$bbuser for email in php

[xt07t]

I have created an email form for sending an email on my forum. I want to be able to use the logged in user name in the email. For example, here is a simple email form

<form action="email.php" method="post" name="emailform" target="_self">
Enter your email here:<br>
<input name="from" type="text" size="20" maxlength="20">
<hr>
Enter your message here:<br>
<textarea name="message" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>

The email.php file would be

<?php
$to = "test@test.com";
$from = $_POST['from'];
$subject = "This is a test email";
$message = $_POST['message'];
$headers = "From: $from\r\n";
$success = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
if ($success)
echo "The email to $to from $from was successfully sent";
else
echo "An error occurred when sending the email to $to from $from";
?>


What I would like to be able to do here is put in the username that submited it. What would I need to put in the email.php file to do this? Thanks!!

xtort :confused:

[Brian]

Why about adding a hidden input field with $bbuserinfo[username] as the value?

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[xt07t]

Why about adding a hidden input field with $bbuserinfo[username] as the value?

Would I need to put it inside <?php?>

ie.
<?php
<input name="username" type="hidden" value="$bbuserinfo[username]">
?>

[xt07t]

The problem is that it just sends the text $bbuserinfo[username] and not the actual username. I have logged in and then linked to the url that is in the same server as the forum.

<input name="username" type="hidden" value="$bbuserinfo[username]">

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[Brian]

That form either needs to be inside one of your vB templates, or the file will need to require your global.php file in order to get the user's info.

[xt07t]

So just use an include for the global.php then?

I can send the information through the url, but would prefer not to if I can help it.