Email upload confirmation code help

[danielwilliamsongle]

Hi all,

 

I have a website in which users can upload listings for me to then confirm via the CMS. At present I have it set that admin approval is requested so that there is no spam. What I would like to do is have it that when somebody uploads an item that I recieve an email so that I know to go into the CMS to confirm it.

 

I´m just not sure how!!!! Can anyone help me with this?

 

The page code is as follows:

 

<?php
session_start ();

//check if its not logged or its admin redirect to login page
include ("scheck.php");


//Connect to db
include ("conn.php");

//Select db
include ("select.php");

//header codes
include ("headercodes.php");

//PAGE DISPLAY
//******************* PAGE CODES HERE


foreach ($_POST as $field => $value) {

if (!$value){
$err .="<center><br><font color=#f69900><b>$field</b></font> is required<br>";
}
}
if ($err){
echo $err;
echo"<br><br><a href='javascript:history.go(-1)'>Back</a>";
include ("footercodes.php");
exit;
}

else {


//$file = trim(addslashes($_POST['file']));
//$manufacturer = trim(addslashes($_POST['manufacturer']));
//$listingdate = trim(addslashes($_POST['listingdate']));
//$views = trim(addslashes($_POST['views']));


//check if user create new name for group or use current names.
//if ($_POST[imggroup]=="Create New Category")
//{
//$imggroup=$_POST[newproduct];
//}
//else
//{
//$imggroup=$_POST[imggroup];
//}
    

    
$listingdate= date('j F Y');
$views=0;
$username=$_SESSION ["valid_user"];
$confirm=0;
    
    
//file upload
    if ((($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/gif")
|| ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/jpeg")
|| ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/pjpeg"))
&& ($_FILES["file"]["size"] < 20000000))
  {
  if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0)
    {
    echo "Return Code: " . $_FILES["file"]["error"] . "<br />";
    }
  else
    {
 
   

    if (file_exists("uploads/products/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]))
      {
      echo $_FILES["file"]["name"] . " already exists change your file name. ";
      }
    else
      {
       $random_digit=rand(0000,9999);
      $_FILES["file"]["name"]=$random_digit.$_FILES["file"]["name"];
      move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
      "uploads/products/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
      echo "<center><br><b>Thank You!</b>";
      $file=$_FILES["file"]["name"];
      
      //Create columns and records in database with file

    $sql="INSERT INTO `products` (`category`,`county`,`name`,`condition`,`partno`,`price`,`file`,`manufacturer`,`listingdate`,`views`,`username`,`confirm`,`description`)
    VALUES
    ('$_POST[category]','$_POST[county]','$_POST[name]','$_POST[condition]','$_POST[partno]','$_POST[price]','$file','$_POST[manufacturer]','$listingdate','$views','$username','$confirm','$_POST[description]')";
    
    if (!mysql_query($sql,$con))
      {
      die('Error: ' . mysql_error());
      }
    echo "<br>Your product has been uploaded successfully , as soon as admin confirm it , it will be listed</center><br/>";
    }
  }
  }

  else {
 
  echo "You did not specify any image to upload or your image is not acceptable (Acceptable types : .JPG and .GIF) <br> Please make sure your image name does not have space or special characters";
  }
//******************* PAGE CODES ENDS HERE
include ("footercodes.php");

}
?>

 

 

Your help is greatly appreciated

Regards

 

Daniel

[davidannis]

Use the php mail function. http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php If you have trouble post again and we'll help.

[cpd]

[danielwilliamsongle]

Thanks for the info, so the code I have is:

 

<?php
// The message
$message = "Product uploaded";

// Send
mail('[email protected]', 'Product uploaded My Subject', $message);
?>

 

Where you i place this in my code? I have tried a couple of places and I am getting an error.

Thanks again for the help

[dalecosp]

 I have tried a couple of places and I am getting an error.

 

It would really help anyone who seriously wants to help if you would post the code as it exists right now, and the exact error message...

[danielwilliamsongle]

Hi

 

I placed the mail code under the follwoing line:

if (!mysql_query($sql,$con))
      {
      die('Error: ' . mysql_error());
      }
    echo "<br>Your product has been uploaded successfully , as soon as admin confirms it , it will be listed</center><br/>";

 

And the error I get is:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /home/danielwi/public_html/uploadproduct.php on line 100

 

I´m sure it´s just a case of the mail code being in the wron place but I´m not sure where to place it

 

Thanks

[davidannis]

Did you include the line

<?php

You shouldn't. You're already in php.

[cpd]

[danielwilliamsongle]

Ok, where should I place this code in the full page of code?

 

This is the exact code I presume I should input:

 

// The message
$message = "Product uploaded";

// Send
mail('[email protected]', 'Product uploaded My Subject', $message);
 

Can you let me know?

 

Thanks for your help

 

Regards

[davidannis]

the place you put it in post 6 seems seems fine to me.

 

Also, when you post code please use the code tags (the "<>" symbol in the editor). It will make your code easier to read.

[danielwilliamsongle]

Thanks all for your help - it now works