PHP POWERPOINT SLIDES
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PHP is a server-side scripting language that can be embedded into HTML pages using PHP tags. When a PHP page is requested, the server will execute any PHP code and output the results. PHP allows variables, control structures, and functions to handle tasks like form processing, file uploads, and database access. Functions like file() can read file contents into an array, and files can be uploaded and moved using the $_FILES array and move_uploaded_file() function. PHP scripts can generate dynamic web page content on the server before sending the page to the client.
![PHP variables
4
similar to JavaScript, PHP variables are not declared, dynamically typed
scalar data types: Boolean, integer, double, string
compound data types: array, object
special types: resource, NULL
all variable names begin with $
<html>
<head>
<title>Server-side Fortune</title>
<?php
$list = array("Live long and prosper",
"Save for tomorrow",
"You will meet someone");
$fortune = $list[rand(0, count($list)-1)];
?>
</head>
<body>
<table border=1 align="center">
<tr><td>
<?php print($fortune); ?>
</table>
</body>
</html>
variables are flexible
any unassigned variable has
value NULL
can test if NULL using IsSet
e.g., IsSet($name)
can set mode so that
unbound access is reported,
or automatically coerced to
default values](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-4-320.jpg)
![PHP: handling form data
5
<html> <!-- helloNice.php -->
<head> <title>Server-side Greeting</title> </head>
<body>
<?php
$yourName = $_POST['yourName'];
print("Hello and welcome to my page <i>$yourName</i>.<br />n");
print("If you like it, " .
"<a href='mailto:davereed@creighton.edu'>email me</a>!n");
?>
</body>
</html>
can write server-side programs in PHP as an alternative to CGI
no need for CGIinput class, can use either GET or POST
form data is automatically accessible via variable with form element name
similar to Perl, '.' is used for string concatenation
<html> <!-- helloNicePHP.html -->
<head> <title>PHP Form Handling</title> </head>
<body>
<form action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/helloNice.php"
method="post">
Enter your name: <input type="text" name="yourName"/>
<br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="click for greeting" />
</form>
</body>
</html>](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-5-320.jpg)
![PHP: email database example
6
<html>
<head> <title>PHP Email DB</title>
<?php
$emailDB = array("Jim Carlson", "carlsn@creighton.edu",
"Davendar Malik", "malik@creighton.edu",
"Prem Nair", "psnair@creighton.edu",
"Dave Reed", "davereed@creighton.edu",
"Mark Wierman", "wierman@creighton.edu");
?>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$person = $_POST['person'];
print("Search results for: " . $person . "<br /><br />n");
$found = false;
for ($i = 0; $i < count($emailDB); $i+=2) {
if ($person == "" ||
strpos("?".strtolower($emailDB[$i]), strtolower($person))) {
$entry1 = $emailDB[$i];
$entry2 = $emailDB[$i+1];
print("$entry1: <a href='mailto:$entry2'>$entry2</a><br />n");
$found = true;
}
}
if (!$found) {
print("No matching names were found. Please try again.<br />n");
}
?>
</body>
</html>
since PHP source is not
seen by user, can
embed protected data
safely
string functions
include:
• strlen
• strcmp
• strpos
• substr
• strtolower
• strtoupper
• trim](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-6-320.jpg)
![PHP: file example
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<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Email DB</title>
<?php
$emailDB = file("email.txt");
?>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$person = $_POST['person'];
print("Search results for: " . $person . "<br /><br />n");
$found = false;
for ($i = 0; $i < count($emailDB); $i+=2) {
if ($person == "" ||
strpos("?".strtolower($emailDB[$i]), strtolower($person))) {
