chapter 1: send confirmation message

andrewfarq · October 20th, 2010, 08:44 PM

i have modified my register.php file as recommended on page 18, by inserting the block of code in the book into the file at the correct position. However, when i register as a new user, i just get a blank page of html when i submit the form.

Should i create a separate file for the email block of code, save it in the /lib directory and add it as an include in register.php? Any ideas on where i might be going wrong?

kenj · October 21st, 2010, 06:35 PM

Hi Andrew,

I am also using the code to email a validation link.
I inserted the code into register.php.
It is working for me.

On page 15 of the book, I inserted the
code after line 11,

PHP Code:


			
$token = $user->setInactive();

and before these lines which start on line 18

PHP Code:


			
       }
    }
    // there was invalid data
    else
    {

Upon success, it should go to public_files/register.php
and produce a page that looks something like this.

Thank you for registering.

You will be receiving an email shortly with instructions on activating your account.

Copyright Â©2010

andrewfarq · October 21st, 2010, 06:44 PM

Kenj, thank you for your response. I will try it out and report back.

andrewfarq · October 22nd, 2010, 01:41 PM

Kenj, thank you. I managed to solve the message confirmation problem. Your input was useful because i was able to eliminate a coding error before looking elsewhere. I had no mail transfer agent installed so i installed postfix on the linux 10.04 server i am using and i also had to open port 25 on the firewall. the register.php file is now working perfectly.