Help with Syntax Error

  • Hi everyone, so I’m pretty new to HTML coding, and I’ve created a Page Template, and I’m trying to get this HTML to work. Basically, this is a script for spamming, I’m using it as a prank on my friends, and I just can’t get it to work.

    This is the Error I’m getting:

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/content/07/9830807/html/wp-content/themes/easel/spampage.php on line 5

    And here is the code I’m using:

    <?php
/*
Template Name: Spam
*/
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<form action="spam.php" method="POST">
To: <input type="text" name="to" /> <br />
Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" /> <br />
Message: <input type="text" name="message" /> <br />
From: <input type="text" name="from" /> <br />
Times To Send: <input type="text" name="sendtimes" /> <br />
<input type="submit" value="Send!" />
</form>
</html>
?>

    and here is the actual script:

    <?php
$number = 0;
$to = $_POST['to'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
$from = $_POST['from'];
$headers = "From: $from";
$sendtimes = $_POST['sendtimes'];

while ($number < $sendtimes) {
$number++;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
}
echo "Mail Sent $sendtimes times!";
?>

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    You can’t have HTML like that in a PHP file.
    Use this instead:

    <?php
/*
Template Name: Spam
*/
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<form action="spam.php" method="POST">
To: <input type="text" name="to" />
Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" />
Message: <input type="text" name="message" />
From: <input type="text" name="from" />
Times To Send: <input type="text" name="sendtimes" />
<input type="submit" value="Send!" />
</form>
</html>

    Thread Starter Finnaus

    (@finnaus)

    Thank you very much Andrew! Just a quick question, it’s fine if you don’t know the answer: when I submit the form, it is supposed to run the script, but instead I just get a 404 page not found..do you know how I would get this HTML form to run the script?

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