Question

I have been looking for a way to set up what I thought would be a simple form and redirect using php. I have found similar ideas though none are answered or end up being too different to work for my situation. I am very new to this so excuse my ignorance on the subject. Any help, even a point in the right direction is greatly appreciated.

I want to set up a form with one text box (for them to enter their name) and one drop down box that will have a list of school names. The user should enter their name, choose their school and then click go or submit.

Once done I want the form to do two things. Send an email with the persons name to a predefined email address (will always be the same email address) and then redirect the page depending on the school chosen in the drop down box. Basically, email sent to me with persons name and school 1 would go to http://www.address1.com, school 2 would go to http://www.address2.com etc. By the time site is complete I may end up with 30-40 schools though will only end up with 10-12 address destinations as some schools will be redirected to the same site addresses.

Once again thank you for any help that you can offer.

Answer 1

Hope it helps:

<?php

if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
    mail('[e-mail]','Some subject',$_POST['name']);
    switch($_POST['school'])
    {
      case 'school1':
        header('Location: http://school1.com');
        break;
      case 'school2':
        header('Location: http://school2.com');
        break;
    }
}

?>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
    <label for="name">Name:</label> <input name="name" type="text" id="name" />
    <label for="school">School:</label>
    <select id="school" name="school">
        <option value="school1">School1</option>
        <option value="school2">School2</option>
    </select>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>