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Asked: 2026-06-16T03:36:21+00:00

My form won’t show the values unless I add them to the required =

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My form won’t show the values unless I add them to the required = array and not everything is required. So the firname, lasname, and email will show in the email that’s sent but it won’t show the phone and message (I have other fields to add too).

Here is my code: 

<?php

if(!$_POST) exit;

$email = $_POST['email'];

//$error[] = preg_match('/\b[A-Z0-9._%-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}\b/i', $_POST['email']) ? '' : 'INVALID EMAIL ADDRESS';
if(!eregi("^[a-z0-9]+([_\\.-][a-z0-9]+)*" ."@"."([a-z0-9]+([\.-][a-z0-9]+)*)+"."\\.[a-z]{2,}"."$",$email )){
    $error.="Invalid email address entered";
    $errors=1;
}

if($errors==1) echo $error;
else{
    $values = array('firname','lasname','email','phone','message');
    $required = array('firname','lasname','email',);

    $your_email = "aasdasd@email.com";
    $email_subject = "Reservations Form: ".$_POST['subject'];
    $email_content = "new reservation:\n";

    foreach($values as $key => $value){
        if(in_array($value,$required)){
            if ($key != 'subject' && $key != '') {
                if( empty($_POST[$value]) ) { echo 'PLEASE FILL IN REQUIRED FIELDS'; exit; }
            }
            $email_content .= $value.': '.$_POST[$value]."\n";
        }
    }

    if(@mail($your_email,$email_subject,$email_content)) {
        header('Location: http://www.example.com/test/reservation-submission.html');
    } else {
        echo 'ERROR!';
    }
}
?>`

