Contact Form

VoltronFutura · 11-04-2010, 07:10 PM

I've tried a lot of different stuff to try and get my contact form to send the name, phone, company, and message in a single email. However, all I can get is it to just send the message. I used smoovo's php code from another thread, and that's what I tried to modify to get it to work.

Here's that code

PHP Code:


			
<?php

if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))

//if "email" is filled out, send email

  {

  //send email

  $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;

  $subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ;

  $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

  mail( "someone@example.com", "Subject: $subject",

  $message, "From: $email" );

  echo "Thank you for using our mail form";

  }

else

//if "email" is not filled out, display the form

  {

  echo "<form method='post' action='mailform.php'>

  Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br />

  Subject: <input name='subject' type='text' /><br />

  Message:<br />

  <textarea name='message' rows='15' cols='40'>

  </textarea><br />

  <input type='submit' />

  </form>";

  }

?>

Now here's some of the stuff I've done to it to try and make it work for my needs.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))

//if "email" is filled out, send email

  {

  //send email

  $subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ;

  $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ;

  $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;

  $company = $_REQUEST['company'] ;

  $phone = $_REQUEST['phone'] ;

  $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

  $yes = $_REQUEST['yes'] ;

  $no = $_REQUEST['no'] ;

  $body = <<<EOD

<br><hr><br>

Name: $name <br>

Email: $email <br>

Company: $company <br>

Phone: $phone <br>

Message: $message <br>

Yes: $yes <br>

No: $no <br>

EOD;



  mail( "wridenour87@gmail.com", $subject, $body );

  

  }

else

//if "email" is not filled out, display the form

  {

  echo "<form method='post' action='mailform.php'>

  Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br />

  Subject: <input name='subject' type='text' /><br />

  Message:<br />

  <textarea name='message' rows='15' cols='40'>

  </textarea><br />

  <input type='submit' />

  </form>";

  }

?>

What do I need to do to make it work?

bcee · 11-04-2010, 11:48 PM

Try adding some headers, some servers will only send if the header is formatted a certain way.

From Soovo:
mail( "someone@example.com", "Subject: $subject", $message, "From: $email" );

Yours:
mail( "wridenour87@gmail.com", $subject, $body );

I think adding a 'From' may solve it but it could be more involved. Are you getting any errors?

Read this:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

smoovo · 11-05-2010, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcee

Try adding some headers, some servers will only send if the header is formatted a certain way.

That's right. I posted the basic script (this script works and also yours), but there is more components to add.

For example:
1. Headers - Email configuration. (in your script you are using HTML, you should add HTML content type)
2. Email check - if the email entered is valid.

So as bcee mentioned, add headers to your mail() function. The shorter header should be "From: $email".

You can read more about "Headers" in the php.net website.

- Enjoy.

VoltronFutura · 11-09-2010, 05:19 PM

I've tried all these solutions, but the problem is that it won't send the email at all. If I use the simple form, it sends, but I need all the information to send. At one point, it was sending the body code in the subject line. It's becoming very frustrating.

This is what I've got right now.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))

//if "email" is filled out, send email

  {

  //send email

  $subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ;

  $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ;

  $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;

  $company = $_REQUEST['company'] ;

  $phone = $_REQUEST['phone'] ;

  $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

  $yes = $_REQUEST['yes'] ;

  $no = $_REQUEST['no'] ;



$body = <<<EOD

<br><hr><br>

Name: $name <br>

Company: $company <br>

Phone: $phone <br>

Message: $message <br>

Yes: $yes <br>

No: $no <br>

EOD;



  mail( "wridenour87@gmail.com", $body, "From: $email" );  }

else

//if "email" is not filled out, display the form

  {

  echo "<form method='post' action='mailform.php'>

  Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br />

  Subject: <input name='subject' type='text' /><br />

  Message:<br />

  <textarea name='message' rows='15' cols='40'>

  </textarea><br />

  <input type='submit' />

  </form>";

  }

?>

11-04-2010, 07:10 PM	#1
VoltronFutura New Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: US Posts: 11	Contact Form I've tried a lot of different stuff to try and get my contact form to send the name, phone, company, and message in a single email. However, all I can get is it to just send the message. I used smoovo's php code from another thread, and that's what I tried to modify to get it to work. Here's that code PHP Code: <?php if (isset($_REQUEST['email'])) //if "email" is filled out, send email { //send email $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ; $subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ; $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ; mail( "someone@example.com", "Subject: $subject", $message, "From: $email" ); echo "Thank you for using our mail form"; } else //if "email" is not filled out, display the form { echo "<form method='post' action='mailform.php'> Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br /> Subject: <input name='subject' type='text' /><br /> Message:<br /> <textarea name='message' rows='15' cols='40'> </textarea><br /> <input type='submit' /> </form>"; } ?> Now here's some of the stuff I've done to it to try and make it work for my needs. PHP Code: <?php if (isset($_REQUEST['email'])) //if "email" is filled out, send email { //send email $subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ; $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ; $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ; $company = $_REQUEST['company'] ; $phone = $_REQUEST['phone'] ; $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ; $yes = $_REQUEST['yes'] ; $no = $_REQUEST['no'] ; $body = <<<EOD <br><hr><br> Name: $name <br> Email: $email <br> Company: $company <br> Phone: $phone <br> Message: $message <br> Yes: $yes <br> No: $no <br> EOD; mail( "wridenour87@gmail.com", $subject, $body ); } else //if "email" is not filled out, display the form { echo "<form method='post' action='mailform.php'> Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br /> Subject: <input name='subject' type='text' /><br /> Message:<br /> <textarea name='message' rows='15' cols='40'> </textarea><br /> <input type='submit' /> </form>"; } ?> What do I need to do to make it work?

11-04-2010, 11:48 PM	#2
bcee Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New York Posts: 370	Try adding some headers, some servers will only send if the header is formatted a certain way. From Soovo: mail( "someone@example.com", "Subject: $subject", $message, "From: $email" ); Yours: mail( "wridenour87@gmail.com", $subject, $body ); I think adding a 'From' may solve it but it could be more involved. Are you getting any errors? Read this: http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php __________________ Submit to my Website Gallery \| NY Web Design

11-09-2010, 05:19 PM	#4
VoltronFutura New Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: US Posts: 11	I've tried all these solutions, but the problem is that it won't send the email at all. If I use the simple form, it sends, but I need all the information to send. At one point, it was sending the body code in the subject line. It's becoming very frustrating. This is what I've got right now. PHP Code: <?php if (isset($_REQUEST['email'])) //if "email" is filled out, send email { //send email $subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ; $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ; $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ; $company = $_REQUEST['company'] ; $phone = $_REQUEST['phone'] ; $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ; $yes = $_REQUEST['yes'] ; $no = $_REQUEST['no'] ; $body = <<<EOD <br><hr><br> Name: $name <br> Company: $company <br> Phone: $phone <br> Message: $message <br> Yes: $yes <br> No: $no <br> EOD; mail( "wridenour87@gmail.com", $body, "From: $email" ); } else //if "email" is not filled out, display the form { echo "<form method='post' action='mailform.php'> Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br /> Subject: <input name='subject' type='text' /><br /> Message:<br /> <textarea name='message' rows='15' cols='40'> </textarea><br /> <input type='submit' /> </form>"; } ?>

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