PHP URL redirection

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I am working on a site locally and I am trying to add a contact form to it.

I've added a simple form on: http:localhost:8888/testsite/contact.php, when the user clicks on the submit button I want them to be redirected to another page with a message on it. The page I want the user to go to after submitting the form it: contact_message.php.

I've created both files and they both display OK on there URLs- http:localhost:8888/testsite/contact.php and http:localhost:8888/testsite/contact-message.php however the form isn't working because when you click submit the url changes to: http:localhost:8888/testsite/contact.php/contact-message.php, which would be fine if it showed the contact-message.php content, but it doesn't.

The code fore the form is:

<form method="post" action="contact-message.php">
    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>
                <label for="name">Name</label>
            </th>
            <td>
                <input type="text" name="name" id="name">
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>
                <label for="email">Email</label>
            </th>
            <td>
                <input type="text" name="email" id="email">
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>
                <label for="message">Message</label>
            </th>
            <td>
                <textarea type="text" name="message" id="message"></textarea>
            </td>
        </tr>

    </table>

    <input type="submit" value="Send">

</form>

Does anybody have any ideas?

are you sure the contact-message.php script is actually working? a syntax error could kill the script before ANY output is performed, leaving you with a blank browser. e.g. do some basic debugging yourself... — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Oct 24, 2013 at 16:11

Charlie Martin · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-24 16:13:03Z

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You need to add a full path or relative path to the correct file in your form action. Currently, you are telling the form to submit to the current url plus contact-message.php. Instead try...

<form method="post" action="http:localhost:8888/testsite/contact-message.php">

Or simply..

<form method="post" action="/contact-message.php">

which tells it to use the base URL + /contact-message.php

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 16:13

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PK333 Over a year ago

If i use: <form method="post" action="/contact-message.php"> Then that makes the url http://localhost:8888/contact-message.php instead of http://localhost:8888/testsite/contact-message.php

Charlie Martin Over a year ago

I had no way of knowing if your base url was localhost:8888 or localhost:8888/testsite as either could be configured. In this case, you can just change it to action="/testsite/contact-message.php"

thiagobraga · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-24 16:11:48Z

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Try to use this code if your send mail function return true:

header("Location: http://localhost:8888/testsite/contact_message.php");

PHP header documentation: http://php.net/manual/pt_BR/function.header.php

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 16:11

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T3 H40 · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-24 16:12:39Z

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try replacing the form tag with:

<form method="post" action="./contact-message.php">

This will then call the contact-message.php file that is located in the same folder. The dot is the beginning f a relative path starting at the current position

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 16:12

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