$entry1 = $emailDB[$i];
$entry2 = $emailDB[$i+1];
print("$entry1: <a href='mailto:$entry2'>$entry2</a><br />n");
$found = true;
}
}
if (!$found) {
print("No matching names were found. Please try again.<br />n");
}
?>
</body>
</html>
various routines exist
for reading/writing files
simplest is file, which
reads a file into an array
of strings (one per line)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-7-320.jpg)
![Word ladder in PHP
8
<html>
<head>
<title>Word Ladder Challenge</title>
<?php
$dictionary = file("words5.txt");
$start = $dictionary[rand(0, count($dictionary)-1)];
$end = $dictionary[rand(0, count($dictionary)-1)];
?>
</head>
<body>
<div style="text-align:center">
<h2>Dave's Word Ladder Challenge</h2>
<p>Create a word ladder between <b> <?php print($start); ?> </b>
and <b> <?php print($end); ?> </b>
<form name="ladderForm"
action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/ladderCheck.php"
method="post">
<textarea name="ladder" rows=10 cols=8 wrap="virtual"></textarea>
<br /><br />
<input type="hidden" name="start" value="<?php print($start); ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="end" value="<?php print($end); ?>">
<input type="submit" value="Submit Ladder">
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
ladder.php contains start
of game:
• PHP displays start &
end words
• static HTML gives form
with text area & submit
button](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-8-320.jpg)
![Word ladder in PHP
9
<html>
<head>
<title>Word Ladder Challenge</title>
<?php
function binsearch($needle, $haystack)
{
$high = count($haystack)-1;
$low = 0;
while ($low <= $high){
$middle = floor(($high + $low) / 2);
if (trim($haystack[$middle]) == trim($needle)){
return true;
}
else if (trim($haystack[$middle]) < trim($needle)){
$low = $middle+1;
}
else{
$high = $middle-1;
}
}
return false;
}
function LetterDiff($word1, $word2)
{
$diffCount = 0;
for ($z = 0; $z < strlen(word1); $z++) {
if ($word1{$z} != $word2{$z}) {
$diffCount++;
}
}
return $diffCount;
}
?>
</head>
ladderCheck.php page
• defines functions for
checking a ladder
• static HTML gives form
with text area & submit
button](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-9-320.jpg)
![10
<body>
<div style="text-align:center">
<h2>Dave's Word Ladder Challenge</h2>
<?php
$dictionary = file("words5.txt");
$start = trim($_POST['start']);
$end = trim($_POST['end']);
$ladder = trim($_POST['ladder']);
$ladderArr = preg_split("/[ns]+/", $ladder);
if ($start != $ladderArr[0]) {
print("INVALID LADDER: starting word should be $start<br />");
}
else if ($end != $ladderArr[count($ladderArr)-1]) {
print("INVALID LADDER: ending word should be $end<br />");
}
else {
$OK = true;
for ($i = 1; $i < count($ladderArr) and $OK; $i++) {
if (!binsearch($ladderArr[$i], $dictionary)) {
print("INVALID LADDER: ".$ladderArr[$i]." is not a legal word.<br />");
$OK = false;
}
else if (LetterDiff($ladderArr[$i], $ladderArr[$i-1]) != 1) {
print("INVALID LADDER: ".$ladderArr[$i]." is not connected to" .
$ladderArr[$i-1].".<br />");
$OK = false;
}
}
if ($OK) {
print("$ladder is a valid ladder. Congratulations!<br />");
}
}
?>
<form name="ladderForm"
action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/ladder.php" method="post">
<input type="submit" value="Play Again?">
</form>
</div></body></html>
rest of ladderCheck.php
• gets data from form
elements
• verifies the correctness
of the ladder](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-10-320.jpg)
![Standalone PHP
11
<?php
$emailDB = file("email.txt");
$person = $_POST['person'];
print("Search results for: " . $person . "<br /><br />n");
$found = false;
for ($i = 0; $i < count($emailDB); $i+=2) {
if ($person == "" ||
strpos("?".strtolower($emailDB[$i]), strtolower($person))) {
$entry1 = $emailDB[$i];
$entry2 = $emailDB[$i+1];
print("$entry1: <a href='mailto:$entry2'>" .
