PHP Form AutoResponder

casmoedesigns · June 13, 2008

Ok..... I'm stuck on something here. I have a form for a client of mine and he wants the form to be able to grab the email the users input into the form, and then be able to send an auto response to that email inputted.

I've figured out how to make it work, but I just cant get the php code to grab the email put in by the user.

This is what I have:

<?php

//--------------------------Set these paramaters--------------------------

// Subject of email sent to you.

$subject = 'First Saturdays Guestlist';

// Your email address. This is where the form information will be sent.

$emailadd = 'guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com';

// Where to redirect after form is processed.

$url = 'http://www.google.com';

// Makes all fields required. If set to '1' no field can not be empty. If set to '0' any or all fields can be empty.

$req = '0';

// Email address put into Email Field<br />

$email_field = "Email"; <--------(If I put my email address here it works, so I just need the code that goes here to grab the email the users put in on the form)

// --------------------------Do not edit below this line--------------------------

$auto_respond_subject = 'Thank you for contacting us!';

$auto_respond_body = "Thank you getting in touch with us!\nWe aim to respond to all enquiries within 24hours etc etc \n = line break";

mail($email_field, $auto_respond_subject, $auto_respond_body);

$text = "Results from form:\n\n";

$space = ' ';

$line = '

';

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value)

{

if ($req == '1')

{

if ($value == '')

{echo "$key is empty";die;}

}

$j = strlen($key);

if ($j >= 20)

{echo "Name of form element $key cannot be longer than 20 characters";die;}

$j = 20 - $j;

for ($i = 1; $i <= $j; $i++)

{$space .= ' ';}

$value = str_replace('\n', "$line", $value);

$conc = "{$key}:$space{$value}$line";

$text .= $conc;

$space = ' ';

}

mail($emailadd, $subject, $text, 'From: '.$emailadd.'');

echo '<META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT="0; URL='.$url.'">';

?>

tapos · June 13, 2008

please put your code in code tag

jesushax · June 13, 2008

wheres your form code?

use

$email_field = $_POST["NameOfEmailField"];

casmoedesigns · June 13, 2008

Sorry about that.....

Here is my form code:

<CODE>

<head>

<title>Untitled Document</title>

<!--

.style1 {font-family: Calibri}

-->

</style>

</head>

<body>

<tr>

</label></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td><div align="right"><span class="style1">Email:</span></div></td>

</label></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<label>

</label>

</div></td>

</tr>

</table>

</form>

</body>

</html>

</CODE>

jesushax · June 13, 2008

so change

$email_field = "Email";

to

$email_field = $_POST["Email"];

and you done

casmoedesigns · June 13, 2008

so change

$email_field = "Email";

to

$email_field = $_POST["Email"];

and you done

Thank you, that worked! Now my problem is when the person receives an email back from us, the address says "nobody@aurora.dnsprotect.com". Is there any way to change that to say "guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com"?

jesushax · June 13, 2008

change

mail($emailadd, $subject, $text, 'From: '.$emailadd.'');

to

mail($emailadd, $subject, $text, 'From: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com');

casmoedesigns · June 13, 2008

change

mail($emailadd, $subject, $text, 'From: '.$emailadd.'');

to

mail($emailadd, $subject, $text, 'From: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com');

Its still coming back as "Nobody"

jonsjava · June 13, 2008

wrong use of variables in your mail form:

(and I organized the code some)

<?php
//--------------------------Set these paramaters--------------------------

// Subject of email sent to you.
$subject = 'First Saturdays Guestlist';

// Your email address. This is where the form information will be sent.
$emailadd = 'guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com';

// Where to redirect after form is processed.
$url = 'http://www.google.com';

// Makes all fields required. If set to '1' no field can not be empty. If set to '0' any or all fields can be empty.
$req = '0';

// Email address put into Email Field

$email_field = $_POST["Email"]; //<--------(If I put my email address here it works, so I just need the code that goes here to grab the email the users put in on the form)

// --------------------------Do not edit below this line--------------------------
$auto_respond_subject = 'Thank you for contacting us!';
$auto_respond_body = "Thank you getting in touch with us!\nWe aim to respond to all enquiries within 24hours etc etc \n = line break";
mail($email_field, $auto_respond_subject, $auto_respond_body);
$text = "Results from form:\n\n";
$space = ' ';
$line = '
';
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value)
{
if ($req == '1')
{
	if ($value == '')
	{
		echo "$key is empty";
		die;
	}
}
$j = strlen($key);
if ($j >= 20)
{
	echo "Name of form element $key cannot be longer than 20 characters";
	die;
}
$j = 20 - $j;
for ($i = 1; $i <= $j; $i++)
{
	$space .= ' ';
}
$value = str_replace('\n', "$line", $value);
$conc = "{$key}:$space{$value}$line";
$text .= $conc;
$space = ' ';
}
mail($email_field, $subject, $text, "From: $emailadd");
echo '<META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT="0; URL='.$url.'">';
?>

casmoedesigns · June 13, 2008

Everything is working, I am just getting the wrong "sender" in the inbox once it replies to the user who imputed the email address.

