Need help with PHP email form

[MangoTBG]

I am trying to follow this tutorial:

PHP Tutorial

I get this response:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\mannytest\contact.php on line 79

So you don't have to try to count, that line is this one:

$toAddress="mazubieta@gmail.com"; /* change this! */

Could someone look over my .php file and see if there's something painfully obvious that I messed up, please?

Thanks.

 

[screw3d]

You forgot an ending semicolon in the statement before line 79

edit: you need to sanitize your $_POST inputs before feeding it to MySQL. I'm no expert on this.. but I do know - never trust any user inputs.

 

[MangoTBG]

Originally posted by: screw3d
You forgot an ending semicolon in the statement before line 79

edit: you need to sanitize your $_POST inputs before feeding it to MySQL. I'm no expert on this.. but I do know - never trust any user inputs.

Thank you for finding the missing semicolon.

Could you explain what you mean by sanitize my $_POST?

Or link me where I can read how to do this?

Thanks!

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: MangoTBG

Originally posted by: screw3d
You forgot an ending semicolon in the statement before line 79

edit: you need to sanitize your $_POST inputs before feeding it to MySQL. I'm no expert on this.. but I do know - never trust any user inputs.

Thank you for finding the missing semicolon.

Could you explain what you mean by sanitize my $_POST?

Or link me where I can read how to do this?

Thanks!

sanitize meaning do data validation, and always do an addslashes($text) before putting it into mysql. this will prevent sql injection type attacks on your site.