"$entry2</a><br />n");
$found = true;
}
}
if (!$found) {
print("No matching names were found. Please try again.<br />n");
}
?>
previous examples have shown how PHP code can be nested in HTML
browsers don't really require HTML, HEAD, BODY tags
if no static content in the page, can ignore HTML elements
PHP output text will be treated as the body of a default Web page](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-11-320.jpg)
![PHP file manipulations
13
<?php
$BASEDIR = "/var/www/davereed/files/";
if (!file_exists($BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name'])) {
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'],
$BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name']);
print("File uploaded successfully");
}
else {
print("File already exists - no upload performed.");
}
?>
PHP provides extensive support for file/directory manipulation
$_FILES[$FORM_ELE_NAME]['name'] original name of the file uploaded via
the specified form input element
$_FILES[$FORM_ELE_NAME]['tmp_name'] temporary name of the file where it
is uploaded onto the server
move_uploaded_file($_FILES[$FORM_ELE_NAME]['tmp_name'], $FILE_PATH_NAME)
copies uploaded file to specified loc.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-13-320.jpg)
![Robust file uploading
15
<?php
$userID = $_POST['userID'];
$BASEDIR = "/var/www/davereed/files/";
$_FILES['userfile']['name'] = explode(' ', $_FILES['userfile']['name']);
$_FILES['userfile']['name'] = implode('_', $_FILES['userfile']['name']);
if (IsSet($userID)) {
$BASEDIR = $BASEDIR.$userID."/";
if (!file_exists($BASEDIR)) {
mkdir($BASEDIR, 755);
}
}
if (!file_exists($BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name'])) {
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'],
$BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name']);
print("File uploaded successfully");
}
else {
print("File already exists - no upload performed.");
}
?>
get the user ID from text box
replace ' ' with '_'
in file name
if user ID is entered,
extend path & create
directory if deosn't
already exist](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-15-320.jpg)
![Example: email redirection
(cont.)
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$email = $_POST['email'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
if (!isset($email) or !isset($message)) {
show_form();
}
else {
if (empty($message)) {
print("Please write something and resend.");
show_form($email,$message,$subject);
}
else {
if (empty($email)) {
$email="anonymous";
}
if (empty($subject)) {
$subject="stuff";
}
$sent = mail( "davereed@creighton.edu", $subject, $message, "From: $email" );
if ($sent) {
print("<H1>Your Message Has Been Sent.</H1>");
}
else {
print("<p>The server was unable to send your mail.");
}
}
}
?>
if no inputs to page (not called from
form), show input page
if message field is empty, warn user
and show the input page again
if email or subject fields are empty,
give default values
send the email message and
report status](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/05-php-180924152114/85/PHP-POWERPOINT-SLIDES-19-320.jpg)
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- 1. Server-side programming & PHP server-side includes Netscape LiveWire Active Server Pages (ASP) Java Servlets PHP − variables, control statements, file access − form handling − file uploading, email redirection Internet & Web Programming
- 2. PHP 2 PHP is similar to JavaScript, only server-side PHP code is embedded in HTML using tags when a page request arrives, the server recognizes PHP content via the file extension (.php , .php3, or .phtml) the server executes the PHP code, substitutes output into the HTML the resulting page is then downloaded to the client user never sees the PHP code, only the output in the page developed in 1995 by Rasmus Lerdorf (member of the Apache Group) originally designed as a tool for tracking visitors at Lerdorf's Web site within 2 years, widely used in conjunction with the Apache server developed into full-featured, scripting language for server-side programming free, open-source server plug-ins exist for various servers
