can't get the php mailer script to work!

fa_dy · February 18, 2013

Hello guys, I have run into a little problem, I have a created an html form and I am trying to send its content to my email, when the submit button is pressed, using a php mailer script which I found athttp://www.freecontactform.com/email_form.php. Here's the form code:

<form id="genius_com_w2l_form" class="genius_com_w2l_form" action="sendform.php" method="post">
<table class="genius_com_w2l_form_table">
<tbody>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_std_Salutation" for="genius_com_w2l_field_std_Salutation">*Salutation</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field"><select required id="genius_com_w2l_field_std_Salutation" name="std_Salutation"> <option value="">(Not Selected)</option> <option value="Dr.">Dr.</option> <option value="Mr.">Mr.</option> <option value="Mrs.">Mrs.</option> <option value="Ms.">Ms.</option> <option value="Prof.">Prof.</option> </select>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_std_Salutation" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_std_firstName" for="genius_com_w2l_field_std_firstName">*First Name</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<input required id="genius_com_w2l_field_std_firstName" type="text" name="std_firstName" value="" maxlength="40" />
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_std_firstName" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_std_lastName" for="genius_com_w2l_field_std_lastName">*Last Name</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<input required id="genius_com_w2l_field_std_lastName" type="text" name="std_lastName" value="" maxlength="80" />
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_std_lastName" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_std_email" for="genius_com_w2l_field_std_email">*E-mail Address</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<input required id="genius_com_w2l_field_std_email" type="email" name="std_email" value="" maxlength="255" />
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_std_email" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_std_phone" for="genius_com_w2l_field_std_phone">*Phone</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<input required id="genius_com_w2l_field_std_phone" type="text" name="std_phone" value="" maxlength="30" />
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_std_phone" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243593" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243593">Skype Name</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<input id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243593" type="text" name="cust_243593" value="" maxlength="255" />
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243593" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243596" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243596">*Country of Citizenship</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field"><select required id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243596" name="cust_243596"> <option value="">(Not Selected)</option> <option value="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</option> <option value="Albania">Albania</option> <option value="Algeria">Algeria</option> <option value="American Samoa">American Samoa</option> <option value="Andorra">Andorra</option> <option value="Angola">Angola</option> <option value="Anguilla">Anguilla</option> <option value="Antigua">Antigua</option> <option value="Argentina">Argentina</option> <option value="Armenia">Armenia</option> <option value="Aruba">Aruba</option> <option value="Australia">Australia</option> <option value="Austria">Austria</option> <option value="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</option> <option value="Bahamas">Bahamas</option> <option value="Bahrain">Bahrain</option> <option value="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</option> <option value="Barbados">Barbados</option> <option value="Barbuda">Barbuda</option> <option value="Belarus">Belarus</option> <option value="Belgium">Belgium</option> <option value="Belize">Belize</option> <option value="Benin">Benin</option> <option value="Bermuda">Bermuda</option> <option value="Bhutan">Bhutan</option> <option value="Bolivia">Bolivia</option> <option value="Bonaire">Bonaire</option> <option value="Bosnia">Bosnia</option> <option value="Botswana">Botswana</option> <option value="Brazil">Brazil</option> <option value="British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</option> <option value="Brunei">Brunei</option> <option value="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</option> <option value="Burma">Burma</option> <option value="Burundi">Burundi</option> <option value="Cambodia">Cambodia</option> <option value="Cameroon">Cameroon</option> <option value="Canada">Canada</option> <option value="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</option> <option value="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</option> <option value="Central African Rep">Central African Rep</option> <option value="Chad">Chad</option> <option value="Channel Island">Channel Island</option> <option value="Chile">Chile</option> <option value="China">China</option> <option value="Colombia">Colombia</option> <option value="Congo">Congo</option> <option value="Cook Island">Cook Island</option> <option value="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</option> <option value="Croatia">Croatia</option> <option value="Curacao">Curacao</option> <option value="Cyprus">Cyprus</option> <option value="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</option> <option value="Denmark">Denmark</option> <option value="Djibouti">Djibouti</option> <option value="Dominica">Dominica</option> <option value="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</option> <option value="Ecuador">Ecuador</option> <option value="Egypt">Egypt</option> <option value="El Salvador">El Salvador</option> <option value="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</option> <option value="Eritrea">Eritrea</option> <option value="Estonia">Estonia</option> <option value="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</option> <option