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"ERROR 500, Problem Running a Script"

Since server upgrade & PHP5 I can't get my Booking/Enquiry form handling script to work & instead of the usual 'Thank you for the enquiry etc' confirmation page, I receive.....

ERROR 500, Problem Running a Script...

A scripting/config error prevents the server from showing this page.

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However, I do receive the correctly completed Booking/Enquiry email on testing. I've tried renaming my form with .php5 and the form handling page .php5 but believe I can still keep them as .php ?

I've tried setting permissions to 755 & also tried 644 but no joy.

Part of the script does work ie if you dont supply a tel. no or email address you correctly receive the following....

Not transmitted

Error:
Please supply your Telephone number or Email address!
Click on the BACK button on your browser to return to the form

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Any ideas as to whats wrong? my form is at http://www.ballifeary.com

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I've messed up your fix so emailed you. As far as I can see the only change you made was to the result_form.php5 adding:

if($email != ""){ and at the end of the script }

If $email is blank how is the script executed beyond this if statement, ie. the booking form wouldnt be emailed to me.

I emailed you back the files I made changes to.
You have 2 options you could do if the user doesn't submit an email address. One is to display the default message you get when the telephone number and email address is blank. Just modify the line:
if($telephone == "" && $email == ""){
to
if($telephone == "" && $email == "" || $email == ""){
Of course this doesn't tell the user exactly which of the 2 fields they left blank so instead you could add an else clause to the end of if($email == ""){... }, something like:
if($email == ""){
process the form and email it..
} else {
echo 'whatever error message you want (Oops email left blank, not sent...)';
}


Hope that helps.

cheers for all your help Eccles