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[Apologies for the double post, I have already posted this question in the "PHP Coding Help" section, it was suggested to post it here in the "3rd Party PHP Scripts" section as well.]

 

Hi all, I am a total beginner at pretty much everything to do with Web development, but sadly especially beginner at PHP. I'm keen to learn though (even it if takes me a while to understand!).

 

I am trying to add a simple form to a webpage that allows a visitor to fill in their name, then their email address plus a couple of other fields and click on a "submit" button. This will then send a basic email with the users information to a set email address.

 

I've downloaded and installed "Formmail.php" into my website, I've created some inputs in the HTML, the HTML loads fine, I can see the form fields, but for the love of all things holy when I click "submit" I cannot get it to send email out.

 

I am totally ignorant at how PHP (or any other scripting language) works, and especially ignorant at how Formmail.php works. I cannot figure out where it is asking for any SMTP server to use to send email (is it even using one?), or how it is is sending email? I realise the error I'm getting is something to do with authentication, but can't see how to get it to authenticate properly? I have an SMTP server I can use (if needed), with authentication credentials ready - but as said above, ignorance of how this is supposed to work is playing a big part with my failures here.

 

The specific error I get when clicking on the "submit" button is this:

 

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 530 SMTP authentication is required. in D:\Websites\synergytraining.co.uk\formmail.php on line 224

There was an unknown error while sending email.

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So I guess it cannot authenticate with the email address I want to send to? I'm unsure as to how to do this though. I have tried changing some of the User Config setting below to no avail - I'd really appreciate some kind soul to help me please.

 

Current Formmail.php code I have installed is below.

 

Kind regards in advance.

 

<?php
/**
* PHP version 5
*/
# Copyright (c) 2002 Eli Sand

# PHP FormMail v2.0 20030305

# Initialize variables
$auth = NULL;
$deny = NULL;
$must = NULL;
$post = NULL;
$http = NULL;
$form = NULL;
$list = NULL;

# Fix for magic quotes when enabled
if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
    foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
        $_POST["$key"] = stripslashes($value);
    }
}

# Detect any Windows operating system
if (strstr(php_uname(), 'Windows')) {
    $IS_WINDOWS = TRUE;
}

# USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

# Authorized email address masks that can be used as the recipient
$auth = "*@127.0.0.1, *@localhost, *@".str_replace('www.','',$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']);

# Email address masks that will be rejected if in the email field
# $deny = "nobody@*, anonymous@*, postmaster@*";

# DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING PAST THIS POINT
# Functions

# Trim leading and trailing white space from array values
function array_trim(&$value, $key) {
    $value = trim($value);
}

# Show an error message to the user
function error_msg($error, $required = FALSE) {
    global $post;

    if (!empty($post['missing_fields_redirect']) && $required) {
        header('Location: ' . $post['missing_fields_redirect']);
    }
    elseif (!empty($post['error_redirect'])) {
        header('Location: ' . $post['error_redirect']);
    }
    else {
        echo "<html>\r\n";
        echo "\t<head>\r\n";
        echo "\t\t<title>Form Error</title>\r\n";
        echo "\t\t<style type=\"text/css\">* {font-family: \"Verdana\", \"Arial\", \"Helvetica\", monospace;}</style>\r\n";
        echo "\t</head>\r\n";
        echo "\t<body>\r\n";
        echo "\t\t<p>${error}</p>\r\n\t\t<p><small>« <a href=\"javascript: history.back();\">go back</a></small></p>\r\n";
        echo "\t</body>\r\n";
        echo "</html>\r\n";
    }

    exit();
}

# Basic pattern matching on an entire array
function pattern_grep($input, $array) {
    foreach ($array as $value) {
        $value = addcslashes($value, '^.[]$()|{}\\');
        $value = str_replace('*', '.*', $value);
        $value = str_replace('?', '.?', $value);
        $value = str_replace('+', '.+', $value);

        if (eregi('^' . $value . '$', $input)) {
            return TRUE;
        }
    }

    return FALSE;
}

# Main
# Check to make sure the info was posted
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {

    $post = array(
        'recipient'            => $_POST['recipient'],
        'email'                => $_POST['email'],
        'subject'            => $_POST['subject'],
        'realname'            => $_POST['realname'],
        'required'            => $_POST['required'],
        'env_report'            => $_POST['env_report'],
        'sort'                => $_POST['sort'],
        'redirect'            => $_POST['redirect'],
        'error_redirect'        => $_POST['error_redirect'],
        'missing_fields_redirect'    => $_POST['missing_fields_redirect']
    );

