to redirect the "PHP Contact Form". And since people either fail at searching or are just to lazy here's how you do it. Here's the final code from the tutorial:

PHP Code:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {

    $to = "you@you.com";
    $subject = "Form Tutorial";
    $name_field = $_POST['name'];
    $email_field = $_POST['email'];
    $message = $_POST['message'];
 
    $body = "From: $name_field\n E-Mail: $email_field\n Message:\n $message";
 
    echo "Data has been submitted to $to!";
    mail($to, $subject, $body);

} else {

    echo "blarg!";

}
?>

change

PHP Code:

echo "Data has been submitted to $to!"; 


to

PHP Code:

header("Location: http://www.yourpage.com"); 


[Yeldarb]

Simp - I don't know if it will make a difference but you may want the header change to come after the call to the mail() function just in case the browser redirects before the email gets sent.

[simplistik]

Originally Posted by Yeldarb

Simp - I don't know if it will make a difference but you may want the header change to come after the call to the mail() function just in case the browser redirects before the email gets sent.

Yea good suggestion. Didn't really think to much about it I just know this question is asked at least once a week. So for those reading this his suggestion is to turn:

PHP Code:

    header("Location: http://www.yourpage.com");  
    mail($to, $subject, $body); 


to

PHP Code:

    mail($to, $subject, $body); 
    header("Location: http://www.yourpage.com"); 


[irkevin]

Or maybe

PHP Code:

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

    $to = "you@you.com"; 
    $subject =  "Form Tutorial"; 
    $name_field = $_POST['name']; 
    $email_field = $_POST['email']; 
    $message =  $_POST['message']; 
  
    $body = "From: $name_field\n E-Mail: $email_field\n Message:\n  $message"; 
  
    if(mail($to, $subject, $body)){
         // If the mail was sent, then redirect
         header("Location:  http://www.yourpage.com");  
    }else{
       // Else display a message
       echo 'An error occured while sending your message. Try again  later';
    } 

} else { 

    //Display Form here

} 
?>

[Wurd]

The second one is worth