value="Faeroe Island">Faeroe Island</option> <option value="Fiji">Fiji</option> <option value="Finland">Finland</option> <option value="France">France</option> <option value="French Guiana">French Guiana</option> <option value="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</option> <option value="Gabon">Gabon</option> <option value="Gambia">Gambia</option> <option value="Georgia">Georgia</option> <option value="Germany">Germany</option> <option value="Ghana">Ghana</option> <option value="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</option> <option value="Great Britain">Great Britain</option> <option value="Greece">Greece</option> <option value="Greenland">Greenland</option> <option value="Grenada">Grenada</option> <option value="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</option> <option value="Guatemala">Guatemala</option> <option value="Guinea">Guinea</option> <option value="Guinea Bissau">Guinea Bissau</option> <option value="Guyana">Guyana</option> <option value="Haiti">Haiti</option> <option value="Honduras">Honduras</option> <option value="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</option> <option value="Hungary">Hungary</option> <option value="Iceland">Iceland</option> <option value="India">India</option> <option value="Indonesia">Indonesia</option> <option value="Iran">Iran</option> <option value="Iraq">Iraq</option> <option value="Ireland">Ireland</option> <option value="Israel">Israel</option> <option value="Italy">Italy</option> <option value="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</option> <option value="Jamaica">Jamaica</option> <option value="Japan">Japan</option> <option value="Jordan">Jordan</option> <option value="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</option> <option value="Kenya">Kenya</option> <option value="Korea">Korea</option> <option value="Kuwait">Kuwait</option> <option value="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</option> <option value="Laos">Laos</option> <option value="Latvia">Latvia</option> <option value="Lebanon">Lebanon</option> <option value="Liberia">Liberia</option> <option value="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</option> <option value="Lithuania">Lithuania</option> <option value="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</option> <option value="Macau">Macau</option> <option value="Macedonia">Macedonia</option> <option value="Madagascar">Madagascar</option> <option value="Malawi">Malawi</option> <option value="Malaysia">Malaysia</option> <option value="Maldives">Maldives</option> <option value="Mali">Mali</option> <option value="Malta">Malta</option> <option value="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</option> <option value="Martinique">Martinique</option> <option value="Mauritania">Mauritania</option> <option value="Mauritius">Mauritius</option> <option value="Mexico">Mexico</option> <option value="Micronesia">Micronesia</option> <option value="Moldova">Moldova</option> <option value="Monaco">Monaco</option> <option value="Mongolia">Mongolia</option> <option value="Montserrat">Montserrat</option> <option value="Morocco">Morocco</option> <option value="Mozambique">Mozambique</option> <option value="Myanmar">Myanmar</option> <option value="Namibia">Namibia</option> <option value="Nepal">Nepal</option> <option value="Netherlands">Netherlands</option> <option value="Netherlands Antilles">Netherlands Antilles</option> <option value="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</option> <option value="New Zealand">New Zealand</option> <option value="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</option> <option value="Niger">Niger</option> <option value="Nigeria">Nigeria</option> <option value="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</option> <option value="Norway">Norway</option> <option value="Oman">Oman</option> <option value="Pakistan">Pakistan</option> <option value="Palau">Palau</option> <option value="Panama">Panama</option> <option value="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</option> <option value="Paraguay">Paraguay</option> <option value="Peru">Peru</option> <option value="Philippines">Philippines</option> <option value="Poland">Poland</option> <option value="Polynesia">Polynesia</option> <option value="Portugal">Portugal</option> <option value="Qatar">Qatar</option> <option value="Reunion">Reunion</option> <option value="Romania">Romania</option> <option value="Russia">Russia</option> <option value="Rwanda">Rwanda</option> <option value="Saba">Saba</option> <option value="Saipan">Saipan</option> <option value="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</option> <option value="Scotland">Scotland</option> <option value="Senegal">Senegal</option> <option value="Serbia">Serbia</option> <option value="Seychelles">Seychelles</option> <option value="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</option> <option value="Singapore">Singapore</option> <option value="Slovak Republic">Slovak Republic</option> <option value="Slovenia">Slovenia</option> <option value="South Africa">South Africa</option> <option value="South Korea">South Korea</option> <option value="Spain">Spain</option> <option value="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</option> <option value="Sudan">Sudan</option> <option value="Suriname">Suriname</option> <option value="Swaziland">Swaziland</option> <option value="Sweden">Sweden</option> <option value="Switzerland">Switzerland</option> <option value="Syria">Syria</option> <option value="Taiwan">Taiwan</option> <option value="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</option> <option value="Tanzania">Tanzania</option> <option value="Thailand">Thailand</option> <option value="Togo">Togo</option> <option value="Trinidad-Tobago">Trinidad-Tobago</option> <option value="Tunisia">Tunisia</option> <option value="Turkey">Turkey</option> <option value="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</option> <option value="Uganda">Uganda</option> <option value="Ukraine">Ukraine</option> <option value="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</option> <option value="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</option> <option