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Posted by Barry on 01/26/06 14:31
cover wrote:
> Actually what I'm wanting to do is input the data into a MySQL
> database (which I have done successfully) and also email data off that
> form through a mail server at the same time (which I have done
> successfully separately - in other words, I haven't achieved both
> results off a single click of the 'submit' button). BUT...
>
> Shouldn't doing a form action / method="post" twice in the same form
> send the info in both directions as below?
>
> <form action="process2.php" method="post">
> <form action="process3.php" method="post">
> From: <input type="text" name="from" size="20" maxlength="20" /><br />
> To: <input type="text" name="to" size="30" maxlength="30" /><br />
> Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" size="30" maxlength="30"
> /><br />
> Message:<textarea name="text" name="message" cols="50"
> rows="10"></textarea><br />
> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send" />
> </form>
>
Nope, it will only send it to one page.
There should be no problem doing an insert and then mailing the data.
Post your code so we can have a look at wots up.
cheers
Barry
> Also in taking the model to work, I discovered severe security over
> the email system so I'm looking to set up an SMTP mail server onto the
> server I've been working with - the work one will accept from this one
> if I can get it going. Am using Apache on a Windows server. Thanks
> for the reply Jerry...
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:47:09 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
> <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Rather, I'd look into what problem you're having with both sending the
>>email and inserting into the database. It should work OK.
>>
>>Having two different forms means the user would have to click on two
>>buttons in order. What if he only clicks on one of them?
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