no idea where to start, email form

saltedm8 · #1 May 22nd, 2007, 20:04

i am trying to create an email php script for this form, and thus far had no luck, would someone mind giving me a hand as i have no clue how to do it ( please change what you need to make it work ) - i also need it to go to a 'thank you page'

thank you

Code: Select all

deleted for space

grahame · #2 May 22nd, 2007, 20:24

Here's a starter ...

1. Surround the table with tags
<form action=pyjamas.php method=POST>
and
</form>
so that the submit button knows what / where to submit

2. At the URL given for the action add something like this to your web site:
<?php
$em = "";
foreach (array_key($_POST) as $field) {
$em .= "$field: $_POST[$field]\n\n";
}
mail("george@whitehouse.com,"A user's input",$em);
?>
<html>
<body>
Thank you. We have emailed that to the president
</body>
</html>

saltedm8 · #3 May 22nd, 2007, 21:10

ok, i have a better idea, what is wrong with this

Code: Select all

 deleted for space

it goes with this

Code: Select all

deleted for space

i am getting this Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/xspeople/public_html/php/contact.php on line 6

thanks

grahame · #4 May 23rd, 2007, 03:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltedm8

ok, i have a better idea, what is wrong with this

i am getting this Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/xspeople/public_html/php/contact.php on line 6

thanks

1. You are not allowed spaces in variable names (cause of error). I would sugget you change all field names to single words too - just take out the spaces!

2. You really should use arrays / loops for code like this - it is much longer than it needs to be and very hard to get every line right and longwinded to maintain.

saltedm8 · #5 May 23rd, 2007, 08:33

i dont have a clue about any php, i used a free script and added my fields. http://www.tele-pro.co.uk/scripts/contact_form/ , thanks, i will close the spaces

saltedm8 · #6 May 23rd, 2007, 09:18

ok, i now have

Code: Select all

 deleted for space

and

Code: Select all

 deleted for space

but it is taking me to my error page ( else value )

http://www.fmat.co.uk/email.html

grahame · #7 May 23rd, 2007, 17:43

Yes, because a form is regarded as "good" if a field called "EmailFrom" and "bad" if there is no data in such a field. Your form doesn't have a field of that name, so it can never be good as it stands ...

saltedm8 · #8 May 23rd, 2007, 20:44

ok, i have finally got it working ( or at least thats what its telling me - i have not recieved the emails yet ), will it display the sucess page and not send it ?

grahame · #9 May 24th, 2007, 05:10

The "success" flag from the mail function only indicates that you have correctly passed the email to the first computer in the mail system - in other words that you have put the letter into the post box. It does not tell you whether it was correctly addressed (so will reach the intended recipient) nor if it will get caught on the way by a spam filter. It might even be that the local mail server isn't connected to the mail network - so that in effect you have posted your letter in a post box museum from which mail is never connected.

Try sending a simple email - just a one-liner in PHP with constant values - to yourself.

saltedm8 · #10 May 24th, 2007, 05:27

ok, recievied it this morning, - the only problem is that is sent me EVERY option, including the ones i did not choose, so i would have no clue as to which choices a client would have made, how do i get around that ?

Accurax · #11 May 24th, 2007, 07:53

Code: Select all

$Body .= "FreelanceDesignersSite:";
$Body .= $FreelanceDesignersSite;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "DesignFirmsSite: ";
$Body .= $DesignFirmsSite;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "WebsiteDesignDirectorySite: ";
$Body .= $WebsiteDesignDirectorySite;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "WebsiteDesignDirectorySite: ";
$Body .= $WebsiteDesignDirectorySite;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Other: ";

Ok, first of all the above code has variables defined within it for each of your options within your drop down menu. You dont need to do this.

When a user makes a selection from the menu, and clicks submit the value of the choice or "option value" is stored in the value of $_POST['referal']; this is because you have named the entire drop down menu as "referal".

So, simply email yourself the value of $_POST['referal'] and you will only be told the option they selected.

eg;

Code: Select all

$referal = $_POST['referal'];

The same holds true for radio buttons, in that they are placed into a group, and that group is assigned a value dependent upon thew users selection.

