Submit button not working in Bootstrap form

124,050

Solution 1

Your problem is this

<button type="button" value=" Send" class="btn btn-success" type="submit" id="submit" />

You've set the type twice. Your browser is only accepting the first, which is "button".

<button type="submit" value=" Send" class="btn btn-success" id="submit" />

Solution 2

Replace this

 <button type="button" value=" Send" class="btn btn-success" type="submit" id="submit">

with

<button  value=" Send" class="btn btn-success" type="submit" id="submit">

Solution 3

  • If you put type=submit it is a Submit Button
  • if you put type=button it is just a button, It does not submit your form inputs.

and also you don't want to use both of these

Share:
124,050
user3027207
Author by

user3027207

Updated on October 26, 2021

Comments

  • user3027207
    user3027207 over 2 years

    I have a form in Bootstrap 3 that's inside a modal. There's a button called "submit" where when it's clicked the stuff that was entered in the form should be sent to an email address. Although when I click "Submit" nothing happens.

    Does anyone know why this happens? Here's the form:

    <div class="modal fade" id="contactPop" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="contactModal" aria-hidden="true">
         <div class="modal-dialog">
            <div class="modal-content">
               <div class="modal-header">
                  <!-- Close button. -->
                  <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
                  <!-- Title. -->
                  <h3 class="modal-title" style="font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-weight: 700;">
                     Contact Us <small style="font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-weight:400;"> You matter to us.</small>
                  </h3>
               </div>
    
               <!-- User input fields. -->
               <form class="contact" action="process.php" method="post">
               <div class="modal-body">
                  <div class="row">
                     <div class="col-sm-6">
                        <label class="control-label">Subject</label>
                        <input type="text" class="form-control" required="required" placeholder="I aciddentally the website!" name="subject">
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-sm-6">
                        <label class="control-label">Username</label>
                        <input type="text" class="form-control" required="required" placeholder="Notch" name="username">
                     </div>
                  </div>
                  <br>
    
                  <div class="row">
                     <div class="col-sm-6">
                        <label class="control-label">Message</label>
                        <textarea class="form-control" rows="8" style="resize: vertical;" required="required" placeholder="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eget fermentum justo, sit amet semper." name="message"></textarea>
                     </div>
    
                     <div class="col-sm-6">
                        <label class="control-label">Email</label>
                        <input type="email" class="form-control" required="required" placeholder="[email protected]" name="email">
                     </div>
    
                     <div class="col-sm-6" style="line-height: 21px;">
                        <br>
                        <p>Responses are usually received within 1-2 business days.</p>
                        <p>Please be as clear and concise as possible, in order to help us process your inquiry faster.</p>
                     </div>
                  </div>
               </div>
    
               <!-- Close & submit buttons. -->
               <div class="modal-footer">
                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-info" data-dismiss="modal"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></i> Close</button>
                  <button type="button" value=" Send" class="btn btn-success" type="submit" id="submit"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-inbox"></i> Submit</button>
               </div>
            </div>
         </div>
      </div>
    

    There's also the process.php that sends the form, which is here:

    <?php
    //add the recipient's address here
    $myemail = '[email protected]';
    
    //grab named inputs from html then post to #thanks
    if (isset($_POST['name'])) {
    $name = strip_tags($_POST['name']);
    $email = strip_tags($_POST['email']);
    $message = strip_tags($_POST['message']);
    echo "<span class=\"alert alert-success\" >Your message has been received, and we will get                 back to you as soon as possible. Here is what you submitted:</span><br><br>";
    echo "<stong>Name:</strong> ".$name."<br>";   
    echo "<stong>Email:</strong> ".$email."<br>"; 
    echo "<stong>Message:</strong> ".$message."<br>";
    
    //generate email and send!
    $to = $myemail;
    $email_subject = "Contact form submission: $name";
    $email_body = "You have received a new message. ".
    " Here are the details:\n Name: $name \n ".
    "Email: $email\n Message \n $message";
    $headers = "From: $myemail\n";
    $headers .= "Reply-To: $email";
    mail($to,$email_subject,$email_body,$headers);
    }
    ?>
    

    And then in the index there's also the javascript that is supposed to submit the form.

     <script type="text/javascript">
         $(document).ready(function () {
    $("input#submit").click(function(){
        $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: "process.php", //process to mail
            data: $('form.contact').serialize(),
            success: function(msg){
                $("#thanks").html(msg) //hide button and show thank you
                $("#form-content").modal('hide'); //hide popup  
            },
            error: function(){
                alert("failure");
            }
        });
    });
    });
      </script>
    

    If someone could help that would be greatly appreciated!