Can anyone help me get this working?

codieB · December 10, 2008

I posted yesterday. Seems this one might be a doozy. Almost ALL of the functionality is working save one.

he purpose of this code is to get people to enter information in order to receive a "key" for access to a video archive. After pushing SUBMIT, they get an automated email response providing them with the link. THIS WORKS! Plus, I get a BCC, so I know what email addresses these are going to.

WHAT DOESN"T WORK is the greeting, "Congratulations (Name). Please see following code. Your help would be GREATLY appreciated.

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<?php
$menu1 = "none";
$menu2 = "none";
$menu3 = "none";
?>


<?php include '../../inc/pageheadhome.inc'; ?>

<body id="home" class="colSM">


<?php include '../../inc/header_home.inc'; ?>

<? // This is correctly indented ?>

<div id="colmain3">



<div class="col3">
  <div><div>
    <dl>
        
<table id="Table_01" background="FACES_register/facesVideo.jpg"  width="772" height="585" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

    <tr valign="middle">
	<td width="194" valign=""> </td>
	<td width="561"><table><tr><td colspan="3"><table width="543">
	  <tr><td width="528" height="188px"> </td>
	</tr>
	  <tr><td>



  <?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 = "from.mycompany.com"; //senders e-mail adress
   $recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient
   $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";
   
$mail_body = "body content"; //mail body //mail body

   $subject = "Video Access"; //subject
   $headers = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\nbcc: blind@company.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields
   $headers .= "BCC: blindm@company.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'>
  To gain access to the video archive, please fill out the form below.<br /><br />
  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>Access to FACES archive</strong><br /><br />
  
  

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

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gevans · December 10, 2008

try changing;

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

to

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

codieB · December 10, 2008

Thanks for your reply, Supporter---

That didn't do it though. This is a real stumper!

Yesideez · December 10, 2008

It didn't do it - did it return an error or just not send the mail - more info please?

premiso · December 10, 2008

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

See if that works. If not your form is not populating/sending those values.

codieB · December 10, 2008

There was no error message. It just continued to send the email with everything EXCEPT the NAMES.

codieB · December 10, 2008

Hi Supporter,

It is still doing the same thing without an error message. What did you mean by "If not your form is not populating/sending those values."?

Do you know why? Is there a solution?

Thanks!

Yesideez · December 10, 2008

The PHP mail command: http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

The fifth parameter is for additional headers.

   $subject = "Video Access"; //subject
   $headers = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\n"; //bcc: blind@company.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields
   //$headers .= "BCC: blindm@company.com\r\n";

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

See how that works for now.

premiso · December 10, 2008

if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))
  {//if "email" is filled out, proceed
  //check if the email address is invalid
  $mailcheck = spamcheck($_REQUEST['email']);
  print_r($_REQUEST); 
  die();

Replace that portion of the code with that and report back what is printed to the screen.

EDIT:

ALso noticed the mail function is wrong.

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

SHOULD BE

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

codieB · December 10, 2008

Premiso,

Same as usual. THe form goes through without an error message.

I get the email subject line, the body content and the BCC. The only thing I don't get are the NAMES (fname, lname) that should appear at the beginning of the email.

premiso · December 10, 2008

I want to see what this code produces

if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))
  {//if "email" is filled out, proceed
  //check if the email address is invalid
  $mailcheck = spamcheck($_REQUEST['email']);
  print_r($_REQUEST); // note added this
  die(); // note added this.

To make sure the $_REQUEST array has the values it needs to have. Run that and then paste the array that is returned.

codieB · December 10, 2008

OK. Let's see if I am following directions correctly. I copy/pasted the code you provided and tested the form in Firefox and Safari. It seemed like business as usual with no error messages. Array returned? None, I think.