Checkbox's are a little different, they simply return 1 if they were selected, and 0 if they werent... however, a simply if else statement can change these binary values into the form of yes/no if you wish .... i dont bother 9 times out of 10.

hope this helped a little

saltedm8 · #12 May 24th, 2007, 12:43

ok, thank you, i think i have got the $referal = $_POST['referal']; bit, but i am unsure on the radio buttons, i will give it a go and let you know

cheers

saltedm8 · #13 May 24th, 2007, 20:54

ok, i have managed a few things, this is what i have now

Code: Select all

<form method="POST" action="php/contact.php">
Fields marked (*) are required
  <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>*Full Name:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="FullName"  size="40" value="" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>*Email Address:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="EmailAddress" size="40" value="" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>Address:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="Address"  size="40" value="" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>city/town:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="citytown"  size="40" value="" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>Region:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="Region"  size="40" value="" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>Postcode/Zip:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="PostcodeZip"  size="40" value="" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>*Telephone:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="Telephone"  size="40" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong> Current Website URL:</strong> ( if applicable ) </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="CurrentWebsiteURL"  size="40" value="http://" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>Company Name:</strong> ( if applicable ) </td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="text" name="CompanyName"  size="40" value="" />      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>Referral:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><select name="Referral" >
          <option value="Referral">How you Heard About Us </option>
          <option value="Referral">Client Referral </option>
          <option value="Referral">Print Add </option>
          <option value="Referral">Vehicle Add </option>
          <option value="Referral">Google Search </option>
          <option value="Referral">Yahoo Search </option>
          <option value="Referral">Other Search </option>
          <option value="Referral">Freelance Designers Site </option>
          <option value="Referral">Marketing Tool Site </option>
          <option value="Referral">Design Firms Site </option>
          <option value="Referral">Website Design Directory Site </option>
          <option value="Referral">Other</option>
        </select>      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>*Department:</strong> </td>
      <td valign="top"><select name="Department">
          <option value="Department">Sales Department </option>
          <option value="Department">Design Service </option>
          <option value="Department">Hosting Service </option>
          <option value="Department">Billing </option>
          <option value="Department">Tech Support </option>
          <option value=""></option>
        </select>      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>*Do You Currently Have Hosting:</strong></td>
      <td valign="top"><input type="radio" name="yes" value="DoYouCurrentlyHaveHosting " />Yes <br/>
        <input type="radio" name="no"  value="DoYouCurrentlyHaveHosting" />No<br/>      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><strong>*Message:</strong>  ( please give us as much information as possible, as this will speed up the design process ) </td>
      <td valign="top"><textarea name="Message"  rows="6" cols="40"></textarea>      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2" align="center"><div align="right">
        <input name="submit" type="submit" value=" Submit Form " />
      </div></td>
    </tr>
  </table >
</form>

Code: Select all

<?php
// get posted data into local variables
$EmailFrom = admin@fmat.co.uk; 
$EmailTo = "my email";
$Subject = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Subject'])); 
$FullName = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['FullName'])); 
$EmailAddress = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['EmailAddress'])); 
$Address = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Address'])); 
$citytown = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['citytown'])); 
$Region = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Region']));
$PostcodeZip = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['PostcodeZip'])); 
$Telephone = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Telephone']));
$CurrentWebsiteURL = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['CurrentWebsiteURL'])); 
$CompanyName = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['CompanyName'])); 
$Referral = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Referral']));  
$Department = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Department']));  
$DoYouCurrentlyHaveHosting = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['DoYouCurrentlyHaveHosting'])); 
$Message = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Message']));
// validation
$validationOK=true;
if (Trim($EmailFrom)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (!$validationOK) {
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error.htm\">";
  exit;
}
// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "FullName: ";
$Body .= $FullName;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "EmailAddress: ";
$Body .= $EmailAddress;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Address: ";
$Body .= $Address;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "citytown: ";
$Body .= $citytown;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Region: ";
$Body .= $Region;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "PostcodeZip: ";
$Body .= $PostcodeZip;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "CurrentWebsiteURL: ";
$Body .= $CurrentWebsiteURL;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "CompanyName: ";
$Body .= $CompanyName;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Referral: ";
$Body .= $Referral;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Department: ";
$Body .= $Department;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "DoYouCurrentlyHaveHosting: ";
$Body .= $DoYouCurrentlyHaveHosting;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Message: ";
$Body .= $Message;
$Body .= "\n";
// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
// redirect to success page 
if ($success){
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=ok.htm\">";
}
else{
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error.htm\">";
}
?>

and this is the result

FullName: *works*
EmailAddress: *works*
Address: xx *works*
citytown: Sittingbourne *works*
Region: xx *works*
PostcodeZip: xx *works*
Telephone: xx *works*
CurrentWebsiteURL: *works*
CompanyName: *works*
Referral: Referral **drop down not working**
Department: Department ** drop down not working**
DoYouCurrentlyHaveHosting: **radio buttons not working**
Message: this is a test of the mail form... *works*

3 problems, the drop down options not 'catching' the option chosen

and the radio buttons not working still

cheers

grahame · #14 May 26th, 2007, 02:34

On your radio buttons, you have your "name" and "value" fields reversed.

On your selects, you need to give a different value (which is the string you want back) for each value.

saltedm8 · #15 May 26th, 2007, 17:45

horray, its working perfect, i can only thank you for your help. hope i can do the same for you one day

		Webforumz.com > Main Forums > Program Your Website > PHP Forum
no idea where to start, email form