Passing Strings (email address) from form to PHP

Passing Strings (email address) from form to PHP

I have a php contact form and all works great going to a single address but I'm trying to modify my script to handle a drop down selector, which enables choosing a recipient (which email address to send to).

Here is the part of the code that I have so far in trying to deal with this issue:

            
              Please select recipient
                            >                  Select...                  Artistic Director                  Site Administrator                  Someone else                            
            
                  

I'm sure my problem lies in the calling/getting the value of recipient but I can't figure out where to go from here.

Answer by Verhaeren for Passing Strings (email address) from form to PHP

You're trying to do something weird here. It should be:

if ($_POST['recipient'] == 1) {      $to = 'soandso@mail.com';  }  else if($_POST['recipient'] == 2) {      $to = 'soandso@mail.com';  }  else if($_POST['recipient'] == 3) {      $to = 'soandso@mail.com';  }  else {      echo 'Sorry for no recipient';  }  

Of course 'recipient' will never be equal to 1, 2 or 3.

I also noticed the form and the select has the same name 'recipient'. I don't know is that is an issue though. But I would like to address it anyway.

Answer by csaw for Passing Strings (email address) from form to PHP

Your form name and select name is the same. also you are echoing the post value inside the select. i think it is left over from your previous input box.

try this;

  
Please select recipient
            Select...          Artistic Director          Site Administrator          Someone else             
        

Answer by Pascal Ruscher for Passing Strings (email address) from form to PHP

This code is working 100% :

(function($) {                $('#recipient').on('click', function() {    $('#recipient-form').submit();  });                })(jQuery);

          
              Select...        Artistic Director        Site Administrator        Someone else          
  
       

Answer by Nathan for Passing Strings (email address) from form to PHP

The page in it's (mostly) entirety for clarification purposes hopefully:

              
                  Please select recipient
          Select...      Artistic Director      Site Administrator      Someone else        
  
                                                  
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