HTML / PHP Email Form: Submit button doesn't respond -

i'm working on quote submission form company, , running issue form functionality (namely, submit button nothing). currently, form below:

<form action="quotethanks.php" form id="contact-form"> <fieldset>   <p>     <label class="name">       <input type="text" name="first" value="first name:*">       <span class="errors"><span class="error">*this not valid name.</span> <span class="empty">*this field required.</span></span></label>      <label class="name">       <input type="text" name="last" value="last name:*">       <span class="errors"><span class="error">*this not valid name.</span> <span class="empty">*this field required.</span></span></label>      <label class="name">       <input type="text" name="business" value="business name:*">       <span class="errors"><span class="error">*this not valid name.</span> <span class="empty">*this field required.</span></span></label>      <label class="email">       <input type="text" name="email" value="e-mail address:*">       <span class="errors"><span class="error">*this not valid email.</span> <span class="empty">*this field required.</span></span></label>      <label class="phone">       <input type="text" name="phone" value="phone number:*">       <span class="errors"><span class="error">*this not valid phone number.</span> <span class="empty">*this field required.</span></span></label>   <label class="message">   type of quote: *    <select name="type">     <option value="display case">display case</option>     <option value="case part"> case part</option>     <option value="service"> service</option>     <option value="other"> other</option>   </select></label>    <br><br>if "other," please define:   <textarea name="define" id="define"></textarea>   <br><br>    <label class="name">     <input type="text" name="model" value="equipment model number (if known)">   </label>    <label class="name">     <input type="text" name="serial" value="equipment serial number (if known)">   </label>      quote description:   <textarea name="description" id="description"></textarea>   <br><br>    <label class="name">     <input type="text" name="offer" value="offer code (if applicable)">   </label>                   <div class="clear"></div>                               <div class="btns">                                 <a class="button" data-type="submit">submit</a>                                 <a class="button" data-type="reset">clear</a>                                 <div class="clear"></div>               </p>   </p> </fieldset> </form> 

this should send entered data quote_mailer.php, , redirect quotethanks.php (the last line of code):

<?php   /*subject , email variables */   $emailsubject = 'quote request submitted';  $webmaster = 'lmiller@rsiclimate.com';   /* gathering data variables */  $firstfield = $_post['first'];  $lastfield = $_post['last'];  $businessfield = $_post['business'];  $emailfield = $_post['email'];  $phonefield = $_post['phone'];  $typefield = $_post['type'];  $definefield = $_post['define'];  $modelfield = $_post['model'];  $serialfield = $_post['serial'];  $descriptionfield = $_post['description'];  $offerfield = $_post['offer'];   $body = "<br><hr><br>";  $body.= "name: ".$firstfield." ".$lastfield." <br>";  $body.= "business name: ".$businessfield." <br>";  $body.= "email: ".$emailfield." <br>";  $body.= "phone number: ".$phonefield." <br>";  $body.= "quote type: ".$typefield." <br>";  $body.= "if other, define: ".$definefield." <br>"; $body.= "model number, if known: ".$modelfield." <br>";   $body.= "serial number, if known: ".$serialfield." <br>";  $body.= "quote description: ".$descriptionfield." <br>";  $body.= "offer code: ".$offerfield." <br>";   $headers = "from: ".$emailfield."\r\n";  $headers .= "content-type: text/html\r\n";  if(mail($webmaster, $emailsubject, $body, $headers))  header('location: contact-form-thank-you.html');  ?> 

the issue i'm running on form's actual page, data gets entered, , submit button nothing. shows up, can click it, visible purposes nothing happens. while i've worked html more little, creating php-driven forms relatively new me i'm not seeing in code issue might be.

any direction appreciated!

you need use input submit , not anchor, change this

<a class="button" data-type="submit">submit</a> 

to

<input class="button" type="submit" name="submit">submit</a> 

in php code add instead checking isset() of button

if(isset($_post['submit'])) {     $emailsubject = 'quote request submitted';      $webmaster = 'lmiller@rsiclimate.com';     //all code here } else {    //print form }