"select forms and php"

[Halcrow]

Hi there, I put this post in the HTML, XHTML & CSS forum but I think it might be more relevant here...

I'm trying to create a form with "select" inputs which is processed by a php file and then sent to me via email. When I submit the form the browser doesn't display my "thankyou" page (like it should) and I don't receive my email.

In my code I have: (for example)
<form method="post" action="contact.php">
...
<select name="year">
<option value="2004">2004</option>
<option value="2005">2005</option>
</select>

In my php file I have:
$year = $_POST['year'] ;
...
$messageproper =
...
"\n\nYear: " . $year . "


The idea is that it should tell me what year was selected in the email I recieve. What am I doing wrong?

 

[ingresman]

can you put a </form> in.
do you get an error ?
can you put prinr_r($_POST); at the top of contact.php to see if it's even getting there.

 

[Halcrow]

there is a </form> in there, yes.

I don't get an error, just a blank screen with

http://www.myurl.com/contact.php

in the address bar

as for the "print_r($_POST);, I'll try it....

Cheers
Calum

 

[Halcrow]

when I put in the print line nothing changes

 

[Foamcow]

I posted a reply in the XHTML forum,

I think you have overlapping quotes/joins in your mail output string.

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