Get Checkbox Values from Forms using an External PHP Processor - php

Question

I have a form that sends its data to a process.php file for processing in that file I have the following code:
<?php
$name = $_GET['name'];
$number = $_GET['number'];
$email = $_GET['email'];
$comment = $_GET['message'];
$sales = $_POST['sales'];
$lettings = $_POST['lettings'];
$to = "me#me.com";
$subject = "New website registration";
$message = "Name: ".$name."\r\n";
if(isset($number) && $number!='')
$message.= "Number: ".$number."\r\n";
if(isset($email) && $email!='')
$message.= "Email: ".$email."\r\n";
if(isset($comment) && $comment!='')
$message.= "Comment: ".$comment."\r\n";
if(isset($sales))
{
$message.= "I am Interested in Sales" . "\r\n";
}else{
//
}
if(isset($lettings))
{
$message.= "I am Interested in Lettings";
}else{
//
}
$headers = "From: ".$name." <".$email.">";
$result = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
return $result;
?>
The HTML for the form is as follows:
<form id="register_form" name="register" method="post" action="/content/contact/process.php">
<input type="text" id="name" name="name" class="regform" onFocus="if(this.value=='Name'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Name';}" value="Name" />
<input type="text" id="number" name="number" class="regform" onFocus="if(this.value=='Phone number'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Phone number';}" value="Phone number" />
<input type="text" id="email" name="email" class="regform" onFocus="if(this.value=='Email address'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Email address';}" value="Email address" />
<textarea id="message" name="message" class="regtext" onFocus="if(this.value=='Message'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Message';}">Message</textarea>
<label for"sales">Sales<input type="checkbox" name="sales" value="1" /></label>
<label for"sales">Lettings<input type="checkbox" name="lettings" value="1"/></label>
<input id="submit" type="submit" value="Submit" class="regsender" />
<div class="loading"></div>
</form>
When the checkboxes are checked, the expected messages do not come through in the email. Am I missing something here. I've tried several different approaches to getting this to work, none of which do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

You are using method = POST and retrieving values with $_GET

Answer 2

I have updated your code check it
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
$name = $_POST['name'];
$number = $_POST['number'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$comment = $_POST['message'];
if (isset($_POST['sales']))
{
$sales = $_POST['sales'];
}
else if(isset($_POST['lettings']))
{
$lettings =$_POST['lettings'];
}
$to = "me#me.com";
$subject = "New website registration";
$message = "Name: ".$name."\r\n";
if(isset($number) && $number!='')
$message.= "Number: ".$number."\r\n";
if(isset($email) && $email!='')
$message.= "Email: ".$email."\r\n";
if(isset($comment) && $comment!='')
$message.= "Comment: ".$comment."\r\n";
if(isset($_POST['sales']))
{
$message.= "I am Interested in Sales" . "\r\n";
}
else if(isset($_POST['lettings']))
{
$message.= "I am Interested in Lettings";
}
echo $message;
$headers = "From: ".$name." <".$email.">";
$result = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
return $result;
}
?>
<form id="register_form" name="register" method="post" action="testing_page.php">
<input type="text" id="name" name="name" class="regform" onFocus="if(this.value=='Name'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Name';}" value="Name" />
<input type="text" id="number" name="number" class="regform" onFocus="if(this.value=='Phone number'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Phone number';}" value="Phone number" />
<input type="text" id="email" name="email" class="regform" onFocus="if(this.value=='Email address'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Email address';}" value="Email address" />
<textarea id="message" name="message" class="regtext" onFocus="if(this.value=='Message'){this.value='';}" onBlur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Message';}">Message</textarea>
<label for"sales">Sales<input type="checkbox" name="sales" value="1" /></label>
<label for"sales">Lettings<input type="checkbox" name="lettings" value="1"/></label>
<input id="submit" name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit" class="regsender" />
<div class="loading"></div>
</form>