email attachment help

bcarlson · February 15, 2010

Hi all,

I posted a while back about this problem, and I thought I had figured it out. i was seeing attachments, but all were 1kb in size, which wasn't right. So i went back through and re-wrote my entire script for attaching form data to an e-mail, and now i am not seeing any errors on form submit, but i also am not getting an attachment in the e-mail.

IF someone could take a look, maybe i am missing something critical! (its obvious something is wrong though)

Thanks for whatever help can be provided!

<?php session_start();

/* debug levels for php */

error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_NOTICE);

/* defining basic e-mail attributes */

$email_to = "my address";

$email_subject = "Web Site Development Request";

$emailaddress = $_POST['emailaddress'];

$email_from = $emailaddress;

/* defining form fields */

$title = $_POST['title'];

$includeHeader = $_POST['header'];

if (isset($_POST['headerimage']))

{

$headerimage = $_POST['headerimage'];

}

$headtext = $_POST['headtext'];

$headdisplay = $_POST['headerdisplay'];

$clubLogoyn = $_POST['logo'];

if (isset($_POST['logoimage']))

{

$clubLogo = $_POST['logoimage'];

}

$bgcolor = $_POST['bgcolor'];

$bgcolorchooser = $_POST['bgcolorchooser'];

$bgimage = $_POST['bgimage'];

if (isset($_POST['bgimageuploader']))

{

$bgimageuploader = $_POST['bgimageuploader'];

}

if (isset($_POST['constitution']))

{

$constitution = $_POST['constitution'];

}

if (isset($_POST['bylaws']))

{

$bylaws = $_POST['bylaws'];

}

if (isset($_POST['officermembers']))

{

$officermembers = $_POST['officermembers'];

}

if (isset($_POST['rforums']))

{

$rforums = $_POST['rforums'];

}

$clubforum = $title;

if (isset($_POST['subsection']))

{

$subsection = $_POST['subsection'];

}

$section1 = $_POST['section1'];

$section2 = $_POST['section2'];

$section3 = $_POST['section3'];

$section4 = $_POST['section4'];

$section5 = $_POST['section5'];

$section6 = $_POST['section6'];

$email_message = "Site Development Request:

\n

Below is the information from the form.

Some of the data may be null, and that is

OK!

\n

Wesite Title: $title \n

Header Image: $includeHeader \n

Header Text: $headtext \n

Actual Text: $headdisplay \n

Club Logo: $clubLogoyn \n

Background Color: $bgcolor \n

Picked Color: $bgcolorchooser \n

Background Image: $bgimage \n

Contact Address: $email_from \n

Request Forum: $rforums \n

Forum Title: $clubforum \n

Forum Subsection: $subsection \n

Subsection 1: $section1 \n

Subsection 2: $section2 \n

Subsection 3: $section3 \n

Subsection 4: $section4 \n

Subsection 5: $section5 \n

Subsection 6: $section6 ";

/*added content-type for text or html e-mails*/

$headers = "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

$headers .= "From: " .$email_from;

/*attaching the header file*/

if (isset($_POST['headerimage']))

{

if ($_FILES["headerimage"]["error"] > 0)

{

echo "Error: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["error"] . " ";

}

else

{

$fileatt = $_FILES['$headerimage']['tmp_name']; // Path to the file

$fileatt_type = $_FILES['$headerimage']['type']; // File Type

$fileatt_name = "Header Image"; // Filename that will be used for the file as the attachment, could use actual file name by calling $_FILES['fileatt']['name']

/* debug to see $_FILES array */

echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["name"] . " ";

echo "Type: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["type"] . " ";

echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["headerimage"]["size"] / 1024) . " Kb ";

echo "Stored in: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["tmp_name"];

}

else

{

echo "File not set, post failed" . " ";

}

if (isset($fileatt))

{

if(is_uploaded_file($fileatt))

{

if(!($file = fopen($fileatt,'rb'))) echo "File Failed To Open Header File";

$data = fread($file,filesize($fileatt));

fclose($file);

}

else

{

/* generate a boundary string */

$semi_rand = md5(time()); //retreive time on system

$mime_boundary = "==Multipart_Boundary_x{$semi_rand}x"; //generate random boundray string

/* add headers for the file attachment */

$headers .= "\nMIME-Version: 1.0\n" .

"Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n" .

" boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";

/* add a multipart boundary above the plain message */

$email_message .= "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.\n\n" .

"--{$mime_boundary}\n" .

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

"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n\n" .

$email_message . "\n\n";

/*encode base64 to allow for binary file types*/

$data = chunk_split(base64_encode($data));

/* add file attachment to message */

$email_message .= "--{$mime_boundary}\n" .

