$reply not working. Need help

codieB · December 10, 2008

Hi,

This is what I've got----

$Name = "name"; //senders name

$email = "name@name.com"; //senders e-mail adress

$recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient

$reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";

$mail_body = "content"";

All of it is working EXCEPT the reply part. It should be pulling fname and lname rom input fields.

Does anyone know what to do?

premiso · December 10, 2008

Post the actual form and please use the [ code ] [ /code ] tags to post your code in (note remove the extra spaces in the code tags)

codieB · December 10, 2008

How do you do that? This is my first time on site.

gevans · December 10, 2008

Do you have the form for us to see?

codieB · December 10, 2008

Where do I put form for you to see it?

premiso · December 10, 2008

[ code]

Post code here.

[ /code]

But since I cannot show you the actual tag, remove the first space before code and /code. Then just paste your form.

codieB · December 10, 2008

Is this what you need?

<?php

function spamcheck($field)

{

//filter_var() sanitizes the e-mail

//address using FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL

$field=filter_var($field, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);

//filter_var() validates the e-mail

//address using FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL

if(filter_var($field, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL))

{

return TRUE;

}

else

{

return FALSE;

}

if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))

{//if "email" is filled out, proceed

//check if the email address is invalid

$mailcheck = spamcheck($_REQUEST['email']);

if ($mailcheck==FALSE)

{

echo "Invalid input";

}

else

{//send email

$Name = "name"; //senders name

$email = "name@name.com"; //senders e-mail adress

$recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient

$reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";

$mail_body = "content

"; //mail body

$subject = "Video Access"; //subject

$headers = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\nbcc: susiem@multiprobe.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields

$headers .= "BCC: name2@name2.com\r\n";

mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $reply, $headers); //mail command

echo "<font size='3'><font color='#c61317'><strong>Thank you.</font></strong> Please check your email for the access link.</font>";

}

else

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

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

First Name: <input name='fname' type='text' /><br />

Last Name: <input name='lname' type='text' /><br />

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

Subject: <strong>Subject</strong><br /><br />

</form>";

}

?>

gevans · December 10, 2008

Have you looked at the mail() function?

The third argument it takes is additional headers.

I think what you want is this;

mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body."\n\n".$reply, $headers); //mail command

codieB · December 10, 2008

Hi Supporter,

That doesn't seem to work either.

Maq · December 10, 2008

He meant this!

[ code] (no spaces)

         
       
function spamcheck($field)


  {
  //filter_var() sanitizes the e-mail
  //address using FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL
  $field=filter_var($field, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);

  //filter_var() validates the e-mail
  //address using FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL
  if(filter_var($field, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL))
    {
    return TRUE;
    }
  else
    {
    return FALSE;
    }
  }
if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))
  {//if "email" is filled out, proceed
  //check if the email address is invalid
  $mailcheck = spamcheck($_REQUEST['email']);
  if ($mailcheck==FALSE)
    {
    echo "Invalid input";
    }
  else
    {//send email
   
   
    $Name = "name"; //senders name
   $email = "name@name.com"; //senders e-mail adress
   $recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient
   $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";
   
   $mail_body = "content
"; //mail body
   $subject = "Video Access"; //subject
   $headers = "From: ". $Name . " \r\nbcc: susiem@multiprobe.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields
   $headers .= "BCC: name2@name2.com\r\n";

   mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $reply, $headers); //mail command 

       echo "Thank you. Please check your email for the access link.";
    }
  }
else
  {//if "email" is not filled out, display the form
  echo "</pre>
<form method="'post'" action="'videoAccess.php'">
    First Name: 

  Last Name: 

  Email: 


  Subject: Subject





  
  </form>";<br>  }<br

[ /code] (no spaces)

Look at all the pretty colors...

gevans · December 10, 2008

Hi Supporter,

That doesn't seem to work either.

A little more information would be nice, i.e. what error do you get?

codieB · December 10, 2008

Hi Supportr,

NO ERROR message. I just don't get the fname and lname included in the reply. I get everything else though.

????

gevans · December 10, 2008

Can you post the text that you do get? (just to help me out )

codieB · December 10, 2008

What this code does is send an automatic email to the email that is indicated in the form field.

I also included fname and lname fields that are being pulled to personalize the email.

So, without divulging entire contents of email, the recipient gets and email that offers a link to a video archive, and BCC's me at the same time. That way, I can see who is accessing the archive. In order to also get their names, I would like the emails to begin with "Dear ," or something to that affect.

