Very basic Email content formatting PHP

David Blake · #1 (**permalink**) Jul 20th, 2007, 16:51

I really know nothing at all about PHP language but I have this set up in an email php file that takes from a flash file. My question is how can I format this so that it doesn't just list the info. For instance, I would like it to display the information in the email like this:

Name: First, Last
Email: Email
Phone: Area-Phone
Message: Message

With each of these, the variable is shown after the ":"

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<?
 
   $to = "dblake@kiddykiosk.com";
$subject = "Kiddy Kiosk Inquiry";
    $msg = "$First\n\n";
   $msg .= "$Last\n\n";
   $msg .= "$Area\n\n";
   $msg .= "$Phone\n\n";
   $msg .= "$Message\n\n";

  mail($to, $subject, $msg, "From: Kiddy Kiosk Contact \nReply-To: $Email\n");

?>

Thanks,
Dave

c010depunkk · #2 (**permalink**) Jul 20th, 2007, 19:08

1, 2, 3, here you go:

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<?
$to="dblake@kiddykiosk.com";
$subject="Kiddy Kiosk Inquiry";
$msg="Name: ".$First." ".$Last;
$msg.="\nEMail: ".$Email;
$msg.="\nPhone: ".$Area."-".$Phone;
$msg.="\nMessage: ".$Message;
mail($to, $subject, $msg, "From: Kiddy Kiosk Contact \nReply-To: ".$Email."\n");
?>

You're welcome. Feel free to ask if you have any questions or if this doesn't work.

David Blake · #3 (**permalink**) Jul 20th, 2007, 19:37

Well for some reason it doesn't send the email with the revised code. Just to make sure I gave you the correct info, here are my variable names from the input fields of the flash form:

First
Last
Email
Area
Phone
Message

Thanks again for your help,
Dave

c010depunkk · #4 (**permalink**) Jul 21st, 2007, 10:03

OK, I was assuming that the post values were already stored in the PHP variables?? Try this:

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<?
$to="dblake@kiddykiosk.com";
$subject="Kiddy Kiosk Inquiry";
$msg="Name: ".$_POST['First']." ".$_POST['Last'];
$msg.="\nEMail: ".$_POST['Email'];
$msg.="\nPhone: ".$_POST['Area']."-".$_POST['Phone'];
$msg.="\nMessage: ".$_POST['Message'];
mail($to, $subject, $msg, "From: Kiddy Kiosk Contact \nReply-To: ".$_POST['Email']."\n");
?>

David Blake · #5 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2007, 13:29

That code works and displays the variable info in the email, but is still displays it like this:

David

Blake

715

443-3344

Test 2

This is how I would like it:

Name: David Blake
Phone Number: 715-9443-3344
Message:
Test 2

So it would display the word "Name" and then the variable from the form fields, the words "Phone Number" and then the values from the fields, etc..

Hope this makes sense.

Dave

c010depunkk · #6 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2007, 14:38

huh? The code in both of my posts does exactly what you are describing??? Post the code you are using again.

David Blake · #7 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2007, 14:58

Here's all the code I have in the php page:

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<?
$to="dblake@kiddykiosk.com";
$subject="Kiddy*Kiosk*Inquiry";
$msg="Name:*".$_POST['First']."*".$_POST['Last'];
$msg.="\nEMail:*".$_POST['Email'];
$msg.="\nPhone:*".$_POST['Area']."-".$_POST['Phone'];
$msg.="\nMessage:*".$_POST['Message'];
mail($to,*$subject,*$msg,*"From:*Kiddy*Kiosk*Contact*\nReply-To:*".$_POST['Email']."\n");
?>

c010depunkk · #8 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2007, 15:52

HMMM. Here's an example page that I tested and it does work:

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<html>
<head>
<title>email test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?
$to="dblake@kiddykiosk.com";
$subject="Kiddy Kiosk Inquiry";
$msg="Name: ".$_POST['First']." ".$_POST['Last'];
$msg.="\nEMail: ".$_POST['Email'];
$msg.="\nPhone Number: ".$_POST['Area']."-".$_POST['Phone'];
$msg.="\nMessage: ".$_POST['Message'];
echo($to."<br />".$subject."<br /><br />".$msg);
//mail($to,$subject,$msg,"From: Kiddy Kiosk Contact \nReply-To: ".$_POST['Email']."\n");
?>
<br /><br /><br />
<form name="test" method="post" action="mt.php">
<p>First Name: <input type="text" name="First" /></p>
<p>Last Name: <input type="text" name="Last" /></p>
<p>Email: <input type="text" name="Email" /></p>
<p>Area: <input type="text" name="Area" /></p>
<p>Phone: <input type="text" name="Phone" /></p>
<p>Message:</p>
<p><textarea name="Message" rows="5" cols="50"></textarea></p>
<p><input type="submit" action="submit" value="send" /></p>
</form>

</body>
</html>

It just outputs the posted values instead of sending them, but that will also work.

David Blake · #9 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2007, 19:15

Now it won't even send the email anymore. I think I'm retarded. I'm going to back off for a bit and come back at this with a fresh look and see if I can figure out what's going on.

Thanks for all your help though!

Dave

karinne · #10 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2007, 19:18

The code posted above won't send the email

Quote:

Originally Posted by c010depunkk

It just outputs the posted values instead of sending them, but that will also work.

I was just to show you that it should work

grahame · #11 (**permalink**) Jul 24th, 2007, 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Blake

Now it won't even send the email anymore. I think I'm retarded. I'm going to back off for a bit and come back at this with a fresh look and see if I can figure out what's going on.

1. You need to remove the // in front of the mail statement for it to work; the // in the example turns that line into a comment.

2. Even then, it will only work if you call it mt.php as that's the name of the page that the form submits to.

David Blake · #12 (**permalink**) Jul 24th, 2007, 13:13

Well I finally got it going! (at least it works now anyway!)
Here is the code I used...

<?php
$sendTo = "dblake@kiddykiosk.com";
$subject = "Kiddy Kiosk Inquiry";

$message="Name:*".$_POST['First']."*".$_POST['Last'];
$message.="\nEmail:*".$_POST['Email'];
$message.="\nPhone:*".$_POST['Area']."-".$_POST['Phone'];
$message.="\nCellphone:*".$_POST['CellArea']."-".$_POST['CellPhone'];
$message.="\nLocation:*".$_POST['City']."-".$_POST['State'];
$message.="\nMessage:*".$_POST['Message'];

mail($sendTo, $subject, $message, "From: Kiosk Contact Form\n");

?>

Thanks everyone for all your help!
Dave

c010depunkk · #13 (**permalink**) Jul 24th, 2007, 13:53

No problem, it's always a pleasure...

GO DAVE!!!

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