value="Uruguay">Uruguay</option> <option value="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</option> <option value="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</option> <option value="Vatican City">Vatican City</option> <option value="Venezuela">Venezuela</option> <option value="Vietnam">Vietnam</option> <option value="Wales">Wales</option> <option value="Yemen">Yemen</option> <option value="Zaire">Zaire</option> <option value="Zambia">Zambia</option> <option value="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</option> </select>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243596" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243624" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243624">Personal Net Worth</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field"><select id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243624" name="cust_243624"> <option value="">(Not Selected)</option> <option value="$0 - $500,000">$0 - $500,000</option> <option value="$1 million - $3 million">$1 million - $3 million</option> <option value="$3 million - $10 million">$3 million - $10 million</option> <option value="$500,000 - $1 million">$500,000 - $1 million</option> <option value="> $10 million">> $10 million</option> </select>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243624" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243607" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243607">*Source of $500,000 for Investment</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field"><select required id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243607" name="cust_243607"> <option value="">(Not Selected)</option> <option value="Emigrating clients">Emigrating clients</option> <option value="Gift from Parents">Gift from Parents</option> <option value="Loan">Loan</option> <option value="Personal Savings">Personal Savings</option> <option value="Sale of Business">Sale of Business</option> <option value="Sale of Real Estate">Sale of Real Estate</option> <option value="Sale of Stock">Sale of Stock</option> </select>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243607" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell" valign="top"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243595" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243595">*Your Business/Occupation</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell" valign="top">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<textarea required id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243595" name="cust_243595" rows="2" cols="20"></textarea>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243595" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243598" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243598">*Where Are You In the Process</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field"><select required id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243598" name="cust_243598"> <option value="">(Not Selected)</option> <option value="Beginning to Investigate the Visa">Beginning to Investigate the Visa</option> <option value="Have Spoken with Some Regional Centers">Have Spoken with Some Regional Centers</option> <option value="Just Learning About the Visa">Just Learning About the Visa</option> <option value="Looking to Hire a Regional Center Consultant">Looking to Hire a Regional Center Consultant</option> <option value="Looking to Hire An Attorney Immediately">Looking to Hire An Attorney Immediately</option> <option value="Making Final Selection of Regional Center">Making Final Selection of Regional Center</option> <option value="Reviewing Various Regional Centers">Reviewing Various Regional Centers</option> </select>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243598" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell" valign="top"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243597" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243597">*Your Situation & Goals</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell" valign="top">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<textarea required id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243597" name="cust_243597" rows="5" cols="20"></textarea>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243597" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243599" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243599">Marital Status</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field"><select id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243599" name="cust_243599"> <option value="">(Not Selected)</option> <option value="Divorced">Divorced</option> <option value="Married">Married</option> <option value="Single">Single</option> <option value="Widow(ed)">Widow(ed)</option> </select>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243599" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243601" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243601">No. of Unmarried Children Under 21</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field">
<input id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243601" type="text" name="cust_243601" value="" maxlength="22" />
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243601" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="genius_com_w2l_form_row">
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_label_cell"><label id="genius_com_w2l_label_cust_243600" for="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243600">*English Fluency</label></td>
<td class="genius_com_w2l_form_input_cell">
<div class="genius_com_w2l_field"><select required id="genius_com_w2l_field_cust_243600" name="cust_243600"> <option value="">(Not Selected)</option> <option value="Excellent">Excellent</option> <option value="Fair">Fair</option> <option value="Good">Good</option> <option value="None">None</option> <option value="Poor">Poor</option> <option value="Very Good">Very Good</option> </select>
<div id="genius_com_w2l_errorMsg_cust_243600" class="errorMsg"></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div><input class="btn" type="submit" value="Submit" /></div>
</form>

