forms using api not finding thankyou.php

ClaudiaUSA · (This post was last modified: Aug 19th, 2012, 3:20 AM by ClaudiaUSA.)

I am a grateful user of formtools.org. Thank you for the great tool. So far I am using external forms with direct command by pointing my form to form tools. I would love to switch to the api-method, but I can't figure out the simplest thing. My form doesn't call thankyou.php. My form submits the data and turns into a blank page after. The session is never closed.

Can anyone help me?

Here is my form :
<html>
<body>

<?php
require_once("xxx/formtools/global/api/api.php");
$fields = ft_api_init_form_page(28);
$params = array(
"submit_button" => "submitbutton",
"next_page" => thankyou.php,
"form_data" => $_POST,
"finalize" => true
);
ft_api_process_form($params);
?>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]?>" method="POST">

Student's First Name<input type=text name=AddChildFirstName id=field_1 size='40'>
<br>
Grade / Room<select name=AddChildClassRoom id=field_2><option value=''></option><option value="KA">KA</option><option value="KB">KB</option><option value="1A">1A</option><option value="1B">1B</option><option value="2A">2A</option><option value="2B">2B</option><option value="3A">3A</option><option value="3B">3B</option><option value="4A">4A</option><option value="4B">4B</option><option value="5A">5A</option><option value="5B">5B</option><option value="6A">6A</option><option value="6B">6B</option><option value="7A">7A</option><option value="7B">7B</option><option value="8A">8A</option></select>
<br>
Family Email<input type=text name=AddChildEmail id=field_3 size='40'>

<input id="saveForm" type="submit" value="Submit" name="submitbutton" />

</form>
</body>
</html>

and that is my thank you.php file in the same directory as the main form:

<html>
<body>

<?php
require_once("xx/formtools/global/api/api.php");
$fields = ft_api_init_form_page(28);
ft_api_clear_form_sessions();
?>

This is the thank you page
</body>
</html>

THanks for you help!

PeteMoran · Dec 20th, 2012, 12:18 PM

I am having the exact same issue. If I hear anything i will send u info, please do for me as well.

**michatmaster7** · Dec 27th, 2012, 4:44 PM

At first glance, your opening PHP statement needs to be the VERY FIRST thing in the code. Before the html tag. On both pages. If that doesn't work I'd have to research deeper.

ClaudiaUSA · Jan 30th, 2013, 7:09 PM

Thank you, Michatmaster7, you were absolutely right. The required_once needs to be the very first thing in both files. Thank you!

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