Does this comply with your statement: "Run that and then paste the array that is returned."

premiso · December 10, 2008

Adding that code should return an Array( setup, not "business as usual"

<?php
$menu1 = "none";
$menu2 = "none";
$menu3 = "none";
?>


<?php include '../../inc/pageheadhome.inc'; ?>

<body id="home" class="colSM">


<?php include '../../inc/header_home.inc'; ?>

<? // This is correctly indented ?>

<div id="colmain3">



<div class="col3">
     <div><div>
       <dl>
       
<table id="Table_01" background="FACES_register/facesVideo.jpg"  width="772" height="585" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
   
    <tr valign="middle">
      <td width="194" valign=""> </td>
      <td width="561"><table><tr><td colspan="3"><table width="543">
        <tr><td width="528" height="188px"> </td>
      </tr>
        <tr><td>
      


  <?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']))
  {

  print_r($_REQUEST); // note added this
  die(); // note added this.

//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 = "from.mycompany.com"; //senders e-mail adress
   $recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient
   $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";
   
$mail_body = "body content"; //mail body //mail body

   $subject = "Video Access"; //subject
   $headers = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\nbcc: blind@company.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields
   $headers .= "BCC: blindm@company.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'>
  To gain access to the video archive, please fill out the form below.<br /><br />
  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>Access to FACES archive</strong><br /><br />
  
  

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

Use that code and see what it returns, it should not do any processing, but display a white page with an array element printed out to the screen.

codieB · December 10, 2008

I'm sorry. I'm just not getting a white screen. When you say RUN the page, you mean test it in a browser, right? I get the form with input fields.

premiso · December 10, 2008

I'm sorry. I'm just not getting a white screen. When you say RUN the page, you mean test it in a browser, right? I get the form with input fields.

Yes, fill in the inputs and submit the form.

When it hits the section I put in there it will die and print out an array to the screen.

codieB · December 10, 2008

Hi,

It's not working exactly as you suggested. The script doesn't die. When I push SUBMIT, the recipient gets the email.

codieB · December 10, 2008

Premiso,

I take that back. I tried again and got the following:

Array ( [fname] => this is this [lname] => gggggg => recipient@gmail.com [__utmz] => 94867584.1228847399.44.11.utmcsr=localhost|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/index.php [__utma] => 94867584.2301122497633946400.1225294313.1228861685.1228938133.48 [__utmc] => 94867584 [__utmb] => 94867584.6.10.1228938133 )

premiso · December 10, 2008

Are you even uploading the new version of the script?

It seems like you are not uploading any corrected version and it is staying as the old version, hence why none of the solutions worked.

Try this version, since you got the array message now and you know the fields are populated:

<?php
$menu1 = "none";
$menu2 = "none";
$menu3 = "none";
?>


<?php include '../../inc/pageheadhome.inc'; ?>

<body id="home" class="colSM">


<?php include '../../inc/header_home.inc'; ?>

<? // This is correctly indented ?>

<div id="colmain3">



<div class="col3">
     <div><div>
       <dl>
       
<table id="Table_01" background="FACES_register/facesVideo.jpg"  width="772" height="585" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
   
    <tr valign="middle">
      <td width="194" valign=""> </td>
      <td width="561"><table><tr><td colspan="3"><table width="543">
        <tr><td width="528" height="188px"> </td>
      </tr>
        <tr><td>
     


  <?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 = "from.mycompany.com"; //senders e-mail adress
   $recipient = $_REQUEST['email']; //recipient
   $reply = "Congratulations! Video access for " .$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']."";
   
$mail_body = $reply . "body content"; //mail body //mail body

   $subject = "Video Access"; //subject
   $headers = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\nbcc: blind@company.com\r\n"; //optional headerfields
   $headers .= "BCC: blindm@company.com\r\n";

   mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $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'>
  To gain access to the video archive, please fill out the form below.<br /><br />
  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>Access to FACES archive</strong><br /><br />
  
  

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

And make sure that the correct version gets uploaded. That should work.

codieB · December 10, 2008

Yes. I had been uploading the file to the server, but I copy/pasted your code and tried again---------------same results.

I'm starting to suspect that it is a server thing and not the code. We use BlueHost.

When I send the file locally, everything goes right.

1. The recipient receives the email

2. The person's name is included in the "Congratulations" message

3. The body comes in just fine

3. I get a BCC

The only thing is, instead of the email appearing in my inbox with the name of the sender (included in script) the inbox indicates World Wide Web Server.

What do you make of this?

Thanks!

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