Cant get PHP form script to work Please Help

simon71 · May 4, 2010

Hi,

Im new to PHP and contact forms so need some help getting my data collection form to work.

Im hosting on Fasthost. My form action is '/htdocs/form/sendmail.php'.

my script is:

<?php
$email_to="form@iter-research.co.uk";
$name=$_POST["Name"];
$email_from=$_POST["form@iter-research.co.uk"];
$message=$_POST["Name,Address,Postcode,Email,Gender,Age,Correspondence"];
$email_subject="Consultation Form";
$headers=
"from:$email_from.\n";
"reply-to:$email_from.\n";

if(!filter_var($email_from, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
die("The email address entered is invalid.");
$message = "Name: ". $name . "\r\nMessage: " . $message;
ini_set("sendmail_from", $email_from);
$sent = mail($email_to, $email_subject, $message, $headers, -f$email_from);
if($sent) {
header("Location: http://www.iter-rese...hank_you.html/");

} else {
echo "There has been an error sending your message. Please try later.";
}
}
?>

When i hit the submit button the browser just trys to open a new window with my PHP script in.

I'm New to PHP and contact forms so if im doing something really basic and stupid i apologise in advance.

has anyone got any suggestion??

Simon

siric · May 4, 2010

Need the script for the form.

TeddyKiller · May 4, 2010

Try this. tidied it up a bit. It might be that your "TARGET" is _BLANK (In the FORM tag which is part the form)

<?php
$email_to =      "form@iter-research.co.uk";
$name =          $_POST["Name"];
$email_from =    $_POST["form@iter-research.co.uk"];
$message =       $_POST["Name"] . $_POST["Address"] . $_POST["Postcode"] . $_POST["Email"] . $_POST["Gender"] . $_POST["Age"] . $_POST["Correspondence"];
$email_subject = "Consultation Form";
$headers =       "FROM: $email_from.\n" . "reply-to:$email_from.\n";

if(!filter_var($email_from, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
   die("The email address entered is invalid.");
} else {
   $message = "Name: ". $name . "\r\nMessage: " . $message;

   ini_set("sendmail_from", $email_from);

   $sent = mail($email_to, $email_subject, $message, $headers);

   if($sent) {
      header("Location: http://www.iter-rese...hank_you.html/");
   } else {
      echo "There has been an error sending your message. Please try later.";
   }
}
?>

$_POST["form@iter-research.co.uk"];

Do you seriously have a form field called that?

simon71 · May 4, 2010

The form Script is:

<form action="/htdocs/form/sendmail.php" method="post" name="form1" target="_blank" id="form1">
        <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
        <tr>
        <td width="38%"><label>
        <div align="right">Name</div>
        </label></td>
        <td width="62%"><input name="Name" type="text" id="Name" tabindex="1" size="50" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
        <td><label>
        <div align="right">Address</div>
        </label></td>
        <td><textarea name="Address" cols="50" id="Address" tabindex="2"></textarea></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
        <td><label>
        <div align="right">Postcode</div>
        </label></td>
        <td><input name="Postcode" type="text" id="Postcode" tabindex="3" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
        <td><label>
        <div align="right">Email</div>
        </label></td>
        <td><input name="Email" type="text" id="Email" tabindex="4" size="50" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
        <td><label>
        <div align="right">Gender</div>
        </label></td>
        <td><select name="Gender" size="1" id="Gender" tabindex="5">
        <option value="1">Male</option>
        <option value="2">Female</option>
        <option value="0" selected="selected">Please Select</option>
        </select></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
        <td><label>
        <div align="right">Age</div>
        </label></td>
        <td><select name="Age" size="1" id="Age">
        <option value="0">Please Select</option>
        <option value="1"><16</option>
        <option value="2">17-20</option>
        <option value="3">21-25</option>
        <option value="4">26-30</option>
        <option value="5">31-35</option>
        <option value="6">36-40</option>
        <option value="7">41-45</option>
        <option value="8">46-50</option>
        <option value="9">50></option>
        </select></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
        <td><label>
        <div align="right">Would you prefer any further correspondence to be in Welsh Or English </div>
        </label></td>
        <td><select name="Correspondence" size="1" id="Correspondence">
        <option value="0">Please Select</option>
        <option value="1">Welsh</option>
        <option value="2">English</option>
        </select>
        <label>
        <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
        <input name="Reset" type="reset" id="Reset" value="Reset" />
        </label></td>
        </tr>
        </table>
    </form>

TeddyKiller · May 4, 2010

Read my post.

You have a _BLANK target. Remove the target... It'll be helpful.

simon71 · May 5, 2010

I have removed the '_blank' and nothing has changed??

Any more ideas?

