PHP Sending Form Script

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I am having a bit trouble getting the PHP script to work. I am making a very basic form just collecting name and email

<form action"email.php" method="POST" id="signup-form">
                    <p><input type="text" id="name" name="name" placeholder="name" /></p>
                    <p><input type="email" id="email" name="email" placeholder="email address" /></p>
                    <p class="form-note"><em>* we will only email you when our store is up</em></p>
                    <p><input type="submit" value="Get Notified" /></p>
                </form>

My PHP script is

<?php
    $error = false;
    $sent = false;

    if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
        if(empty($_POST['name']) || empty($_POST['email'])) {
            $error = true;
        } 
        else {

            $to = "[email protected]";

            $name = trim($_POST['name']);
            $email = trim($_POST['email']);

            $subject = "New Subscriber";

            $message =  "Name: $name \r\n Email: $email";
            $headers = "From:" . $name;
            $mailsent = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

            if($mailsent) {
                $sent = true;
            }
       }
  }
?>

I'm using a Linux hosting company, net registry. I tried to get the PHP errors turned on, but couldn't see how in my cpanel. The mail is not sent, but I have no way of seeing the error preventing it.

Doesn't work how? Do you get an error? The mail doesn't get sent? What happens? We don't live inside your head and can't know what you're thinking. — Amal
– Amal, Commented Nov 28, 2013 at 12:46
can you send an email from your severs mail server? are you running xampp? or wamp? if so email isn't by default configured — Liam Sorsby
– Liam Sorsby, Commented Nov 28, 2013 at 12:48
I updated the post running on a linux hosting server. @AmalMurali — 4ever Youngz
– 4ever Youngz, Commented Nov 28, 2013 at 12:53

DeadMoroz · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-28 12:48:15Z

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You have an error in your html. Try:

<form action="email.php"

answered Nov 28, 2013 at 12:48

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4ever Youngz Over a year ago

thanks, what a silly mistake. Now I notice it seems the form is sending but goes to a blank page email.php and nothing still seems to be sent.

praveen · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-28 12:50:11Z

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Change your HTML to this and try

<form action="email.php" method="POST" id="signup-form">
                    <p><input type="text" id="name" name="name" placeholder="name" /></p>
                    <p><input type="email" id="email" name="email" placeholder="email address" /></p>
                    <p class="form-note"><em>* we will only email you when our store is up</em></p>
                    <p><input type="submit" value="Get Notified" /></p>
                </form>

answered Nov 28, 2013 at 12:50

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4ever Youngz Over a year ago

thanks I realized I forgot the equal sign, now when submitting the form, it just goes to the email.php page and nothing is sent to my email

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