Need help getting a Fatal error: Function name must be a string

**johnny10mile** · 10-29-2008 01:55 AM

I am getting this error:

Fatal error: Function name must be a string in /www/vndv.com/j/b/r/jbrastdesigners/htdocs/linedance/request.php on line 10

<html>
<head>
<title>Request Page</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css">

</style>
</head>
<body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
<div id="formHolder">
<form name="form1" method="post" action="request.php">
<p>Tell us what you think about our web site, requested songs, our organization, or anything else that comes to mind. We welcome all of your comments and suggestions.</p>
<p><strong>What kind of comment would you like to send?</strong></p>
<table width="600">
<tr>
<td><table width="200">
<tr>
<td><label>
<input type="Radio" name="comment1" value="Request" id="comment1_0"/>
Request</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label>
<input type="Radio" name="comment1" value="Problem" id="comment1_1"/>
Problem
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label>
<input type="Radio" name="comment1" value="Suggestion" id="comment1_2"/>
Suggestion
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label>
<input type="Radio" name="comment1" value="Praise" id="comment1_3"/>
Praise
</label></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><strong>What about us do you want to comment on?</strong></p>
<table width="600">
<tr>
<td width="159"><select name="select" id="select">
<option value="Web Site">Web Site</option>
<option value="Dances">Dances</option>
<option value="Lessons">Lessons</option>
<option value="(Other)">Other</option>
</select></td>
<td width="428"><label for="commentwhat">Other</label>
:
<input type="text" name="commentwhat" id="commentwhat" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><strong>Enter your comments in the space provided below:</strong></p>
<textarea name="textcomments" id="textcomments" cols="75" rows="5"></textarea>
<p><strong>If you are requesting information about a certain dance enter it in below:</strong></p>
<table width="600">
<tr>
<td width="184"><label for="name">Name: </label></td>
<td width="403"><label for="name"></label>
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="50" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="email">Email: </label></td>
<td><label for="email"></label>
<input name="email" type="text" id="email" size="50" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="phone">Telephone: (if necessary)</label></td>
<td><label for="phone"></label>
<input name="phone" type="text" id="phone" size="50" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="dance">Name of Dance: (if known)</label></td>
<td><label for="dance"></label>
<input name="dance" type="text" id="dance" size="50" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="song">Song Title:</label></td>
<td><label for="song"></label>
<input name="song" type="text" id="song" size="50" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="artist">Artist: </label></td>
<td><label for="artist"></label>
<input name="artist" type="text" id="artist" size="50" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="600">
<tr>
<td width="180" align="left" valign="top"><div align="left">Type:
<select name="type" id="type" size="3" multiple="multiple">
<option value="Line Dance">Linedance</option>
<option value="Couple / Partner">Couples</option>
<option value="Contra">Contra</option>
<option value="(Other)">Other</option>
</select>
</div></td>
<td width="411" align="left" valign="top"><div align="left">Level:
<select name="level" id="level" size="3" multiple="multiple">
<option value="Beginner">Beginner</option>
<option value="High Beginner">HighBeg</option>
<option value="Intermediate">Int</option>
<option value="Advanced">Adv</option>
</select>
</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<label for="submit"></label>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" id="Submit" value="Submit Comments" />
<label for="clear"></label>
<input type="reset" name="Clear" id="Clear" value="Clear Form" />

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

**sloter** · 10-29-2008 07:57 AM

It would help if you wouldn't post the html as that is not where the error is but, the php that is giving you trouble. As is says though your pry have and invalid character or a space or something in your function name. Could you please post request.php?

**johnny10mile** · 10-29-2008 11:28 AM

sorry about that, I am new to all of this!

<?php

/* subject and email variables */

$emailSubject = 'Line Dancing Feedback';
$webMaster = 'linedancingdude@comcast.net';

/* Gathering data variables */

$comment1Field = $_POST('comment1');
$selectField = $_POST('select');
$commentwhatField = $_POST('commentwhat');
$textcommentsField = $_POST('textcomments');
$nameField = $_POST('name');
$emailField = $_POST('email');
$phoneField = $_POST('phone');
$danceField = $_POST('dance');
$songField = $_POST('song');
$artistField = $_POST('artist');
$typeField = $_POST('type');
$levelField = $_POST('level');

$body = <<<EOD
<br><hr><br>
Email: $email <br>
Name: $name <br>
Phone Number: $phone <br>
Comment: $comment1 <br>
Select: $select <br>
Text Comments: $textcomments <br>
Comment: $commentwhat <br>
Artist: $artist <br>
Song Title: $song <br>
Dance Name: $dance <br>
Type: $type <br>
Level: $level <br>
EOD;

$headers = "From: $email\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
$Success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers);

/* Results render as HTML */

$theResults = <<<EOD
<html>
<head>
<title>Linedance Lessons</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css">

</style>
</head>

<div>
<div align="left">Thank you for your interest! Your email will be answered very soon!</div>
</div>
</html>
EOD;
echo "$theResults";

?>

**Justin** · 10-29-2008 12:10 PM

Here you go

PHP Code:


$comment1Field = $_POST('comment1');
$selectField = $_POST('select');
$commentwhatField = $_POST('commentwhat');
$textcommentsField = $_POST('textcomments');
$nameField = $_POST('name');
$emailField = $_POST('email');
$phoneField = $_POST('phone');
$danceField = $_POST('dance');
$songField = $_POST('song');
$artistField = $_POST('artist');
$typeField = $_POST('type');
$levelField = $_POST('level');

Should be

PHP Code:


$comment1Field = $_POST['comment1'];
$selectField = $_POST['select'];
$commentwhatField = $_POST['commentwhat'];
$textcommentsField = $_POST['textcomments'];
$nameField = $_POST['name'];
$emailField = $_POST['email'];
$phoneField = $_POST['phone'];
$danceField = $_POST['dance'];
$songField = $_POST['song'];
$artistField = $_POST['artist'];
$typeField = $_POST['type'];
$levelField = $_POST['level'];

$_POST is an array not a function, access its elements with [] not ()

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