casmoedesigns · June 14, 2008

I was thinking, maybe you guys werent understanding what I was looking for. I am asking how do I change the email address that the user will see. In other words, if my buddy went to the form, typed in his name and email address, the autoresponder would hit my server then bounce something back to his email box. What I need to change is the email address that appears in his email box. Right now it is saying "nobody@aurora.dnsprotect.com". That is wrong! The subject field is right but not the email that is bouncing back. Can you guys please help. Thanks!!!!

Here is my PhP Code:

<?php
//--------------------------Set these paramaters--------------------------

// Subject of email sent to you.
$subject = 'First Saturdays Guestlist'; 

// Your email address. This is where the form information will be sent. 
$emailadd = 'guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com'; 

// Where to redirect after form is processed. 
$url = 'http://www.google.com'; 

// Makes all fields required. If set to '1' no field can not be empty. If set to '0' any or all fields can be empty.
$req = '0'; 

// Email address put into Email Field<br />
$email_field = $_POST["Email"];

// --------------------------Do not edit below this line--------------------------<br />
$auto_respond_subject = 'First Saturdays Guest List!';
$auto_respond_body = "Thank you! Your request to be on the Guest List has been recieved.";
mail($email_field, $auto_respond_subject, $auto_respond_body);  
$text = "Results from form:\n\n"; 
$space = ' ';
$line = '
';
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value)
{
if ($req == '1')
{
if ($value == '')
{echo "$key is empty";die;}
}
$j = strlen($key);
if ($j >= 20)
{echo "Name of form element $key cannot be longer than 20 characters";die;}
$j = 20 - $j;
for ($i = 1; $i <= $j; $i++)
{$space .= ' ';}
$value = str_replace('\n', "$line", $value);
$conc = "{$key}:$space{$value}$line";
$text .= $conc;
$space = ' ';
}
mail($emailadd, $subject, $text, 'From: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com');
echo '<META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT="0; URL='.$url.'">';
?>

casmoedesigns · June 14, 2008

Hey guys, I've finally figured it out myself. lol

All I had to do was add this:

$headers = "From: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com\r\nReply-To: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com";
mail($email_field, $auto_respond_subject, $auto_respond_body, $headers);

So the complete code, with everything working correctly is:

<?php
//--------------------------Set these paramaters--------------------------

// Subject of email sent to you.
$subject = 'First Saturdays Guestlist'; 

// Your email address. This is where the form information will be sent. 
$emailadd = 'guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com'; 

// Where to redirect after form is processed. 
$url = 'http://www.thefirstsaturdays.com'; 

// Makes all fields required. If set to '1' no field can not be empty. If set to '0' any or all fields can be empty.
$req = '0'; 

// Email address put into Email Field.
$email_field = $_POST["Email"];

// --------------------------Do not edit below this line--------------------------<br />
$auto_respond_subject = 'First Saturdays Guest List!';
$auto_respond_body = "Thank you! Your request to be on the Guest List has been received.";
$headers = "From: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com\r\nReply-To: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com";
mail($email_field, $auto_respond_subject, $auto_respond_body, $headers);  
$text = "Results from form:\n\n"; 
$space = ' ';
$line = '
';
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value)
{
if ($req == '1')
{
if ($value == '')
{echo "$key is empty";die;}
}
$j = strlen($key);
if ($j >= 20)
{echo "Name of form element $key cannot be longer than 20 characters";die;}
$j = 20 - $j;
for ($i = 1; $i <= $j; $i++)
{$space .= ' ';}
$value = str_replace('\n', "$line", $value);
$conc = "{$key}:$space{$value}$line";
$text .= $conc;
$space = ' ';
}
mail($emailadd, $subject, $text, 'From: guestlist@thefirstsaturdays.com');
echo '<META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT="0; URL='.$url.'">';
?>

Hopefully this thread will help others..............

eng/nehal · June 29, 2008

could you pleeeeeeeease tell me where should i put this php code exactly in my site to have an auto responder,thanks in advance,but please hurry up as i need it badly:)

casmoedesigns · July 2, 2008

If you have a form on your website, just put the location of the php file on your server in the form tag. OR if you're using Dreamweaver, locate the form tag, click in it, and on the bottom you should see a box called "Action", Put the php file location in that box.

It will transmit any information that is in the form. Just be sure to change the emails because I dont want to be getting any from your website. lol

could you pleeeeeeeease tell me where should i put this php code exactly in my site to have an auto responder,thanks in advance,but please hurry up as i need it badly:)

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