"Content-Type: {$fileatt_type};\n" .

" name=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .

"Content-Disposition: attachment;\n" .

" filename=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .

"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .

$data . "\n\n" .

"--{$mime_boundary}\n";

}

else

{

echo "File not uploaded to temp locaiton" . $_FILES["headerimage"]["tmp_name"] . " ";

}

$ok = mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers);

if($ok) {

echo "The file was successfully sent!";ary_x{$semi_rand}x"; //generate random boundray string

/* add headers for the file attachment */

$headers .= "\nMIME-Version: 1.0\n" .

"Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n" .

" boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";

/* add a multipart boundary above the plain message */

$email_message .= "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.\n\n" .

"--{$mime_boundary}\n" .

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

"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n\n" .

$email_message . "\n\n";

/*encode base64 to allow for binary file types*/

$data = chunk_split(base64_encode($data));

/* add file attachment to message */

$email_message .= "--{$mime_boundary}\n" .

"Content-Type: {$fileatt_type};\n" .

" name=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .

"Content-Disposition: attachment;\n" .

" filename=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .

"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .

$data . "\n\n" .

"--{$mime_boundary}\n";

}

else

{

echo "File not uploaded to temp locaiton" . $_FILES["headerimage"]["tmp_name"] . " ";

}

$ok = mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers);

if($ok) {

echo "The file was successfully sent!";

} else {

die("Sorry but the email could not be sent. Please go back and try again!");

}

if ($ok)

{

print "<script>";

print "self.location='thankyou.html';";

print "</script>";

}

else

{

print "Failed To Submit Form";

}

?>

bcarlson · February 15, 2010

doh! missed final /php tag..

<?php session_start();
/* debug levels for php */
error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_NOTICE);	
/* defining basic e-mail attributes */
$email_to = "my address";
$email_subject = "Web Site Development Request";
$emailaddress = $_POST['emailaddress'];
$email_from = $emailaddress;
/* defining form fields */
$title = $_POST['title'];
$includeHeader = $_POST['header'];
if (isset($_POST['headerimage']))
{
	$headerimage = $_POST['headerimage'];
}
$headtext = $_POST['headtext'];
$headdisplay = $_POST['headerdisplay'];
$clubLogoyn = $_POST['logo'];
if (isset($_POST['logoimage']))
{
	$clubLogo = $_POST['logoimage'];
}
$bgcolor = $_POST['bgcolor'];
$bgcolorchooser = $_POST['bgcolorchooser'];
$bgimage = $_POST['bgimage'];
if (isset($_POST['bgimageuploader']))
{
	$bgimageuploader = $_POST['bgimageuploader'];
}
if (isset($_POST['constitution']))
{
$constitution = $_POST['constitution'];
}
if (isset($_POST['bylaws']))
{
	$bylaws = $_POST['bylaws'];
}
if (isset($_POST['officermembers']))
{
	$officermembers = $_POST['officermembers'];
}
if (isset($_POST['rforums']))
{
	$rforums = $_POST['rforums'];
}
$clubforum = $title;
if (isset($_POST['subsection']))
{
	$subsection = $_POST['subsection'];
}
$section1 = $_POST['section1'];
$section2 = $_POST['section2'];
$section3 = $_POST['section3'];
$section4 = $_POST['section4'];
$section5 = $_POST['section5'];
$section6 = $_POST['section6'];

$email_message = "Site Development Request: <br>
				 \n
				  Below is the information from the form
				  Some of the data may be null, and that is
				  OK!<br><br>
				  \n
				  Wesite Title:		$title <br>\n
				  Header Image: 	$includeHeader <br>\n
				  Header Text: 		$headtext <br>\n
				  Actual Text:		$headdisplay <br>\n
				  Club Logo:		$clubLogoyn <br>\n
				  Background Color: $bgcolor <br>\n
				  Picked Color:		$bgcolorchooser <br>\n
				  Background Image:	$bgimage <br>\n
				  Contact Address:	$email_from <br>\n
				  Request Forum:	$rforums <br>\n
				  Forum Title:		$clubforum <br>\n
				  Forum Subsection:	$subsection <br>\n
				  Subsection 1:		$section1 <br>\n
				  Subsection 2:		$section2 <br>\n
				  Subsection 3:		$section3 <br>\n
				  Subsection 4:     $section4 <br>\n
				  Subsection 5:		$section5 <br>\n
				  Subsection 6:		$section6 <br>";

/*added content-type for text or html e-mails*/
$headers = "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
$headers .= "From: " .$email_from;