Simon

TeddyKiller · May 5, 2010

<form action="/htdocs/form/sendmail.php" method="post" name="form1" id="form1">

The form action should look like that.

simon71 · May 5, 2010

ive changed the code and still no change.

im wondering if iPHP is enabled on my hosting account, even though according to fasthost it is included in my package??

TeddyKiller · May 5, 2010

Oh I understand what you mean. On your form page.. just include something like this..

<?php echo 'It supports PHP'; ?>

Then try it out, see if it echo's it.

The filename extension should also be .php

simon71 · May 5, 2010

Oh I understand what you mean. On your form page.. just include something like this..
<?php echo 'It supports PHP'; ?>

Then try it out, see if it echo's it.

The filename extension should also be .php

Just did this and i got the 'it supports PHP' message back.

What next??

Muddy_Funster · May 5, 2010

in your form's 'action' remove the /htdocs from the front of it and give it a shot.

simon71 · May 5, 2010

ive done that already. Still no change.

If it of any help the link below take you to the form.

www.iter-research.co.uk/GetInvolved

Muddy_Funster · May 5, 2010

I can navigate directly to http://www.iter-research.co.uk/form/sendmail.php and it loads (blank page but that's to be expected).

have you tried:

action="../form/sendmail.php"

simon71 · May 5, 2010

ive changed the code...still no change!!

TeddyKiller · May 5, 2010

<?php
if(isset($_POST['Submit'])) {
    $email_to =      "form@iter-research.co.uk";
    $name =          $_POST["Name"];
    $email_from =    $_POST["form@iter-research.co.uk"];
    $message =       $_POST["Name"] . $_POST["Address"] . $_POST["Postcode"] . $_POST["Email"] . $_POST["Gender"] . $_POST["Age"] . $_POST["Correspondence"];
    $email_subject = "Consultation Form";
    $headers =       "FROM: $email_from.\n" . "reply-to:$email_from.\n";

    if(!filter_var($email_from, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
       die("The email address entered is invalid.");
    } else {
       $message = "Name: ". $name . "\r\nMessage: " . $message;

       ini_set("sendmail_from", $email_from);

       $sent = mail($email_to, $email_subject, $message, $headers);

       if(isset($sent)) {
          header("Location: http://www.iter-rese...hank_you.html/");
       } else {
          echo "There has been an error sending your message. Please try later.";
       }
   }
} else {
    echo 'You never clicked the submit button!';
}
?>

Muddy_Funster · May 5, 2010

the submit button took me to the desired page, did you refresh your browser? However the page is still blank, can you turn error reporting to E_all?

simon71 · May 5, 2010

Ive now changed the file to include teddykillers code, now all i get is email address is invalid when i hit submit

TeddyKiller · May 5, 2010

Change..

    if(!filter_var($email_from, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
       die("The email address entered is invalid.");
    } else {

To this..

$regex = "^[_+a-z0-9-]+(\.[_+a-z0-9-]+)*"."@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]{1,})*"."\.([a-z]{2,}){1}$";
if (!eregi($regex,($email_from))) {
       die("The email address entered is invalid.");
} else {

simon71 · May 5, 2010

code now reads:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['Submit'])) {
    $email_to =      "form@iter-research.co.uk";
    $name =          $_POST["Name"];
    $email_from =    $_POST["form@iter-research.co.uk"];
    $message =       $_POST["Name"] . $_POST["Address"] . $_POST["Postcode"] . $_POST["Email"] . $_POST["Gender"] . $_POST["Age"] . $_POST["Correspondence"];
    $email_subject = "Consultation Form";
    $headers =       "FROM: $email_from.\n" . "reply-to:$email_from.\n";

    $regex = "^[_+a-z0-9-]+(\.[_+a-z0-9-]+)*"."@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]{1,})*"."\.([a-z]{2,}){1}$";
if (!eregi($regex,($email_from))) {
       die("The email address entered is invalid.");
} else {
       $message = "Name: ". $name . "\r\nMessage: " . $message;

       ini_set("sendmail_from", $email_from);

       $sent = mail($email_to, $email_subject, $message, $headers);

       if(isset($sent)) {
          header("Location: http://www.iter-rese...hank_you.html/");
       } else {
          echo "There has been an error sending your message. Please try later.";
       }
   }
} else {
    echo 'You never clicked the submit button!';
}
?>

still get email address is invalid

TeddyKiller · May 5, 2010

Change...

$_POST["form@iter-research.co.uk"];

to

$_POST["Email"];

simon71 · May 5, 2010

The problem is now fixed.

A HUGE thank you TeddyKiller

Pikachu2000 · May 5, 2010

RE: eregi()

From the PHP manual: "This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged."

TeddyKiller · May 5, 2010

RE: eregi()

From the PHP manual: "This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged."

What could be used instead?

Pikachu2000 · May 5, 2010

PERL compatible regular expression (PCRE) functions, such as preg_match().

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