- 3. PHP execution 3 PHP code can be embedded within a <?php...?> tag output is displayed using print <!-- hello.php --> <html> <head> <title>Server-side Hello</title> </head> <body> <table border=1 align="center"> <tr><td> <?php print("Hello and welcome to <i>my</i> page!"); ?> </table> </body> </html> <!-- hello.php --> <html> <head> <title>Server-side Hello</title> </head> <body> <table border=1 align="center"> <tr><td> Hello and welcome to <i>my</i> page! </table> </body> </html> the server executes the print statement, substitutes output, downloads resulting page
- 4. PHP variables 4 similar to JavaScript, PHP variables are not declared, dynamically typed scalar data types: Boolean, integer, double, string compound data types: array, object special types: resource, NULL all variable names begin with $ <html> <head> <title>Server-side Fortune</title> <?php $list = array("Live long and prosper", "Save for tomorrow", "You will meet someone"); $fortune = $list[rand(0, count($list)-1)]; ?> </head> <body> <table border=1 align="center"> <tr><td> <?php print($fortune); ?> </table> </body> </html> variables are flexible any unassigned variable has value NULL can test if NULL using IsSet e.g., IsSet($name) can set mode so that unbound access is reported, or automatically coerced to default values
- 5. PHP: handling form data 5 <html> <!-- helloNice.php --> <head> <title>Server-side Greeting</title> </head> <body> <?php $yourName = $_POST['yourName']; print("Hello and welcome to my page <i>$yourName</i>.<br />n"); print("If you like it, " . "<a href='mailto:[email protected]'>email me</a>!n"); ?> </body> </html> can write server-side programs in PHP as an alternative to CGI no need for CGIinput class, can use either GET or POST form data is automatically accessible via variable with form element name similar to Perl, '.' is used for string concatenation <html> <!-- helloNicePHP.html --> <head> <title>PHP Form Handling</title> </head> <body> <form action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/helloNice.php" method="post"> Enter your name: <input type="text" name="yourName"/> <br /><br /> <input type="submit" value="click for greeting" /> </form> </body> </html>
- 6. PHP: email database example 6 <html> <head> <title>PHP Email DB</title> <?php $emailDB = array("Jim Carlson", "[email protected]", "Davendar Malik", "[email protected]", "Prem Nair", "[email protected]", "Dave Reed", "[email protected]", "Mark Wierman", "[email protected]"); ?> </head> <body> <?php $person = $_POST['person']; print("Search results for: " . $person . "<br /><br />n"); $found = false; for ($i = 0; $i < count($emailDB); $i+=2) { if ($person == "" || strpos("?".strtolower($emailDB[$i]), strtolower($person))) { $entry1 = $emailDB[$i]; $entry2 = $emailDB[$i+1]; print("$entry1: <a href='mailto:$entry2'>$entry2</a><br />n"); $found = true; } } if (!$found) { print("No matching names were found. Please try again.<br />n"); } ?> </body> </html> since PHP source is not seen by user, can embed protected data safely string functions include: • strlen • strcmp • strpos • substr • strtolower • strtoupper • trim
- 7. PHP: file example 7 <html> <head> <title>PHP Email DB</title> <?php $emailDB = file("email.txt"); ?> </head> <body> <?php $person = $_POST['person']; print("Search results for: " . $person . "<br /><br />n"); $found = false; for ($i = 0; $i < count($emailDB); $i+=2) { if ($person == "" || strpos("?".strtolower($emailDB[$i]), strtolower($person))) { $entry1 = $emailDB[$i]; $entry2 = $emailDB[$i+1]; print("$entry1: <a href='mailto:$entry2'>$entry2</a><br />n"); $found = true; } } if (!$found) { print("No matching names were found. Please try again.<br />n"); } ?> </body> </html> various routines exist for reading/writing files simplest is file, which reads a file into an array of strings (one per line)
- 8. Word ladder in PHP 8 <html> <head> <title>Word Ladder Challenge</title> <?php $dictionary = file("words5.txt"); $start = $dictionary[rand(0, count($dictionary)-1)]; $end = $dictionary[rand(0, count($dictionary)-1)]; ?> </head> <body> <div style="text-align:center"> <h2>Dave's Word Ladder Challenge</h2> <p>Create a word ladder between <b> <?php print($start); ?> </b> and <b> <?php print($end); ?> </b> <form name="ladderForm" action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/ladderCheck.php" method="post"> <textarea name="ladder" rows=10 cols=8 wrap="virtual"></textarea> <br /><br /> <input type="hidden" name="start" value="<?php print($start); ?>"> <input type="hidden" name="end" value="<?php print($end); ?>"> <input type="submit" value="Submit Ladder"> </form> </div> </body> </html> ladder.php contains start of game: • PHP displays start & end words • static HTML gives form with text area & submit button