/*attaching the header file*/
if (isset($_POST['headerimage']))
{
	if ($_FILES["headerimage"]["error"] > 0)
  		{
		echo "Error: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["error"] . "<br />";
	}
	else
	{
		$fileatt = $_FILES['$headerimage']['tmp_name']; // Path to the file
		$fileatt_type = $_FILES['$headerimage']['type']; // File Type
		$fileatt_name = "Header Image"; // Filename that will be used for the file as the attachment, could use actual file name by calling $_FILES['fileatt']['name']

		/* debug to see $_FILES array */
		echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["name"] . "<br />";
		echo "Type: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["type"] . "<br />";
		echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["headerimage"]["size"] / 1024) . " Kb<br />";
		echo "Stored in: " . $_FILES["headerimage"]["tmp_name"];
	}
}
else
{
	echo "File not set, post failed" . "<br />";
}
if (isset($fileatt))
{
	if(is_uploaded_file($fileatt)) 
	{
		if(!($file = fopen($fileatt,'rb'))) echo "File Failed To Open Header File";
		$data = fread($file,filesize($fileatt));
		fclose($file);
	}
	else
	{
		/* generate a boundary string */
		$semi_rand = md5(time());  //retreive time on system
		$mime_boundary = "==Multipart_Boundary_x{$semi_rand}x"; //generate random boundray string

		/* add headers for the file attachment */
		$headers .= "\nMIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
		"Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n" .
		" boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";

		/* add a multipart boundary above the plain message */
		$email_message .= "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.\n\n" .
		"--{$mime_boundary}\n" .
		"Content-Type:text/html; charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\n" .
		"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n\n" .
		$email_message . "\n\n"; 

		/*encode base64 to allow for binary file types*/
		$data = chunk_split(base64_encode($data));

		/* add file attachment to message */
		$email_message .= "--{$mime_boundary}\n" .
		"Content-Type: {$fileatt_type};\n" .
		" name=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .
		"Content-Disposition: attachment;\n" .
		" filename=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .
		"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .
		$data . "\n\n" .
		"--{$mime_boundary}\n";
	}
}
else
{
	echo "File not uploaded to temp locaiton" . $_FILES["headerimage"]["tmp_name"] . "<br>";
}
$ok = mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers);

if($ok) {
echo "<font face=verdana size=2>The file was successfully sent!</font>";
} else {
die("Sorry but the email could not be sent. Please go back and try again!");
}


if ($ok)
{
	print "<script>";
	print "self.location='thankyou.html';";
	print "</script>";
}
else
{
	print "Failed To Submit Form";
}
?>

bcarlson · February 16, 2010

For some reason the code in the initial post is all horked up. Ingnore that post. the second post with the code within the php start/end tags is right.

If anyone has any helpful suggestion, debugging tips, tricks etc that would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Brian

bcarlson · February 16, 2010

Me thinks I figured it out. ...

its a logic bug within the if/else of (is_upload_...).

if(is_uploaded_file($fileatt)) 
	{
		if(!($file = fopen($fileatt,'rb'))) echo "File Failed To Open Header File";
		$data = fread($file,filesize($fileatt));
		fclose($file);

else...

do the rest

/* generate a boundary string */
		$semi_rand = md5(time());  //retreive time on system
		$mime_boundary = "==Multipart_Boundary_x{$semi_rand}x"; //generate random boundray string

		/* add headers for the file attachment */
		$headers .= "\nMIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
		"Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n" .
		" boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";
.
.
.
.
.
.

so if False, attach the file, if true, just read the dang bytes. .. LOL

i moved the else to the end... so now it looks like:

if (isset($fileatt))
{
	if(is_uploaded_file($fileatt)) 
	{
		if(!($file = fopen($fileatt,'rb'))) echo "File Failed To Open Header File";
		$data = fread($file,filesize($fileatt));
		fclose($file);

		/* generate a boundary string */
		$semi_rand = md5(time());  //retreive time on system
		$mime_boundary = "==Multipart_Boundary_x{$semi_rand}x"; //generate random boundray string

		/* add headers for the file attachment */
		$headers .= "\nMIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
		"Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n" .
		" boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";

		/* add a multipart boundary above the plain message */
		$email_message .= "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.\n\n" .
		"--{$mime_boundary}\n" .
		"Content-Type:text/html; charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\n" .
		"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n\n" .
		$email_message . "\n\n"; 

		/*encode base64 to allow for binary file types*/
		$data = chunk_split(base64_encode($data));

		/* add file attachment to message */
		$email_message .= "--{$mime_boundary}\n" .
		"Content-Type: {$fileatt_type};\n" .
		" name=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .
		"Content-Disposition: attachment;\n" .
		" filename=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .
		"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .
		$data . "\n\n" .
		"--{$mime_boundary}\n";
	}
	else
	{
	echo "File not uploaded to temp locaiton" . $_FILES["headerimage"]["tmp_name"] . "<br>";
	}
}
else
{
	echo "File not set post failed!";
}

I will test this later when I have FTP access to my webserver.

