php help!

[Mr Webname]

As you will probably see from this need for help I don't know php!
I am hacking a short email form and need to make carriage returns in the following:-

"This message was sent from:\n" .
"$http_referrer\n" .
"------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------\n\n" .
$comments .CR needed here

"------------------------- NAME -------------------------\n\n" .
$name .and here

"------------------------- EMAIL -------------------------\n\n" .
$email .and here
"\n\n------------------------------------------------------------\n" ;



Anyone help please?

 

[theparrot]

Carrige return and not newline?

"$comments\r" should do it then. for example.

 

[Mr Webname]

Carrige return and not newline?

"$comments\r" should do it then. for example.

hmmm - maybe I do need newline then!
I actually want to stop the "--------" coming straight after the comment (etc) fields so that I get "-------" under rather than alongside.

 

[cyphix]

Why can't you add a \n after the variable?

 

[Mr Webname]

Doesn't like either of the following - returns error:-

"This message was sent from:\n" .
"$http_referrer\n" .
"------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------\n\n" .
$comments\n .

OR

"This message was sent from:\n" .
"$http_referrer\n" .
"------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------\n\n" .
$comments .\n


Is the "." of any significance (again remember I don't know php!).

 

[cyphix]

Is that the actual code?

Is it sending all this to your email?

 

[theparrot]

Doesn't like either of the following - returns error:-

"This message was sent from:\n" .
"$http_referrer\n" .
"------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------\n\n" .
$comments\n .

OR

"This message was sent from:\n" .
"$http_referrer\n" .
"------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------\n\n" .
$comments .\n


Is the "." of any significance (again remember I don't know php!).

try
"$comments\n"

the . is to concatenate the strings... it you look at the "$http_referrer\n" . line, that is doing what you want. you want to put the quotes around the others like that

 

[Mr Webname]

Doesn't like any of that - get:
"Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in ......."

 

[Mr Webname]

Is that the actual code?

Is it sending all this to your email?

Yes the actual code is as per my first post but when the results are mailed to me it doesn't neatly place each field under the other.

 

[theparrot]

can you post the code giving the error ?

 

[theparrot]

you put

"$comments\n" .

and get that error?

 

[Mr Webname]

you put

"$comments\n" .

and get that error?

Yes I do.

With the \n" removed I get no error but the output via email returns:-

------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------

test------------------------- NAME -------------------------

test------------------------- EMAIL -------------------------

test

------------------------------------------------------------

You see the problem with lines "NAME" and "EMAIL"

 

[theparrot]

try

$comments . "\n" .

then, but

"$comments\n" .

so posting the exact code after your edits may help spot what went wrong.

 

[theparrot]

Doesn't like either of the following - returns error:-

"This message was sent from:\n" .
"$http_referrer\n" .
"------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------\n\n" .
$comments\n .

this should be

"$comments\n" .

OR

"This message was sent from:\n" .
"$http_referrer\n" .
"------------------------- COMMENTS -------------------------\n\n" .
$comments .\n

or this version should be

$comments . "\n" .

 

[Mr Webname]

try

$comments . "\n" .

That did it - thanks very much indeed.

 

[cyphix]

Try this..

($comments .\n)

 

[Mr Webname]

Problem solved - F$ on the way to theparrot and cyphix - small token of appreciation, thanks both.

 

[cyphix]

Dang & I just made you a new script lol :-(