PHP Mail Submit Form Error

longstand · #1 Nov 11th, 2007, 13:30

Hello! I am learning the basics on how to create a feed back form were users can compliment or complain about various subjects by filling in a form, and submitting the data to my email address.

The only problem is when i test the form i get a error messege in the browser explaining i need mail setting configured correctly, i am using XAMMP and and am a bit stuck on how to solve the problem. Below i have displayed my error messege and form & php code. Please help with this problem as a lot of the time when i post no one responds about what am stuck on!

Cheers.

My error:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\xampp\htdocs\WiKid\send_contact.php on line 23
ERROR

My form code:

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<table width="400" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1">
<tr>
<td><strong>Contact Form </strong></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="400" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">
<tr>
<td><form name="form1" method="post" action="send_contact.php">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<td width="16%">Subject</td>
<td width="2%">:</td>
<td width="82%"><input name="subject" type="text" id="subject" size="50"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Detail</td>
<td>:</td>
<td><textarea name="detail" cols="50" rows="4" id="detail"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Name</td>
<td>:</td>
<td><input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="50"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email</td>
<td>:</td>
<td><input name="customer_mail" type="text" id="customer_mail" size="50"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"> <input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

My PHP Code:

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
// Contact subject
$subject ="$subject"; 
// Details
$message="$detail"; 
// Mail of sender
$mail_from="$customer_mail"; 
// From 
$header="from: $name <$mail_from>"; 
// Enter your email address
$to ='NeoReloaded@hotmail.co.uk'; 
$send_contact=mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);
// Check, if message sent to your email 
// display message "We've recived your information"
if($send_contact){
echo "Baldy Has Just Recieved Yer moaning Assed Complaint";
}
else {
echo "ERROR";
}
?>

ScottR · #2 Nov 11th, 2007, 14:54

Quote:

// Contact subject
$subject ="$subject";
// Details
$message="$detail";
// Mail of sender
$mail_from="$customer_mail";

Those variables are not set.

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$subject = $_POST[subject];
$message = $_POST[detail];
$mail_from = $_POST[customer_mail];

The next step would be validate all of those fields before anything is done. Especially the email field. Look into form validation with PHP and Regular Expressions.

Good Luck,
Scott

longstand · #3 Nov 11th, 2007, 15:08

Hello & thanks 4 the reply!

I have changed the variables and i am getting this error messege:

Notice: Use of undefined constant subject - assumed 'subject' in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 12

Notice: Use of undefined constant detail - assumed 'detail' in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 14

Notice: Use of undefined constant customer_mail - assumed 'customer_mail' in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 17

Notice: Undefined variable: name in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 19
Bauld Has Just Recieved Yer Winging Assed Complaint

Here is how i alterd the variables:

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
// Contact subject
$subject = $_POST[subject];
// Details
$message = $_POST[detail];
// Mail of sender
$mail_from = $_POST[customer_mail]; 
// From 
$header="from: $name <$mail_from>"; 
// Enter your email address
$to ='NeoReloaded@hotmail.co.uk'; 
$send_contact=mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);
// Check, if message sent to your email 
// display message "We've recived your information"
if($send_contact){
echo "Bauld Has Just Recieved Yer Winging Assed Complaint";
}
else {
echo "ERROR";
}
?>

</body>
</html>

ScottR · #4 Nov 11th, 2007, 15:31

Remember to declare all your variables. Your name variable is not declared, and I think that is where it encounters your error. Add this to the top of your PHP file.

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$name = $_POST[name];

Also restructure your file like this:

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<?php
// Contact subject
$subject = $_POST[subject];
// Details
$message = $_POST[detail];
// Mail of sender
$mail_from = $_POST[customer_mail]; 
// From 
$header="from: $name <$mail_from>"; 
// Enter your email address
$to ='NeoReloaded@hotmail.co.uk'; 
$send_contact=mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<$php 
      // Check, if message sent to your email 
// display message "We've recived your information"
if($send_contact){
echo "Bauld Has Just Recieved Yer Winging Assed Complaint";
}
else {
echo "ERROR";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

Try that.

Scott

longstand · #5 Nov 11th, 2007, 15:43

Ok I have decalred all the variables and still no luck!!

Its doin me head in!!

Below is my erorrs still:

Notice: Use of undefined constant name - assumed 'name' in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 11
Notice: Use of undefined constant subject - assumed 'subject' in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 15
Notice: Use of undefined constant detail - assumed 'detail' in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 17
Notice: Use of undefined constant customer_mail - assumed 'customer_mail' in e:\domains\s\sexyencounters.net\user\htdocs\send_c ontact.php on line 20
Bauld Has Just Recieved Yer Winging Assed Complaint

Below is my php file called:

send_contact.php

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$name = $_POST[name]; 
// Contact subject
$subject = $_POST[subject];
// Details
$message = $_POST[detail];
// Mail of sender
$mail_from = $_POST[customer_mail]; 
// From 
$header="from: $name <$mail_from>"; 
// Enter your email address
$to ='NeoReloaded@hotmail.co.uk'; 
$send_contact=mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);
// Check, if message sent to your email 
// display message "We've recived your information"
if($send_contact){
echo "Bauld Has Just Recieved Yer Winging Assed Complaint";
}
else {
echo "ERROR";
}
?>

</body>
</html>

Below is my php file:

contact.php

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<table width="400" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1">
<tr>
<td><strong>Contact Form </strong></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="400" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">
<tr>
<td><form name="form1" method="post" action="send_contact.php">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<td width="16%">Subject</td>
<td width="2%">:</td>
<td width="82%"><input name="subject" type="text" id="subject" size="50"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Detail</td>
<td>:</td>
<td><textarea name="detail" cols="50" rows="4" id="detail"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Name</td>
<td>:</td>
<td><input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="50"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email</td>
<td>:</td>
<td><input name="customer_mail" type="text" id="customer_mail" size="50"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"> <input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Everythink looks correct, i just dont understand why it doesnt work!! Any other sugestions??

ScottR · #6 Nov 11th, 2007, 15:59

Most developers put all the php processing instructions before any html. I would place all variables and processing instructions at the top of your document. Then echo a variable that contains the message either successful or unsuccessful. Also the use of a variable named header may be producing an error as header is a php function.

dab42pat · #7 Nov 11th, 2007, 16:02

I think you may be better testing this live as your host will have the mail function set up and you will be able to see the errors you really need sorting.

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