PHP not working on form but servers seems to have php installed~???

[craigtolputt]

Hi Guys,

 

I have created a php form for a friend and they have uploaded it to their server and it seems to brake and looks like there isnt php installed.

 

I uploaded it to my server and the form worked fine so not sure what to do here

 

the contact form is here http://bit.ly/HOk8S and i have uploaded a phpinfo file here http://bit.ly/ZLPhg

 

If anyone knows how to fix this please can you help me out.  : )

[trq]

Are you using proper <?php tags or simply <?

 

?

[haku]

He's using short tags (you can see them in the source).

 

Replace all the <? with <?php

 

And take a lesson from this as to why you should never use short tags! This is the exact reason.

[craigtolputt]

ah thanks guys, im still learning php and dont fully understand everything so this is a lesson learnt.

 

thanks. 

[craigtolputt]

Hi Guys,

 

Sorry to be a pain but now i have added php after every <? i get this http://bit.ly/NJkj2 .

 

Any ideas??

[aschk]

Looks fine to me...

If you have to a .htaccess you can put the following in it.

php_value short_open_tag On

[craigtolputt]

An error occurs when i submit the form?

 

Ill try adding the .htaccess file you suggested and hope that works

 

thanks

[craigtolputt]

If i leave the value empty then that makes the form look ok but even still when i submit the form i get this

 

Server Error

 

500 - Internal server error.

There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.

 

but the email gets delivered???

 

i have added the htaccess file into the html folder on the server

[craigtolputt]

Should the action on the form have a value in??

 

currently its like this...

 

<form  method="post" action="">

[trq]

If you want the form to subit to another script then yes, that script needs to be where the action is.

 

Also, that server error means you are running IIS not apache, so an .htaccess file is of no use to you.

[craigtolputt]

ah right ok,

 

so if the php code to send the form is in the same page what action would i need in the form??    would it be something like _self?

[trq]

You don't need an action to post back to the same script.

[craigtolputt]

Do i need to change my form then as its an IIS server?  sorry if im being really stupid here but ive only ever used my own server so never come across this before.

 

any ideas would be really helpful

 

thanks

[trq]

Forms are client side so what server your application is being executed on makes no difference.

 

We need to see code if you want more help, were just stabbing the dark otherwise.

[craigtolputt]

Sorry guys, heres the code im using for the contact.php file...

 

    <div id="contact2">
        
  <?php
	// Attention! Please read the following.
	// It is important you do not edit pieces of code that aren't tagged as a configurable options identified by the following:

        // Configuration option.

	// Each option that is easily editable has a modified example given.


	$error    = '';
        $name     = ''; 
        $email    = ''; 
        $phone    = '';
        $comments = ''; 
        $verify   = '';
	$products = '';

        if(isset($_POST['contactus'])) {
        
	$name     = $_POST['name'];
        $email    = $_POST['email'];
        $phone   = $_POST['phone'];
        $comments = $_POST['comments'];
        $verify   = $_POST['verify'];
	$products = $_POST["products"];


        // Configuration option.
	// You may change the error messages below.
	// e.g. $error = 'Attention! This is a customised error message!';

	foreach($_POST['products'] as $value) {
	$product_check .= "$value\n";
	}

        if(trim($name) == '') {
        	$error = '<div class="error_message">Attention! You must enter your name.</div>';
        } else if(trim($email) == '') {
        	$error = '<div class="error_message">Attention! Please enter a valid email address.</div>';
       
       } else if(!is_numeric($phone)) {
            $error = '<div class="error_message">Attention! Phone number can only contain digits.</div>';
       
        } else if(!isEmail($email)) {
        	$error = '<div class="error_message">Attention! You have enter an invalid e-mail address, try again.</div>';
        }

        if(trim($comments) == '') {
        	$error = '<div class="error_message">Attention! Please enter your message.</div>';
        } else if(trim($verify) == '') {
    	$error = '<div class="error_message">Attention! Please enter the verification number.</div>';
    } else if(trim($verify) != '4') {
    	$error = '<div class="error_message">Attention! The verification number you entered is incorrect.</div>';
    }

        if($error == '') {
        
		if(get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
            	$comments = stripslashes($comments);
            }


	 // Configuration option.
	 // Enter the email address that you want to emails to be sent to.
	 // Example $address = "[email protected]";

         //$address = "[email protected]";
	 $address = "[email protected]";


         // Configuration option.
         // i.e. The standard subject will appear as, "You've been contacted by John Doe."

         // Example, $e_subject = '$name . ' has contacted you via Your Website.';

         $e_subject = 'You have been contacted by ' . $name . '.';


         // Configuration option.
	 // You can change this if you feel that you need to.
	 // Developers, you may wish to add more fields to the form, in which case you must be sure to add them here.


	 // if we could say something here on the line of you have been contact by, the service they want and then additional message.

	 $e_body = "You have a website enquiry from $name, they are interested in the following services.\r\n\n";
	 $prod = "$product_check\r\n\n";
	 $mess = "And their message is:\r\n\n";	 
	 $e_content = "\"$comments\"\r\n\n";

	 // Configuration option.
       	 // RIf you active phone number, swap the tags of $e-reply below to include phone number.