Does anyone else know if this is right or looks like it shoudl work?

bcarlson · February 20, 2010

Figured out what was wrong... Here is an example of my form + php script. This is different code than posted before because its for my "email me" scripts.

The Form Code:

<div id="emailform">
	<form name="email" id="email" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="emailme.php">
		<table>
			<tr>
				<td align="center" colspan=2"><span style="color:#000000"><b>Send The Developer An Email</b></span></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td align="right">* From:</td> <td align="left"><input type="text" name="from" size="60"></td>
	       	</tr>
	       	<tr>
				<td align="right">* Subject</td> <td align="left"><input type="text" name="subject" size="60"></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td align="right">CC:</td> <td align="left"><input type="text" name="cc" size="60"></td>
			</tr>
       			<tr>
	   			<td align="right">BCC:</td><td align="left"><input type="text" name="bcc" size="60"></td>
	   		</tr>
	   		<tr>
	   			<td align="right">* Message:</td><td align="left"><TextArea name="message" rows="3" cols="45">Message Here</TextArea></td>
	   		</tr>
	   		<tr>
	   			<td align="right">Attach File</td><td align="left"><input type="file" name="attachment" size="60"></td>
	   		</tr>
	   		<tr>
	   			<td align="right">* Security Code:</td><td><img id="captcha" src="/securimage/securimage_show.php" alt="CAPTCHA Image" /></td>
	   		</tr>
	   		<tr>
	   			<td align="right">* Enter Code Here:</td><td align="left"><input type="text" name="captcha_code" size="10" maxlength="6" />   <a href="#" onclick="document.getElementById('captcha').src = '/securimage/securimage_show.php?' + Math.random(); return false"><span style="color:#000000">Reload Image</span></a></td>
       		</tr>
       	</table>
       	<table>
			<tr>
			<td><input class="submit" type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"></td><td><input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Reset"></td>
			</tr>
       	</table>
	</form>
</div><!--end of form -->

The PHP code

<?php
// Read POST request params into global vars    
$to      = "your email address here!";    
$from    = $_POST['from'];   
$cc		 = $_POST['cc'];
$bcc	 = $_POST['bcc'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];    
$message = $_POST['message'];


// Obtain file upload vars    
$fileatt      = $_FILES['attachment']['tmp_name'];    
$fileatt_type = $_FILES['attachment']['type'];    
$fileatt_name = $_FILES['attachment']['name'];

$headers = "From: $from" . "\r\n" . "CC: $cc";

if (is_uploaded_file($fileatt)) {    
// Read the file to be attached ('rb' = read binary)    
$file = fopen($fileatt,'rb');    
$data = fread($file,filesize($fileatt));    
fclose($file);

// Generate a boundary string    
$semi_rand = md5(time());    
$mime_boundary = "==Multipart_Boundary_x{$semi_rand}x";    
     
// Add the headers for a file attachment    
$headers .= "\nMIME-Version: 1.0\n" .    
             "Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n" .    
             " boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";

// Add a multipart boundary above the plain message    
$message = "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.\n\n" .    
            "--{$mime_boundary}\n" .    
            "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\n" .    
            "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n\n" .    
            $message . "\n\n";
            
// Base64 encode the file data    
$data = chunk_split(base64_encode($data));

// Add file attachment to the message    
$message .= "--{$mime_boundary}\n" .    
             "Content-Type: {$fileatt_type};\n" .    
             " name=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .    
             "Content-Disposition: attachment;\n" .    
             " filename=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" .    
             "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .    
             $data . "\n\n" .    
             "--{$mime_boundary}--\n";    
}

//secure capthca check
include_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/securimage/securimage.php';
$securimage = new Securimage();
if ($securimage->check($_POST['captcha_code']) == false) {
  	// the code was incorrect
	// handle the error accordingly with your other error checking

	// or you can do something really basic like this
	die('The code you entered was incorrect.  Go back and try again.');
}
else{
	// Send the message    
	$ok = @mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);    
	if ($ok) {  
		echo "Success!"; 
 		print "<script>";
		print "self.location='thankyou.html';";
		print "</script>";  
	} else {
		echo "mail failed to send"; 
 		print "<script>";
		print "self.location='emailme.html';";
		print "</script>";    
	} 
}   
?>

This is fully functional. Feel free to use it, modify it, and enjoy it. This took me quite a while to figure out as I am new to the whole PHP world!

Enjoy!

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