Hello, im just starting out with php so bare with me!

 

Im making the contact form side of my site,

 

When clicking submit, it loads mailer.php which displays:

 

echo "Data has been submitted to $to!";

 

However... i wish it to redirect back onto my website after say 5 seconds.

 

Is this possible with php?

 

Ive tried adding a sleep into it but it doesnt load the mailer.php it just waits.

 

I added it like so:

 

<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$to = "craiglovelock54@hotmail.co.uk";
$subject = "Form Tutorial";
$name_field = $_POST['name'];
$email_field = $_POST['email'];
$message = $_POST['message'];

$body = "From: $name_field\n E-Mail: $email_field\n Message:\n $message";

echo "Data has been submitted to $to!";
mail($to, $subject, $body);
sleep(10);//seconds to wait..
header("Location:http://www.vinylpenguin.co.uk/page.php");
} else {
echo "blarg!";
}
?>

 

I expected it to load the page then run the sleep part but it doesnt.

 

Any help?

Edited January 4, 201214 yr by Lovelock

Hi Lovelock

 

I think the redirection isn't occuring as the php headers have already been sent and an error is being generated.

 

Have you got php error reporting turned on? If not I would advise you to turn it on

http://php.about.com/od/troubleshooting/qt/php_error_reporting.htm

 

Your idea is fine - your code just needs a few tweaks.

 

A good example of a basic form with a similar problem can be found here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4943768/simple-php-form-redirect

 

The header example produced by blasteralfred is equivalent to your code

sleep(10);//seconds to wait..

header("Location:http://www.vinylpenguin.co.uk/page.php");

 

Paul

Edited January 4, 201214 yr by paulb

Mind if I say, thank you for the sleep() function.

 

I didn't knew of that function before and indeed it must be your location, all seems to be fine.

Edited January 4, 201214 yr by kensha

Hi Lovelock I think the redirection isn't occuring as the php headers have already been sent and an error is being generated. Have you got php error reporting turned on? If not I would advise you to turn it onhttp://php.about.com/od/troubleshooting/qt/php_error_reporting.htm Your idea is fine - your code just needs a few tweaks. A good example of a basic form with a similar problem can be found here:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4943768/simple-php-form-redirect The header example produced by blasteralfred is equivalent to your code sleep(10);//seconds to wait.. header("Location:http://www.vinylpenguin.co.uk/page.php");Paul

 

Hello, it redirects, but it doesnt show the php page.

 

I still want it to go to the php page but then redirect back to main site. If that makes sense.

 

So without the redirection, it goes to a blank page with the echo output of "Your message is sent bla"

 

I will style this page to look like the main page but want it as a confirmation process.

 

With the redirection where it is, on clicking submit / send etc, it waits 10 seconds then goes to main page. Missing out the php page

 

EDIT: Sorted with this instead of the sleep:

 

header("Refresh: 3; url=\"http://www.vinylpenguin.co.uk/page.php\"");

Edited January 4, 201214 yr by Lovelock