Emailing Multiple Checkbox Values

mtippery · April 9, 2010

Hi. I have created an HTML form that includes a few checkbox groups that I would like the visitors to be able to check all values that apply to them. I have searched online and have tried figuring out a way to have multiple values handled and emailed to my account. I do not know that much about PHP so everything that I have read online makes it seem like it would be easy enough to do but I do not know how or where to apply it into my code. Can someone PLEASE help me. Thanks so much in advance.

Here is what I have so far:

(HTML form - I have shortened it)

<tr>

<td colspan="3">Your Interested In Volunteering For: (check all that apply)</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td width="177" height="30"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Home Repairs" /> Home Repairs</td>

<td width="177"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Yard Maintenance" /> Yard Maintenance</td>

<td width="219"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Gardening" /> Gardening</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Fund Raising" /> Fund Raising</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Special Events" /> Special Events</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Public Relations" /> Public Relations</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Driving" /> Driving</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Mentoring Children" /> Mentoring Children</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Special Programs For Families" /> Special Programs For Families</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30" colspan="3"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Organizing Supplies" /> Organizing Supplies In Our Warehouse Facilities</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table>

</form>

(PHP Code)

<?php

$to = "[email protected]" ;

$from = $_REQUEST['email'] ;

$name = $_REQUEST['firstname'] ;

$headers = "From: $from";

$subject = "Web Inquiry";

$fields = array();

$fields{"firstname"} = "Name";

$fields{"lastname"} = "Last Name";

$fields{"street"} = "Address";

$fields{"city"} = "City";

$fields{"state"} = "State";

$fields{"zip"} = "Zip";

$fields{"phone"} = "Phone Number";

$fields{"email"} = "Email Address";

$fields{"contactpreference"} = "Contact Preference";

$fields{"contacttime"} = "Best Time To Contact";

$fields{"email"} = "Email Address";

$fields{"learn"} = "Learned About The Program";

$fields{"interested"} = "Interested In";

$fields{"available"} = "Available";

$fields{"medicalconditions"} = "Medical Conditions";

$fields{"emergencycontact"} = "Emergency Contact";

$fields{"contactphone"} = "Emerency Contact Phone";

$fields{"contactemail"} = "Emergency Contact Email";

$fields{"comments"} = "Question or Comment";

$body = "We have received the following information:\n\n"; foreach($fields as $a => $b){ $body .= sprintf("%20s: %s\n",$b,$_REQUEST[$a]); }

$headers2 = "From: [email protected]";

$subject2 = "Thank you for contacting us";

$autoreply = "Thank you for contacting us. Somebody will get back to you as soon as possible. If you have any more questions, please visit our website at www.mysitename.com";

if($from == '') {print "You have not entered an email, please go back and try again";}

else {

$send = mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers);

$send2 = mail($from, $subject2, $autoreply, $headers2);

if($send) {header( "Location: thankyou.html" );}

else

{print "We encountered an error sending your mail, please notify our webmaster at [email protected]"; }

}}

?>

the182guy · April 9, 2010

PHP will pickup the checkbox values as an array called 'interested' because you used interested[] as the form field names. So you just need to loop through the $_POST['interested'] array and add the values to the email body.

$body = "We have received the following information:\n\n"; foreach($fields as $a => $b){    $body .= sprintf("%20s: %s\n",$b,$_REQUEST[$a]); }  

// now put the interested checkboxes into the email
$body .= "Interested in:\n";
if(isset($_POST['interested']) && is_array($_POST['interested'])
{
    foreach($_POST['interested'] as $value)
    {
    $body .= $value . "\n";
    }
}

mtippery · April 9, 2010

I am sorry, but I couldn't get it to work. I kept getting syntax errors even though I copied and pasted it into my code. :shrug:

From reading through other forumns, I was able to get it to where I received all of the checked results for "interested" but what if I have other checkbox groups I would like to have the results show as well? How would I modify the php script I have now to allow for my other groups? (I hope that makes sense). Here is what I have again. PLEASE HELP!!!!

<?php  

$to = "[email protected]" ;  
$from = $_REQUEST['email'] ;  
$name = $_REQUEST['firstname'] ;  
$headers = "From: $from";  
$subject = "Web Inquiry";

$fields = array(); 
$fields{"firstname"} = "Name";  
$fields{"lastname"} = "Last Name";  
$fields{"street"} = "Address";  
$fields{"city"} = "City";  
$fields{"state"} = "State";  
$fields{"zip"} = "Zip"; 
$fields{"phone"} = "Phone Number";  
$fields{"email"} = "Email Address";
$fields{"contactpreference"} = "Contact Preference";
$fields{"contacttime"} = "Best Time To Contact";
$fields{"email"} = "Email Address";
$fields{"learn"} = "Learned About The Program";
$fields{"interested"} = "Interested In";
$fields{"available"} = "Available";
$fields{"medicalconditions"} = "Medical Conditions";
$fields{"emergencycontact"} = "Emergency Contact"; 
$fields{"contactphone"} = "Emerency Contact Phone"; 
$fields{"contactemail"} = "Emergency Contact Email"; 
$fields{"comments"} = "Question or Comment";

$body = "We have received the following information:\n\n"; 
foreach($fields as $a => $b) 
{ 
if($a == 'interested' && is_array($_REQUEST[$a])) 
{ 
$body .= sprintf("%20s:\n",$b); 
foreach($_REQUEST[$a] as $interested) 
{ 
$body .= "> $interested\n"; 
} 
} 
else 
{ 
$body .= sprintf("%20s: %s\n",$b,$_REQUEST[$a]); 
} 
} 


