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Asked: 2026-05-25T18:51:42+00:00

I created a contact form that uses my php script to email the form

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I created a contact form that uses my php script to email the form parameters:

//File email.php
<?php
include('variables.php');
$to = "info@timeshare.org.uk";
$subject = "Quote From Website";

$name = $_POST["name"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$number = $_POST["number"];
$resort = $_POST["resort"];
$headers = "From: ".$to."\r\n";

$message = "Name: ".$name."\r\n".
    "Email: ".$email."\r\n". 
    "Number: ".$number."\r\n".
    "Resort Name:".$resort."\r\n";

if (mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)){
    $replyHeader = "Thank You!";
    $replyMessage = "Thank you for using our quick contact form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.";
}else{
    $replyHeader = "Oops!";
    $replyMessage = "An Error Occured whilst trying to send the form. Please try again later";
}
header( 'Location: http://localhost/TimeShare/formReturn.php' ) ;
?>

on submit the form action points to this code.

Now if the mail function is successfull, i want the form to redirect to formReturn.php, however i want the content in a particular div to show the $replyHeader and $replyMessage.

So once the form is posted, it redirects to a page that either displays a successfull message or an error message.

Now on my formReturn.php page ive tried including the variables Like so:

//File: formReturn.php
<body>
    //Header code...
    //sidebar code...
    <div>
        <?php include('php/email.php'); ?>
        <h1> <?php echo $replyHeader; ?> </h1>
        <p> <?php echo $replyMessage ?> </p>
    </div>
    //Footer code...
</body>

Problem with this code is, because im including the email.php file, i end up with a redirection loop. Which is bad!

So how would i get the variables $replyHeader and $replyMessage onto the page in that specific location depending on the success or failure of the mail() function

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can also add a GET-variable to your second page:

    if($mail_is_succesfull)
   header('Location: http://localhost/TimeShare/formReturn.php?success=true');
else
   header('Location: http://localhost/TimeShare/formReturn.php?success=false') ;

    Then you can add the message in your other page.

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