HTML form to PHP mail script not getting $post data

Question

I'm having some trouble with a basic mail PHP script. I can get the email to send, but can't get the variables from the html form.

Here is the code, any ideas?

<form action='sendmail.php' method="POST">

    <label for="name">Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="name" id="name" />

    <label for="email">Email</label>
    <input type="email" name="email" id="email" />

    <label for="email">Phone Number</label>
    <input type="number" name="number" id="number" />

    <label for="comments">Message</label>
    <textarea id="comments" name="message"></textarea>

    <input type="submit">
</form>

And here is the PHP file

<?php

$name = $_POST["name"];
$email_from = $_POST["email"];
$phone = $_POST["number"];
$message = $_POST["message"];


$to      = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Contact Form Message';
$message = "Name: ". $name  . "\r\nPhone: " . $phone . "\r\nMessage: " . $message;
$headers = "From: " . $email_from . "\r\n" .
    "Reply-To: " . $email_from . "\r\n" .
    'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();


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

method="POST" and $_GET["name"]? Might want to review that again. — Sean
– Sean, Commented Apr 19, 2017 at 4:56
You are using the "POST" method and using superglobals $_GET to get the post data that's wrong. if you want to get the post data use superglobals $_POST or otherwise use $_REQUEST to get the value. — NigSys Technologies
– NigSys Technologies, Commented Apr 19, 2017 at 4:59

noufalcep · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-19 04:57:15Z

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You are using POST method to send form data to PHP. Use $_POST to get the values.

$name = $_POST["name"];
$email_from = $_POST["email"];
$phone = $_POST["number"];
$message = $_POST["message"];

answered Apr 19, 2017 at 4:57

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swiners Over a year ago

Sorry I was experimenting before I copied and pasted. I have used, $_POST, $_GET and $_REQUEST and all I am getting in the email is:

Abdullah Al Shakib · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-19 04:58:58Z

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Either change method when posting your form

<form action='sendmail.php' method="GET">

Or

change the variables

$name = $_POST["name"];
$email_from = $_POST["email"];
$phone = $_POST["number"];
$message = $_POST["message"];

answered Apr 19, 2017 at 4:58

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Davinder Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-19 05:02:15Z

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You can use $_POST or $_REQUEST to fetch values. $_REQUEST will be the best option because it works for both get and post methods.

$name = $_REQUEST["name"];
$email_from = $_REQUEST["email"];
$phone = $_REQUEST["number"];
$message = $_REQUEST["message"];

answered Apr 19, 2017 at 5:02

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MIC.S · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-19 05:18:11Z

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U should change your method to 'GET'. Or u should change the variables. The answers above all work.

answered Apr 19, 2017 at 5:18

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