Does this help?

codieB · December 10, 2008

Is this better?

nospaces
<?php
       
       
function spamcheck($field)


  {
  //filter_var() sanitizes the e-mail
  //address using FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL
  $field=filter_var($field, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);

  //filter_var() validates the e-mail
  //address using FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL
  if(filter_var($field, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL))
    {
    return TRUE;
    }
  else
    {
    return FALSE;
    }
  }
if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))
  {//if "email" is filled out, proceed
  //check if the email address is invalid
  $mailcheck = spamcheck($_REQUEST['email']);
  if ($mailcheck==FALSE)
    {
    echo "Invalid input";
    }
  else
    {//send email
   
   
    $Name = "name"; //senders name
   $email = "name@name.com"; //senders e-mail adress
   $recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient
   $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";
   
   $mail_body = "content
"; //mail body
   $subject = "Video Access"; //subject
   $headers = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\nbcc: susiem@multiprobe.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields
   $headers .= "BCC: name2@name2.com\r\n";

   mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $reply, $headers); //mail command 

       echo "<font size='3'><font color='#c61317'><strong>Thank you.</font></strong> Please check your email for the access link.</font>";
    }
  }
else
  {//if "email" is not filled out, display the form
  echo "<form method='post' action='videoAccess.php'>
    First Name: <input name='fname' type='text' /><br />
  Last Name: <input name='lname' type='text' /><br />
  Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br /><br />
  Subject: <strong>Subject</strong><br /><br />



  <input type='submit' />
  </form>";
  }
?>
[/code}no spaces

Maq · December 10, 2008

1) Why do you use REQUEST for some fields and POST for others? You should stay consistent.

2) Echo out your POSTS (fname, lname);

3) Add this at the top of your script, right after the first <?php tag

ini_set ("display_errors", "1");
error_reporting(E_ALL);

codieB · December 10, 2008

Maq,

Will consistency help this work?

Also, what does the code you sent do-----?

ini_set ("display_errors", "1");

error_reporting(E_ALL);

jnerotrix · December 10, 2008

ini_set ("display_errors", "1");
error_reporting(E_ALL);

This code makes your page display all errors that go on in your website

just use copy and paste this

<?php
ini_set ("display_errors", "1");
error_reporting(E_ALL);   
       
function spamcheck($field)


  {
  //filter_var() sanitizes the e-mail
  //address using FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL
  $field=filter_var($field, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);

  //filter_var() validates the e-mail
  //address using FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL
  if(filter_var($field, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL))
    {
    return TRUE;
    }
  else
    {
    return FALSE;
    }
  }
if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))
  {//if "email" is filled out, proceed
  //check if the email address is invalid
  $mailcheck = spamcheck($_REQUEST['email']);
  if ($mailcheck==FALSE)
    {
    echo "Invalid input";
    }
  else
    {//send email
   
   
    $Name = "name"; //senders name
   $email = "name@name.com"; //senders e-mail adress
   $recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient
   $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";
   
   $mail_body = "content
"; //mail body
   $subject = "Video Access"; //subject
   $headers = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\nbcc: susiem@multiprobe.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields
   $headers .= "BCC: name2@name2.com\r\n";

   mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $reply, $headers); //mail command 

       echo "<font size='3'><font color='#c61317'><strong>Thank you.</font></strong> Please check your email for the access link.</font>";
    }
  }
else
  {//if "email" is not filled out, display the form
  echo "<form method='post' action='videoAccess.php'>
    First Name: <input name='fname' type='text' /><br />
  Last Name: <input name='lname' type='text' /><br />
  Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br /><br />
  Subject: <strong>Subject</strong><br /><br />



  <input type='submit' />
  </form>";
  }
?>

codieB · December 10, 2008

Maq,

I'm sorry---I hate to be slow here, but HOW does it display the errors? What identifies the errors? Do you have a solution to the reply problem or know how to include "Dear " in the automatic reply email?

jnerotrix · December 10, 2008

That code tells php display any errors in the code no matter what the error is it just displays it

codieB · December 10, 2008

Does anyone know how to include the recipients name in the reply email?

I really need help with this. Everything else seems to work just fine.

Thanks.

codieB · December 10, 2008

Guess this one's a doozy!

jnerotrix · December 10, 2008

try replacing

 $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";

with this

 
$reply = "Congratulations! Video access for ' . $_POST['fname']. ' ' . $_POST['lname'] . '";

jnerotrix · December 10, 2008

try replacing

 $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";

with this

 
$reply = "Congratulations! Video access for ' . $_POST['fname'] . ' ' . $_POST['lname'] . '";

I EDITED IT SORRY NOW TRY IT

codieB · December 10, 2008

That gave this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING on line 77

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