	 $e_reply = "You can contact $name via email - $email or via phone - $phone their company is called $company";

         $msg = $e_body . $prod . $mess . $e_content . $e_reply;

         mail($address, $e_subject, $msg, "From: $email\r\nReply-To: $email\r\nReturn-Path: $email\r\n");


	 // Email has sent successfully, echo a success page.

	 echo "<div id='succsess_page'>";
	 echo "<h1>Email Sent Successfully.</h1>";
	 echo "<p>Thank you <strong>$name</strong>, your message has been submitted to us.</p>";
	 echo "</div>";
                      
	}
}

         if(!isset($_POST['contactus']) || $error != '') // Do not edit.
         {
?>

            <h1></h1>
                       
            <?php echo $error; ?>
            
            <fieldset>
            
            <form  method="post" action="">

		<p>
		  <label for=name accesskey=U>Your Name <span class="required">*</span></label>
		  <input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="30"/>
		  
		  <br />
		  
		  <label for=company>Company</label>
		  <input name="company" type="text" id="company" size="30"/>
		  
		  <br />
		  <label for=email accesskey=E>Email <span class="required">*</span></label>
		  <input name="email" type="text" id="email" size="30"/>
		  
		  
		  <br />
		  
		  <label for=phone accesskey=P>Phone <span class="required">*</span></label>
		  <input name="phone" type="text" id="phone" size="30"/>
		  
		  </p>
              Please tick which services you are interested in:<br />
           
		<table width="450" border="0" cellspacing="5">
		  <tr>
		    <td><label for="product1">Domestic</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="domestic" value="domestic"/></td>
		    <td><label for="product2">Industrial</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="industrial" value="industrial" /></td>
		    <td><label for="product3">Commercial</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="commercial" value="commercial"/></td>
		    <td><label for="product4">Fire Alarm</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="fire" value="fire"/></td>
	      </tr>
		  <tr>
		    <td><label for="product5">Intruder Alarm</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="intruder" value="intruder" /></td>
		    <td><label for="product6">CCTV</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="cctv" value="cctv"/></td>
		    <td><label for="product7">Data</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="data" value="data"/></td>
		    <td><label for="product8">Testing</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="testing" value="testing" /></td>
	      </tr>
		  <tr>
		    <td><label for="product9">Air Conditioning</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="aircon" value="aircon"/></td>
		    <td> <label for="product10">Other</label>  <input type="checkbox" name="products[]" id="other" value="other"/></td>
		    <td> </td>
		    <td> </td>
	      </tr>
		  </table>
		<p>
		  <label for=comments accesskey=C>Message <span class="required">*</span></label>
		  <textarea name="comments" cols="40" rows="3"  id="comments"></textarea>
		  
		  <br />
		  
		  </p>
		</p>
		<p>Are you human?<span class="required">*</span> (simple question to prevent spam)</p>
            
            <label for=verify accesskey=V>   3 + 1 =</label>
		<input name="verify" type="text" id="verify" size="4"/>
		<br /><br />

            <input name="contactus" type="submit" class="submit" id="contactus" value="Submit" />

            </form>
            
            </fieldset>
            
<?php } 

function isEmail($email) { // Email address verification, do not edit.
return(preg_match("/^[-_.[:alnum:]]+@((([[:alnum:]]|[[:alnum:]][[:alnum:]-]*[[:alnum:]])\.)+(ad|ae|aero|af|ag|ai|al|am|an|ao|aq|ar|arpa|as|at|au|aw|az|ba|bb|bd|be|bf|bg|bh|bi|biz|bj|bm|bn|bo|br|bs|bt|bv|bw|by|bz|ca|cc|cd|cf|cg|ch|ci|ck|cl|cm|cn|co|com|coop|cr|cs|cu|cv|cx|cy|cz|de|dj|dk|dm|do|dz|ec|edu|ee|eg|eh|er|es|et|eu|fi|fj|fk|fm|fo|fr|ga|gb|gd|ge|gf|gh|gi|gl|gm|gn|gov|gp|gq|gr|gs|gt|gu|gw|gy|hk|hm|hn|hr|ht|hu|id|ie|il|in|info|int|io|iq|ir|is|it|jm|jo|jp|ke|kg|kh|ki|km|kn|kp|kr|kw|ky|kz|la|lb|lc|li|lk|lr|ls|lt|lu|lv|ly|ma|mc|md|mg|mh|mil|mk|ml|mm|mn|mo|mp|mq|mr|ms|mt|mu|museum|mv|mw|mx|my|mz|na|name|nc|ne|net|nf|ng|ni|nl|no|np|nr|nt|nu|nz|om|org|pa|pe|pf|pg|ph|pk|pl|pm|pn|pr|pro|ps|pt|pw|py|qa|re|ro|ru|rw|sa|sb|sc|sd|se|sg|sh|si|sj|sk|sl|sm|sn|so|sr|st|su|sv|sy|sz|tc|td|tf|tg|th|tj|tk|tm|tn|to|tp|tr|tt|tv|tw|tz|ua|ug|uk|um|us|uy|uz|va|vc|ve|vg|vi|vn|vu|wf|ws|ye|yt|yu|za|zm|zw)$|(([0-9][0-9]?|[0-1][0-9][0-9]|[2][0-4][0-9]|[2][5][0-5])\.){3}([0-9][0-9]?|[0-1][0-9][0-9]|[2][0-4][0-9]|[2][5][0-5]))$/i",$email));
}

?>

     
     </div>

[trq]

And what is your problem now, any errors what?

[craigtolputt]

well the page loads fine but when i fill out the form and click submit i get this error...

 

Server Error

 

500 - Internal server error.

There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.

 

But the email does send?

[trq]

Thats weird, but IIS can be I suppose. try adding the name of this script to your forms action.

 

Otherwise, you'll need to check the server error logs, its not a php issue.

[craigtolputt]

so you mean add contact.php to the action??

[trq]

Yes.

[craigtolputt]

i tried that and it still errors,

 

where would i find the log files to check?

[trq]

On a hosting service you likely wont. There within C:\WINDOWS\Sytems32\Logfiles by default. You'd need to speak to your hosting provider.

[craigtolputt]

ah ok thanks.

 

and thanks for all the help really appreciate it.

 

: )