- 9. Word ladder in PHP 9 <html> <head> <title>Word Ladder Challenge</title> <?php function binsearch($needle, $haystack) { $high = count($haystack)-1; $low = 0; while ($low <= $high){ $middle = floor(($high + $low) / 2); if (trim($haystack[$middle]) == trim($needle)){ return true; } else if (trim($haystack[$middle]) < trim($needle)){ $low = $middle+1; } else{ $high = $middle-1; } } return false; } function LetterDiff($word1, $word2) { $diffCount = 0; for ($z = 0; $z < strlen(word1); $z++) { if ($word1{$z} != $word2{$z}) { $diffCount++; } } return $diffCount; } ?> </head> ladderCheck.php page • defines functions for checking a ladder • static HTML gives form with text area & submit button
- 10. 10 <body> <div style="text-align:center"> <h2>Dave's Word Ladder Challenge</h2> <?php $dictionary = file("words5.txt"); $start = trim($_POST['start']); $end = trim($_POST['end']); $ladder = trim($_POST['ladder']); $ladderArr = preg_split("/[ns]+/", $ladder); if ($start != $ladderArr[0]) { print("INVALID LADDER: starting word should be $start<br />"); } else if ($end != $ladderArr[count($ladderArr)-1]) { print("INVALID LADDER: ending word should be $end<br />"); } else { $OK = true; for ($i = 1; $i < count($ladderArr) and $OK; $i++) { if (!binsearch($ladderArr[$i], $dictionary)) { print("INVALID LADDER: ".$ladderArr[$i]." is not a legal word.<br />"); $OK = false; } else if (LetterDiff($ladderArr[$i], $ladderArr[$i-1]) != 1) { print("INVALID LADDER: ".$ladderArr[$i]." is not connected to" . $ladderArr[$i-1].".<br />"); $OK = false; } } if ($OK) { print("$ladder is a valid ladder. Congratulations!<br />"); } } ?> <form name="ladderForm" action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/ladder.php" method="post"> <input type="submit" value="Play Again?"> </form> </div></body></html> rest of ladderCheck.php • gets data from form elements • verifies the correctness of the ladder
- 11. Standalone PHP 11 <?php $emailDB = file("email.txt"); $person = $_POST['person']; print("Search results for: " . $person . "<br /><br />n"); $found = false; for ($i = 0; $i < count($emailDB); $i+=2) { if ($person == "" || strpos("?".strtolower($emailDB[$i]), strtolower($person))) { $entry1 = $emailDB[$i]; $entry2 = $emailDB[$i+1]; print("$entry1: <a href='mailto:$entry2'>" . "$entry2</a><br />n"); $found = true; } } if (!$found) { print("No matching names were found. Please try again.<br />n"); } ?> previous examples have shown how PHP code can be nested in HTML browsers don't really require HTML, HEAD, BODY tags if no static content in the page, can ignore HTML elements PHP output text will be treated as the body of a default Web page
- 12. Another example: file uploading 12 the HTML file input element allows the user to browse for a file <input type="file" name="ELEMENT_NAME"> once the user selects a file, can use a submit button to call a CGI or PHP program to process that file <html> <head> <title>Simple File Uploader</title> </head> <body> <form name="uploader" action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/upload.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"> Select file for uploading: <input type="file" name="userfile"> <br /><br /> <input type="submit" value="Upload File"> </form> </body> </html>
- 13. PHP file manipulations 13 <?php $BASEDIR = "/var/www/davereed/files/"; if (!file_exists($BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name'])) { move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name']); print("File uploaded successfully"); } else { print("File already exists - no upload performed."); } ?> PHP provides extensive support for file/directory manipulation $_FILES[$FORM_ELE_NAME]['name'] original name of the file uploaded via the specified form input element $_FILES[$FORM_ELE_NAME]['tmp_name'] temporary name of the file where it is uploaded onto the server move_uploaded_file($_FILES[$FORM_ELE_NAME]['tmp_name'], $FILE_PATH_NAME) copies uploaded file to specified loc.
