PHP - send a form

enzo · #1 (**permalink**) 03-13-2007, 02:44 PM

please look at this page: . i have a form and i want to recive the info`s from there on an e-mail. i wanna now how can I do it and if there is an "already made" script in php. i`m lazy but is urent. thanks

Base · #2 (**permalink**) 03-14-2007, 04:58 PM

To be honest there are thousands of scripts written in PHP for contact forms, as i have written a good number of them myself.

I will copy the code into this reply & include a zipped version incase your just too lazy to copy & paste the code.

You will need for this:

A brain
A vauge knowldge of PHP, but nothing above the very baisic level

What we are doing:

The code that i am going to show you is baisicly an entire contact script, it does not use SMTP servers (if you require an SMTP version PM me) it just uses the PHP mail function, this means it will most likely only work on linux.

But yeah!

To the code..

This is a very simple system using very very few lines of code.

There are no known bugs with this script BUT, this is not incredibly secure, but it works.

contact.html is as follows:

PHP Code:


			
<html>
<head></head>
<title>Contact Form</title>
<body>
<form method="post" action="sendmail.php">
  Email: <input name="email" type="text" /><br />
  Message:<br />
  <textarea name="message" rows="15" cols="40">
  </textarea><br />
  <input type="submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Ok so thats our contact page, where the user types in there email address & there message to you.

Now we get onto the "backend" as such of the script.

This is sendmail.php

PHP Code:


			
<?
  $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
  $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

  mail( "yourname@example.com", "Feedback Form Results",
    $message, "From: $email" );
  header( "Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.html" );
?>

There are 3 things you need to change in this script.

"yourname@example.com" change to your email address

"Feedback Form Results" change to the subject of the email you want to recive.

Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.html

Change to where you want the user to be sent once the script has emailed you.

Hope this hepls bro...

Base

(You can get the zipped copy here

enzo · #3 (**permalink**) 03-14-2007, 07:02 PM

thanks a lot. i will show you the results. and about the brain ..

... thik i have

Base · #4 (**permalink**) 03-14-2007, 07:23 PM

lol gdgd

Glad to be of help to you

Any further questions just ask

Base

enzo · #5 (**permalink**) 03-15-2007, 04:02 PM

so thanks again. to be honest this is my first time when i deal whit a code and notepad. it works just fine and i`ve made some tuning ... took me about 2 hours but it worths the effort.
i`ve included al the fields i`ve neded by your example but i`v removed the header tag so i must include that back. i will let you know when is finished.
thanks again

Base · #6 (**permalink**) 03-15-2007, 04:28 PM

Ok mate, if you have any problems or need any fields adding to the script or anything, then just ask

Cheers

Base

enzo · #7 (**permalink**) 03-15-2007, 04:53 PM

so .. base can you help me whit this?

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/barum-automotive.ro/httpdocs/new/sendmail.php:9) in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/barum-automotive.ro/httpdocs/new/sendmail.php on line 29
Your message is being sent, pelase wait to automaticly be redirected.

wtf ?
brb .. in a hurry .. thanks

Base · #8 (**permalink**) 03-15-2007, 05:26 PM

Ahh never thought of that..

Well, there are 2 alternatives..

You could use a HTML redirect

Code:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh"
      CONTENT="3; URL=thankyou.html">

Problems with this:
If the script hasen't propperly worked then it still redirects..

Or

You could just have a HTML redirect link

Code:

<a href="index.php">Email sent, please click here to continue</a>

Thinking about it, you could use an if statement but quite frankly i am too tired to write that down..

lol

Hope this helps.......

Base

enzo · #9 (**permalink**) 03-16-2007, 08:57 AM

thanks a lot .. resolved whit the redirect ...in 1 !!!! sec

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