And here's the code which I've put inside the php mailer script:

<?php
if(isset($_POST["email"])) {

   // EDIT THE 2 LINES BELOW AS REQUIRED
   $email_to = "email@hotmail.com";
   $email_subject = "Your email subject line";


   function died($error) {
       // your error code can go here
       echo "We are very sorry, but there were error(s) found with the form you submitted. ";
       echo "These errors appear below.<br /><br />";
       echo $error."<br /><br />";
       echo "Please go back and fix these errors.<br /><br />";
       die();
   }

   // validation expected data exists
   if(!isset($_POST["std_Salutation"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["std_firstName"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["std_lastName"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["std_email"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["std_phone"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243593"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243596"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243624"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243607"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243595"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243598"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243597"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243599"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243601"]) ||
       !isset($_POST["cust_243600"])) {
       died('We are sorry, but there appears to be a problem with the form you submitted.');
   }
   $salu = $_POST["std_Salutation"];
   $first = $_POST["std_firstName"];
   $last = $_POST["std_lastName"];
   $email_from = $_POST["std_email"];
   $phone = $_POST["std_phone"];
   $sky = $_POST["cust_243593"];
   $coun = $_POST["cust_243596"];
   $per = $_POST["cust_243624"];
   $sou = $_POST["cust_243607"];
   $you = $_POST["cust_243595"];
   $whe = $_POST["cust_243598"];
   $your = $_POST["cust_243597"];
   $mari = $_POST["cust_243599"];
   $unm = $_POST["cust_243601"];
   $eng = $_POST["cust_243600"];
   $error_message = "";
   $email_exp = '/^[A-Za-z0-9._%-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}$/';
 if(!preg_match($email_exp,$email_from)) {
   $error_message .= 'The Email Address you entered does not appear to be valid.<br />';
 }
 if(strlen($error_message) > 0) {
   died($error_message);
 }
   $email_message = "Form details below.\n\n";

   function clean_string($string) {
     $bad = array("content-type","bcc:","to:","cc:","href");
     return str_replace($bad,"",$string);
   }

   $email_message .= "Salutation: ".clean_string($salu)."\n";
   $email_message .= "First Name: ".clean_string($first)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Last Name: ".clean_string($last)."\n";
   $email_message .= "E-mail Address: ".clean_string($email_from)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Phone: ".clean_string($phone)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Skype Name: ".clean_string($sky)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Country of Citizenship: ".clean_string($coun)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Personal Net Worth: ".clean_string($per)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Source of 500,000 for Investment: ".clean_string($sou)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Your Business/Occupation: ".clean_string($you)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Where Are You In the Process: ".clean_string($whe)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Your Situation & Goals: ".clean_string($your)."\n";
   $email_message .= "Marital Status: ".clean_string($mari)."\n";
   $email_message .= "No. of Unmarried Children Under 21: ".clean_string($unm)."\n";
   $email_message .= "English Fluency: ".clean_string($eng)."\n";


// create email headers
$headers = 'From: '.$email_from."\r\n".
'Reply-To: '.$email_from."\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
@mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers);  
?>
<!-- include your own success html here -->
Thank you for contacting us. We will be in touch with you very soon.
<?php
}
?>

The problem which I am facing is that when I fill the form and click on the submit button, the blank page of sendform.php opens up and no email is sent to my email account. Now when I use the demo form code from the php mailer site along with the php mailer script, it works like a charm and the email is sent to my email account. So I am assuming that something is wrong with my html form code. Please help me guys, it's urgent.

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can't get the php mailer script to work!

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