PHP works with one Hosting company but not another?

ironstone · January 29, 2009

Hi. My first post on here so sorry if this all sounds a bit daft.

Have a PHP file to take the name and address details etc from a form and then e-mail to me and the customer. It then takes the customer on to PayPal for payment etc.

The PHP works fine when it's hosted by GoDaddy, now I'm trying to host it with Freeparking it doesn't work. The obvious thing to me is that the PHP is fine (as it works with GoDaddy), I've put in a Support request with Freeparking but I'm sure they'll come back saying it's not them it's my PHP.

Should it be different for different hosting companies?

Thanks in advance for any help you cna give me.

Mchl · January 29, 2009

Show us your code.

Most common reason for such problems is that some script rely on enabled register_globals. The thing is, this setting is unsafe, and more and more hosting companies disable it (and good thing they do!).

ironstone · January 29, 2009

Hi, thanks for the reply. In don't know what that means, but here's the code. There's a lot, hope that's ok.

<?

echo "<font face='Tahoma'>Please wait collectmyparcel.com is processing your booking ....</font>";

$enquiry_email = "support@collectmyparcel.com";

$email = "bookings@collectmyparcel.com";

$sitename = "collectmyparcel.com";

$xheaders .= "From: collectmyparcel.com <".$enquiry_email.">\n";

$xheaders .= "X-Sender: <".$enquiry_email.">\n";

$xheaders .= "X-Mailer: PHP\n"; // mailer

$xheaders .= "X-Priority: 3\n"; // Urgent message!

$xheaders .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n"; // Mime type

$xheaders .= "Bcc: bookings@collectmyparcel.com , bookings@collectmyparcel.com \n";

$message='<FONT SIZE=5 FACE="ARIAL">

<p class="style48">Booking Form Confirmation - DHL@Home 48</p></FONT>

<th width="304" scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Date</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["date"] .'

</span></div></td>

</tr>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">E-Mail address</span></div></th>

<td>

'. $_REQUEST["email"] .'

</div></td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Name</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_name"] .'

</div></td>

<td width="292"><div align="left"><span class="style47"><B>Delivery Name</B></span></div></td>

<td width="150">'. $_REQUEST["1del_name"] .'</td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Company</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_comp"] .'

</div></td>

<td><div align="left"><span class="style50"><B>Delivery Company</B></span></div></td>

<td>'. $_REQUEST["1del_comp"] .'</td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Address 1</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_add1"] .'

</div></td>

<td><div align="left"><span class="style50"><B>Delivery Address 1</B></span></div></td>

<td>'. $_REQUEST["1del_add1"] .'</td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Address 2</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_add2"] .'

</div></td>

<td><div align="left"><span class="style50"><B>Delivery Address 2</B></span></div></td>

<td>'. $_REQUEST["1del_add2"] .'</td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Town / City</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_town"] .'

</div></td>

<td><div align="left"><span class="style50"><B>Delivery Town / City</B></span></div></td>

<td>'. $_REQUEST["1del_town"] .'</td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection County </span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_county"] .'

</div></td>

<td><div align="left"><span class="style50"><B>Delivery County</B></span></div></td>

<td>'. $_REQUEST["1del_county"] .'</td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Post Code</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_postcode"] .'

</div></td>

<td><div align="left"><span class="style50"><B>Delivery Post Code</B></span></div></td>

<td>'. $_REQUEST["1del_postcode"] .'</td>

</tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Collection Phone No</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["coll_phone"] .'

</div></td>

<td><div align="left"><span class="style50"><B>Delivery Phone No</B></span></div></td>

<td>'. $_REQUEST["1del_phone"] .'</td>

</tr>

</span></div></td>

</tr>

<tr>

</span></span></div></td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Parcel Weight</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["1parcel_weight"] .'

</span></div></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Parcel Dimensions</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["1parcel_length"] .'

cm x

'. $_REQUEST["1parcel_height"] .'

cm x

'. $_REQUEST["1parcel_width"] .'

cm </span></div></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Value</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["1parcel_value"] .'

</span></div></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th scope="row"><div align="left"><span class="style42">Description</span></div></th>

'. $_REQUEST["1parcel_desc"] .'

</span></div></td>

</tr>

</table></FONT>';

$mail_sent = mail($email, "Booking Form - 24-48 Hr 1-2 Day Delivery", $message, $xheaders);

$mail_sent = mail($_REQUEST["email"], "Confirmation of Booking - 24-48 Hr 1-2 Day Delivery", $message, $xheaders);

$counter = $_REQUEST["1"];

$price = 8.75;

?>

</form>

form_payapl.submit();

</script>

Mchl · January 29, 2009

Change <? to <?php

Short tags (<? ) are deprecated, and it your new host might have them disabled as well.

PS. For future reference, post your code in

tags.

ironstone · January 29, 2009

Hi, thanks for that.

I changed

<? to <?php

but it is still doing the same thing, it made no difference. Do I need to do it for the bottom

?> to php?>

Mchl · January 29, 2009

No, you don't.

Can you say what exactly happens when you run this code? Do you get any error messages?

ironstone · January 29, 2009

You could just have a go yourself if you like?

www.collectmyparcel.com

Step 1, select top service

Step 2, (don't bother entering anything)

Step 3, everything goes wrong

Is that ok? I do appreciate your help.

Mchl · January 29, 2009

You did not upload the file with <? changed to <?php

ironstone · January 29, 2009

Hi again

Sorry I've done it now, it works better but the PayPal info isn't getting across now?

Also, nothing is getting e-mail to me either?

Sorry I don't mean to mess you about like this.

Mchl · January 29, 2009

It says 'The link you have used to enter the PayPal system contains an incorrectly formatted item amount.'

I never worked with PayPal integration, but in your form there is no information about item amount?

[edit]

Ahh.. let's see what we have here

<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="<? echo ($price); ?>">

You have to change <? here to <?php as well (and all other occurences of <? as well)

ironstone · January 29, 2009

You're good!

Now the PayPal part works perfectly. I am impressed!

Now, my new friend :-)

All I seem to be missing now is getting the info sent to the customers e-mail and to my e-mail.

Fingers crossed you can help me here too.

Mchl · January 29, 2009

I never toyed with sending mails from php, so I don't know much about it really. I'd suggest you mark this topic as solved and start another one with question specifically about email.

ironstone · January 29, 2009

Thank you so much for your help. Really, thank you.

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