Contact form trouble

[Ghost]

Ok, so I recently tried to create a contact form - located at: www.virtualofficeaid.com/contactus.html

The problem is, that everything seems to work fine, except the message never really gets sent. Any help in finding the problem would be appreciated.

HTML:

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<form method="post" action="mailer.php">
*Your Name: <br />
<input type="text" name="visitor" size="35" />
<br />
*Your Email:<br />
<input type="text" name="visitormail" size="35" />
<br />
*Telephone Number:<br />
<input type="text" name="visitortelephone" size="35" />
<br /> <br />
<br />
Services You Are Interested In:<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="webdesign">
                    Wed Design<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="webmarketing">
                    Web Marketing / Management<br /> 
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="concierge">
                    Concierge Services<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="desktop">
                    Desktop Publishing<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="event">
                    Event / Travel Planning<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="file">
                    File Conversion<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="transcription">
                    Transcription / Data Entry<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="market">
                    Market / Internet Research<br />
                    <input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="present">
                    Presentations<br />
					<input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="general">
					General Administrative
<br /><br />
How You Found The Site:<br />
<input type="text" name="visitorfeedback" size="35" />
<br /> <br />
<br />
Mail Message:
<br />
<textarea name="notes" rows="4" cols="40"></textarea>
<br />
<input type="submit" value="Send Mail" name="submit" />
<br />
</form>

PHP

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<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
  $to = "contact@virtualofficeaid.com"; 
  $subject = "Contact Form Results";
  $name = $_POST['visitor'] ;
  $email = $_POST['visitormail'] ;
  $telephone = $_POST['visitortelephone'] ;
  $message = $_POST['notes'] ;

foreach($_POST['check'] as $value) { 
$check_msg .= "Checked: $value\n";
} 
  
$body = "From: $visitor\n E-Mail: $visitoremail\n Telephone: $visitortelephone\n Found: $visitorfeedback\n Message:\n $message\n $check_msg";
  
  echo "Data has been submitted to $to!"; 
  mail($to, $subject, $body);
  
} else { 
echo "";
} 
?>

Also, i'd like to know if anyone knows a bit of code that will help me make some of the fields required. As in if they don't input a value for the field it will display an error message. Thank you.

[webdevelopersindia]

http://www.php.net/function.mail

Have you checked with your hosting provider whether any special flags needs to be passed for making the php mail function work?

Some providers require a valid from email address of the same domain etc

[Ghost]

I use godaddy, if that helps.

I don't believe they have any special protocol for PHP, seeing as how it gets passed to the confirmation PHP page fine, just that no message ever shows up in my inbox.

[Ryan Fait]

Check to make sure it's not going in your junk mail folder.

[Ghost]

Its not, already checked...

Does the code look sound though?

[cullinanweb]

Hi,

The code looks fine to me but it is pretty standard spam checking for your host to require that you put a valid from field at the end of your mail() function. so it could read:

Note: if your server requires it to be from your server then use $to if it just requires a vaild email address use $visitormail

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mail($to, $subject, $body, "From:".$to);

Hope this helps??

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by cullinanweb

Hi,

The code looks fine to me but it is pretty standard spam checking for your host to require that you put a valid from field at the end of your mail() function. so it could read:

Note: if your server requires it to be from your server then use $to if it just requires a vaild email address use $visitormail

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mail($to, $subject, $body, "From:".$to);

Hope this helps??

I tried adjusting the code and for some reason it still dosn't want to work.

[cullinanweb]

just had a quick look at your host and it seems that you have to use their standard PHP-Mailer tool. Look in the support section of their site for more help.

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by cullinanweb

just had a quick look at your host and it seems that you have to use their standard PHP-Mailer tool. Look in the support section of their site for more help.

Hmm, I looked at the support section and it said that godaddy does support PHP. They have a contact form creater but its part of their web site builder service that I don't exactly need.

I couldn't imagine that would be the only way to get a contact form working though...

[dannyboy26]

The mail command returns 1 on success and 0 on failure - simple thing to do is to say:
$doesthiswork = mail($to, $subject, $body);
print "the result was --> $doesthiswork";

That will show you if the mail command is working or not.

[JacobHaug]

It should work. I have used godaddy in the past, and unless they have changed their standards you can of course build your own PHP send mail script. I know I have in the past, or of course you can use the one they supply you with.