<form action="reservations.php" method="post" id="contactform">
      <ol>
        <li><label>First Name *</label>
          <input id="firname" name="firname" class="text" value="" />
        </li>
         <li><label>Last Name *</label>
          <input id="lasname" name="lasname" class="text" value="" />
        </li>
        <li><label>Email *</label>
          <input id="email" name="email" class="text" type="email" value="" />
        </li>
        <li><label>Phone Number *</label>
          <input id="phone" name="phone" class="text" value="" />
        </li>
        <li><label>Best Time To Call</label>
          <select name="best time to call" id="call" class="drop">
        <option selected="selected" value="Morning">Morning</option>
        <option value="Afternoon">Afternoon</option>
        <option value="Evening">Evening</option>
                </select>
        </li>
        <br />
        <li><label>Age</label>
          <select name="age" id="age" class="drop">
        <option selected="selected" value="25+">25+</option>
        <option value="21-24">21-24</option>
                </select>
        </li>
        <br />
        <li> <label> Rental *</label>
        <select name="rental" id="rental" class="drop">
        <option selected="selected" value="12 Passenger Van">12 Passenger Van</option>
        <option value="15 Passenger Van">15 Passenger Van</option>
        <option value="Cargo Van">Cargo Van</option>
                </select> </li>
                <br />
                <li> <label> Pick up Location *</label>
        <select name="location" id="location" class="drop">
        <option selected="selected" value="Select Location">Select Location</option>
        <option value="U-Save JFK">U-Save JFK</option>
        <option value="U-Save LGA">U-Save LGA</option>
                </select> </li>
                <br />
        <li><label>Estimated Mileage</label>
        <select name="mileage" id="mileage" class="drop">
        <option selected="selected" value="Under 100">Under 100</option>
        <option value="100-500">100-500</option>
        <option value="500+">500+</option>
                </select>
        </li>
        <br />
        <li><label>Pick Up Date *</label>
          <input id="pick-up-date" name="pick-up-date" class="date" value="MM/DD/YY" /> <a href="javascript:showCal('Calendar1')"><img class="cal" align="absmiddle" src="cal/cal.gif" border="0" alt="Calendar"></a> 
        </li>
        <br />
        <li><label>Pick Up Time *</label>
          <select class="drop" name="pick up time" id="Pick Up Time">
    <option value="12:00 am">12:00 am</option> <option value="12:30 am">12:30 am</option>
    <option value="01:00 am">01:00 am</option> <option value="01:30 am">01:30 am</option>
    <option value="02:00 am">02:00 am</option> <option value="02:30 am">02:30 am</option>
    <option value="03:00 am">03:00 am</option> <option value="03:30 am">03:30 am</option>
    <option value="04:00 am">04:00 am</option> <option value="04:30 am">04:30 am</option>
    <option value="05:00 am">05:00 am</option> <option value="05:30 am">05:30 am</option>
    <option value="06:00 am">06:00 am</option> <option value="06:30 am">06:30 am</option>
    <option value="07:00 am">07:00 am</option> <option value="07:30 am">07:30 am</option>
    <option value="08:00 am">08:00 am</option> <option value="08:30 am">08:30 am</option>
    <option value="09:00 am">09:00 am</option> <option value="09:30 am">09:30 am</option>
    <option value="10:00 am">10:00 am</option> <option value="10:30 am">10:30 am</option>
    <option value="11:00 am">11:00 am</option> <option value="11:30 am">11:30 am</option>
    <option value="12:00 pm">12:00 pm</option> <option value="12:30 pm">12:30 pm</option>
    <option value="01:00 pm">01:00 pm</option> <option value="01:30 pm">01:30 pm</option>
    <option value="02:00 pm">02:00 pm</option> <option value="02:30 pm">02:30 pm</option>
    <option value="03:00 pm">03:00 pm</option> <option value="03:30 pm">03:30 pm</option>
    <option value="04:00 pm">04:00 pm</option> <option value="04:30 pm">04:30 pm</option>
    <option value="05:00 pm">05:00 pm</option> <option value="05:30 pm">05:30 pm</option>
    <option value="06:00 pm">06:00 pm</option> <option value="06:30 pm">06:30 pm</option>
    <option value="07:00 pm">07:00 pm</option> <option value="07:30 pm">07:30 pm</option>
    <option value="08:00 pm">08:00 pm</option> <option value="08:30 pm">08:30 pm</option>
    <option value="09:00 pm">09:00 pm</option> <option value="09:30 pm">09:30 pm</option>
    <option value="10:00 pm">10:00 pm</option> <option value="10:30 pm">10:30 pm</option>
    <option value="11:00 pm">11:00 pm</option> <option value="11:30 pm">11:30 pm</option>
        </select>
        </li>
        <br />
        <li><label>Drop Off Date *</label>
          <input id="drop-off-date" name="Drop Off Date" class="date" value="MM/DD/YY" /> <a href="javascript:showCal('Calendar2')"><img class="cal" align="absmiddle" src="cal/cal.gif" border="0" alt="Calendar" /></a> 
        </li>
        <br />
        <li><label>Drop Off Time *</label>
          <select class="drop" name="Drop Off Time" id="Drop Off Time">
    <option value="12:00 am">12:00 am</option> <option value="12:30 am">12:30 am</option>
    <option value="01:00 am">01:00 am</option> <option value="01:30 am">01:30 am</option>
    <option value="02:00 am">02:00 am</option> <option value="02:30 am">02:30 am</option>
    <option value="03:00 am">03:00 am</option> <option value="03:30 am">03:30 am</option>
    <option value="04:00 am">04:00 am</option> <option value="04:30 am">04:30 am</option>
    <option value="05:00 am">05:00 am</option> <option value="05:30 am">05:30 am</option>
    <option value="06:00 am">06:00 am</option> <option value="06:30 am">06:30 am</option>
    <option value="07:00 am">07:00 am</option> <option value="07:30 am">07:30 am</option>
    <option value="08:00 am">08:00 am</option> <option value="08:30 am">08:30 am</option>
    <option value="09:00 am">09:00 am</option> <option value="09:30 am">09:30 am</option>
    <option value="10:00 am">10:00 am</option> <option value="10:30 am">10:30 am</option>
    <option value="11:00 am">11:00 am</option> <option value="11:30 am">11:30 am</option>
    <option value="12:00 pm">12:00 pm</option> <option value="12:30 pm">12:30 pm</option>
    <option value="01:00 pm">01:00 pm</option> <option value="01:30 pm">01:30 pm</option>
    <option value="02:00 pm">02:00 pm</option> <option value="02:30 pm">02:30 pm</option>
    <option value="03:00 pm">03:00 pm</option> <option value="03:30 pm">03:30 pm</option>
    <option value="04:00 pm">04:00 pm</option> <option value="04:30 pm">04:30 pm</option>
    <option value="05:00 pm">05:00 pm</option> <option value="05:30 pm">05:30 pm</option>
    <option value="06:00 pm">06:00 pm</option> <option value="06:30 pm">06:30 pm</option>
    <option value="07:00 pm">07:00 pm</option> <option value="07:30 pm">07:30 pm</option>
    <option value="08:00 pm">08:00 pm</option> <option value="08:30 pm">08:30 pm</option>
    <option value="09:00 pm">09:00 pm</option> <option value="09:30 pm">09:30 pm</option>
    <option value="10:00 pm">10:00 pm</option> <option value="10:30 pm">10:30 pm</option>
    <option value="11:00 pm">11:00 pm</option> <option value="11:30 pm">11:30 pm</option>
        </select>
        </li>
        <br />

        <li><label>Additional Infomation</label>
          <textarea id="message" name="message" rows="6" cols="50"></textarea>
        </li>
        <li class="button1">
          <input type="image" name="imageField" id="imageField" src="images/reserve-now-btn.png" class="send" />
          <div class="clr"></div>
        </li>
      </ol>
    </form>
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  1. Editorial Team

    You have placed a { at the wrong location, which results in the non-required field being ignored all together.

    foreach($values as $key => $value){
  if(in_array($value,$required)){
    if ($key != 'subject' && $key != '') {
      if( empty($_POST[$value]) ) { echo 'PLEASE FILL IN REQUIRED FIELDS'; exit; }
    }
  } // <- Good
  $email_content .= $value.': '.$_POST[$value]."\n";
//  } <- Wrong
}
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