$headers2 = "From: [email protected]";  
$subject2 = "Thank you for contacting us";  
$autoreply = "Thank you for contacting us. Somebody will get back to you as soon as possible. If you have any more questions, please visit our website at www.mywebsite.com";  


if($from == '') {print "You have not entered an email, please go back and try again";}  
else {  
$send = mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers);  
$send2 = mail($from, $subject2, $autoreply, $headers2);  
if($send)  {header( "Location: thankyou.html" );}  
else  
{print "We encountered an error sending your mail, please notify our webmaster at [email protected]"; }  
}

?>

(MY HTML FORM)

<tr>

<td width="107" height="30">First Name*</td>

<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Address*</td>

<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>State*</td>

<td>

<option value="" selected="selected">Please Choose</option>

<option value="AL">Alabama</option>

<option value="AK">Alaska</option>

<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>

<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>

<option value="CA">California</option>

<option value="CO">Colorado</option>

<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>

<option value="DE">Delaware</option>

<option value="FL">Florida</option>

<option value="GA">Georgia</option>

<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>

<option value="ID">Idaho</option>

<option value="IL">Illinois</option>

<option value="IN">Indiana</option>

<option value="KS">Kansas</option>

<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>

<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>

<option value="ME">Maine</option>

<option value="MD">Maryland</option>

<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>

<option value="MI">Michigan</option>

<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>

<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>

<option value="MO">Missouri</option>

<option value="MT">Montana</option>

<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>

<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>

<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>

<option value="NV">Nevada</option>

<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>

<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>

<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>

<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>

<option value="OR">Oregon</option>

<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>

<option value="PR">Puerto Rico</option>

<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>

<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>

<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>

<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>

<option value="TX">Texas</option>

<option value="VT">Vermont</option>

<option value="VA">Virginia</option>

<option value="WA">Washington</option>

<option value="DC">Washington, D.C</option>

<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>

<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>

<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>

</select> </td>

</tr>

<tr>

<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span></span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Phone Number*</td>

<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span></span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Email*</td>

<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span></span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table><br />

<tr>

<td width="241" height="30">You Prefer To Be Contacted By:</td>

<td width="110"><input type="checkbox" name="contactpreference[]" value="Telephone" /> Telephone</td>

<td width="110"><input type="checkbox" name="contactpreference[]" value="Email" /> Email</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Best Time To Contact You:</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="contacttime[]" value="Morning"/> Morning</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="contacttime[]" value="Afternoon" /> Afternoon</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="contacttime[]" value="Evening" /> Evening</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>How Did You Learn About This Program:</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table>

<br />

<tr>

<td colspan="3">Your Interested In Volunteering For: (check all that apply)</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td width="177" height="30"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Home Repairs" /> Home Repairs</td>

<td width="177"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Yard Maintenance" /> Yard Maintenance</td>

<td width="219"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Gardening" /> Gardening</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Fund Raising" /> Fund Raising</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Special Events" /> Special Events</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Public Relations" /> Public Relations</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Driving" /> Driving</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Mentoring Children" /> Mentoring Children</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Special Programs For Families" /> Special Programs For Families</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30" colspan="3"><input type="checkbox" name="interested[]" value="Organizing Supplies" /> Organizing Supplies In Our Warehouse Facilities</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table><br />

<tr>

<td colspan="3">Available To Volunteer: (check all that apply)</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td width="175"><input type="checkbox" name="available[]" value="Weekdays" /> Weekdays</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30"><input type="checkbox" name="available[]" value="Evenings" /> Evenings</td>

<td><input type="checkbox" name="available[]" value="Weekends" /> Weekends</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table><br />

<tr>

<td width="206" height="50">Special Medical Conditions That Might Affect Your Volunteering:</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Emergency Contact Name</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Emergency Contact Phone</td>

</span>

Day</td>

</span>

Evening</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table><br />

<tr>

<td width="178" height="30">Organization Name:</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Organization Type:</td>

<td width="111"><input type="checkbox" name="type[]" value="School" /> School</td>

<td width="115"><input type="checkbox" name="type[]" value="Company" /> Company</td>

<td width="163"><input type="checkbox" name="type[]" value="Other Organization" /> Other Organization</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Organization Contact Name:</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Organization Contact Phone:</td>

<span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span> </span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td height="30">Organization Contact Email:</td>

<span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span> </span></td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table><br />

<tr>

<td width="161" height="50">Questions Or Comments:</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table><br />

<span class="style4">Shelter Outreach Plus is a 501©(03) public charity. All contributions to Shelter Outreach Plus are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Thank you!</span>

</center>

</form>

the182guy · April 9, 2010

The syntax error would have been because I missed a ) character. It should be

if(isset($_POST['interested']) && is_array($_POST['interested']))

To get other checkbox groups just remove the $a == 'interested' part of your code so it is just

if(is_array($_REQUEST[$a]))

mtippery · April 9, 2010

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.... and in case I didn't tell you.... THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

It works. I have been struggling with this for two days now. Yaye!!!!!!!

I am definitely going to invest in a few more PHP books. I took some webdesign classes through the Art Institute but I feel like they kinda left me hanging. Thank you so much.

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