    $http = array(
        'REMOTE_USER'            => $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'],
        'REMOTE_ADDR'            => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'],
        'HTTP_USER_AGENT'        => $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']
    );

    if (isset($must['required'])) {
        $post['required']            = $must['required'] . ',' . $_POST['required'];
    }
    if (isset($must['env_report'])) {
        $post['env_report']            = $must['env_report'] . ',' . $_POST['env_report'];
    }
    if (isset($must['redirect'])) {
        $post['redirect']            = $must['redirect'];
    }
    if (isset($must['error_redirect'])) {
        $post['error_redirect']            = $must['error_redirect'];
    }
    if (isset($must['missing_fields_redirect'])) {
        $post['missing_fields_redirect']    = $must['missing_fields_redirect'];
    }

    if (($auth = explode(',', $auth))) {
        array_walk($auth, 'array_trim');
    }
    if (($deny = explode(',', $deny))) {
        array_walk($deny, 'array_trim');
    }

    if ($_POST['security_code'] != $_SESSION['security_code']) {
        error_msg("Invalid security code.");
    }
    else {
        unset($_POST['security_code']);
        unset($_SESSION['security_code']);
    }

    # Check for missing required fields
    if ((!empty($post['required'])) && ($list = explode(',', $post['required']))) {
        $list[] = 'recipient';
        $list[] = 'email';

        array_walk($list, 'array_trim');

        foreach ($list as $value) {
            if (!empty($value) && empty($_POST["$value"])) {
                error_msg("You have left a required field blank.", TRUE);
            }
        }
    }

    # Check the email addresses submitted
    if (pattern_grep($post['email'], $deny)) {
        error_msg("You have specified a banned email address.");
    }
    if (!eregi('^([a-zA-Z0-9\.\_\-]+)\@((([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)\.)+([a-zA-Z]+))$', $post['email'])) {
        error_msg("You have specified an invalid email address.");
    }

    # Check if the recipients email address is authorized
    if ((!empty($post['recipient'])) && ($list = explode(',', $post['recipient']))) {
        array_walk($list, 'array_trim');

        foreach ($list as $value) {
            if (!eregi('^([a-zA-Z0-9\.\_\-]+)\@((([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)\.)+([a-zA-Z]+))$', $value)) {
                error_msg("The recipients email address is invalid.");
            }
            if (!pattern_grep($value, $auth)) {
                error_msg("The recipients email address is unauthorized.");
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        error_msg("There was an unknown error while checking the recipients email address.");
    }

    # Sort the fields
    if ((!empty($post['sort'])) && ($list = explode(',', $post['sort']))) {
        array_walk($list, 'array_trim');

        foreach ($list as $value) {
            $form["$value"] = $_POST["$value"];
        }
    }
    else {
        $form = $_POST;
    }

    # Create the message
    $subject = empty($post['subject']) ? "Web Reply" : $post['subject'];

    foreach ($form as $key => $value) {
        if (!array_key_exists($key, $post)) {
            $message .= "${key}: ${value}\r\n\r\n";
        }
    }

    $message .= "Submitted by: <" . $post['email'] . "> on " . date('l, F jS, Y @ g:i:s a (O)') . "\r\n";

    if (!empty($post['env_report'])) {
        if (($list = explode(',', $post['env_report']))) {
            $message .= "Sender Details:\r\n";

            array_walk($list, 'array_trim');

            foreach ($list as $value) {
                if (array_key_exists($value, $http)) {
                    $message .= "\t${value}: " . $http["$value"] . "\r\n";
                }
            }
        }
    }

    # Send out the email
    if (mail($post['recipient'], $subject, $message, "From: " . $post['email'] . "\r\nReply-To: " . $post['email'] . "\r\nX-Mailer: PHP FormMail")) {

        if (!empty($post['redirect'])) {
            header('Location: ' . $post['redirect']);
        }
        else {
            echo "<html>\r\n";
            echo "\t<head>\r\n";
            echo "\t\t<title>Thank you</title>\r\n";
            echo "\t\t<style type=\"text/css\">* {font-family: \"Verdana\", \"Arial\", \"Helvetica\", monospace;}</style>\r\n";
            echo "\t</head>\r\n";
            echo "\t<body>\r\n";
            echo "\t\t<p>Thank you for filling out the form.</p>\r\n\t\t<p><small>« <a href=\"javascript: history.back();\">go back</a></small></p>\r\n";
            echo "\t</body>\r\n";
            echo "</html>\r\n";
        }
    }
    else error_msg("There was an unknown error while sending email.");
}
else error_msg("Invalid request method used.");

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