- 14. Robust file uploading <html> <head> <title>Simple File Uploader</title> </head> <body> <form name="uploader" action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/upload.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"> <table> <tr><td>Enter your user name: <td><input type="text" name="userID" size=10 value=""> <tr><td>Select file for uploading: <td><input type="file" name="userfile"> </table> <input type="submit" value="Upload File"> </form> </body> </html> 14 could utilize other PHP features to make file uploading more robust allow multiple students to submit same assignment each student specifies a user name, file is uploaded into a subdirectory
- 15. Robust file uploading 15 <?php $userID = $_POST['userID']; $BASEDIR = "/var/www/davereed/files/"; $_FILES['userfile']['name'] = explode(' ', $_FILES['userfile']['name']); $_FILES['userfile']['name'] = implode('_', $_FILES['userfile']['name']); if (IsSet($userID)) { $BASEDIR = $BASEDIR.$userID."/"; if (!file_exists($BASEDIR)) { mkdir($BASEDIR, 755); } } if (!file_exists($BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name'])) { move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $BASEDIR.$_FILES['userfile']['name']); print("File uploaded successfully"); } else { print("File already exists - no upload performed."); } ?> get the user ID from text box replace ' ' with '_' in file name if user ID is entered, extend path & create directory if deosn't already exist
- 16. Homework submission program 16 Joel van Brandwijk has extended this program to create a generic homework submission utility student interface is password driven connects with Active Directory to verify password for given user name student can select among current classes and assignments course/assignment info is stored in an SQL database, accessed via PHP student can specify multiple files, even structure into subdirectories for uploading instructor interface is also password driven checks database to make sure a legit instructor, then checks password instructor can add/remove class, add/remove students, add/remove assignments info is stored in SQL database, accessed via PHP instructor can download submissions to local computer for grading empirical.cs.creighton.edu/submissions
- 17. Example: email redirection 17 most Web sites give visitor option of sending feedback can be accomplished using mailto: link <a href=mailto:[email protected]>Feedback?</a> potential problem: not all client computers are email-enabled can instead use a PHP program as a front-end for email user enters address, subject, message PHP program receives & bundles these pieces into an email message, sends on if desired, can be used for anonymous email redirection (no return address supplied)
- 18. Example: email redirection <?php function show_form($email="",$message="",$subject="") { ?> <h2>Send Me an E-mail</h2> <form action="http://empirical.cs.creighton.edu/~davereed/email.php" method="post"> Your E-mail address:<br> <input type=text name=email size=30 value="<?php print($email); ?>"><br> The Subject:<br> <input type=text name=subject size=30 value="<?php print($subject); ?>"><br> Your Message:<br> <textarea rows=10 cols=50 name=message><?php print($message); ?></textarea><br> <input type=submit value="Send E-mail"> </form> <?php } . . . 18 this part of the page defines a function for generating the input page
- 19. Example: email redirection (cont.) 19 $email = $_POST['email']; $subject = $_POST['subject']; $message = $_POST['message']; if (!isset($email) or !isset($message)) { show_form(); } else { if (empty($message)) { print("Please write something and resend."); show_form($email,$message,$subject); } else { if (empty($email)) { $email="anonymous"; } if (empty($subject)) { $subject="stuff"; } $sent = mail( "[email protected]", $subject, $message, "From: $email" ); if ($sent) { print("<H1>Your Message Has Been Sent.</H1>"); } else { print("<p>The server was unable to send your mail."); } } } ?> if no inputs to page (not called from form), show input page if message field is empty, warn user and show the input page again if email or subject fields are empty, give default values send the email message and report status