Need Help With Php

[tyler199]

can some1 pls help me with the php **** i cannot do it all and its giving me the shits

[karinne]

Ugh! And you expect us to help you how exactly?!


What's going on? What's the script for? What's the error your getting? Give us the code... etc... etc... etc...

[Accurax]

This is the worst post ive ever seen .... explain yourself a little better or im going to delete this thread.

Sorry but this sort of thing gets right up my nose

[tyler199]

yer i was going to do that once i knew some1 would help me
i am making my mum a website and im using netscape composer to do that and i want to make php emailing form script for it so they can email off the sight.
and im using one that u sign up for but i dont want that i want to controll it myself
this is the one im using

Code: Select all

<!-- Begin Freedback Form -->
<!-- DO NOT EDIT YOUR FORM HERE, PLEASE LOG IN AND EDIT AT FREEDBACK.COM -->
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"
 action="http://www.freedback.com/mail.php" accept-charset="UTF-8">
  <div> <input name="acctid" id="acctid" value="nln9gipzur9rcx0r"
 type="hidden"> <input name="formid" id="formid" value="210383"
 type="hidden"> <input name="required_vars" id="required_vars"
 value="name,email" type="hidden"> </div>
  <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top"> <strong>Name:</strong> </td>
        <td valign="top"> <input name="name" id="name" size="40"
 value="" type="text"> </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top"> <strong>Email Address:</strong> </td>
        <td valign="top"> <input name="email" id="email" size="40"
 value="" type="text"> </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top"> <strong>Rate This Website</strong> </td>
        <td valign="top">
        <select name="field-5eb938e3f42e905" id="field-5eb938e3f42e905">
        <option value="Bad">Bad </option>
        <option value="Good">Good </option>
        <option value="Excelent">Excelent</option>
        </select>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top"> <strong>Comments</strong> </td>
        <td valign="top"> <textarea name="field-5c02396664de425"
 id="field-5c02396664de425" rows="6" cols="40"></textarea> </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top"> <strong>Questions</strong> </td>
        <td valign="top"> <textarea name="field-bdeed68e96a5bf9"
 id="field-bdeed68e96a5bf9" rows="6" cols="40"></textarea> </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2" align="center"> <input value=" Submit Form "
 type="submit"> </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</form>
<br>
<center><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="1"><b><a
 href="<A href="http://www.freedback.com"><br">http://www.freedback.com"><br>
</a></b></font></center>
<!-- End Freedback Form -->

cheers

[as22607]

The form you have submit is fine, granted there a lot of useless code there it could easily be stripped down and made a lot better and simpler

but that is a html what part of php is it you are having a problem with and what error?

if you want i can post the simplify version of the form data but for the php i would really need to see your code before giving any advice i might be able to

[tyler199]

yer can u get rid of all that **** on there so i can controll it

[tyler199]

Code: Select all

<form action="mailto:yes i no email goes here?subject=WEBSITE"
method="post">
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>Name:</li>
<li><input name="name" size="30" type="text"></li>
<li>email:</li>
<li><input name="email" size="30" type="text"></li>
<li>Comments on website:</li>
<li><textarea name="comment" rows="6" cols="30"></textarea></li>
<li>Questions:</li>
<li><textarea name="comment" rows="6" cols="30"></textarea></li>
<li>Rate Website:<br>
</li>
<li>BAD<input name="Extras" value="Manual" type="checkbox"> GOOD<input
name="Extras" value="Photos" type="checkbox"> EXCELENT<input
name="Extras" value="Carry_case" type="checkbox"></li>
<li><br>
</li>
<li><input value="Send" type="submit"> <input type="reset"></li>
</ul>
</form>

i found this 1 but it doesnt work

[grahame]

mailto from a form will work for some visitors to your site but not for others as it depends on how their browser is set up and their ISP. A very bad idea, I'm afraid. More on this topic:

http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol3/form_no4.htm

Best advise for a really simple email script is to point your form at a PHP script that sends the email ... as per the earlier example that we've not yet seen the full code for (the mail.php script).

[tyler199]

yer i need help with the php stuff its so confusing

[grahame]

Originally Posted by tyler199

yer i need help with the php stuff its so confusing

But, Tyler, we can't help sort out what's wrong with your code is you don't show it to us

Your original script refers to a file called mail.php on a web site called www.feedback.com and that's the PHP script that it was trying to use. At its simplest (I have tested this, but you need to put your email address in there!) the script would look like:

Code: Select all

<?php
foreach (array_keys($_REQUEST) as $kn) {
$em .= "$kn: $_REQUEST[$kn]\n\n"; }
mail("tyler@yourdomain.com","Subject goes here",$em);
?>
<html>
<body>
--- Response page ---<br>
<a href=http://www.wellho.net>A great place to learn</a>
</body>
</html>

[Accurax]

Also read through this recent thread ... ive posted a sort of "mental approach" to how things should work, it might help point you in the right direction.
http://www.webforumz.com/php-forum/35555-php-form-help.htm

think its post number 3

[tyler199]

thanks alot 4 your help guys