send to a friend

mrdeleigh · November 27, 2006

Hi
Does anyone who a script that can be used in a blog, as a send to a friend (send the page url)

Thanks
mrdleigh

The Little Guy · November 27, 2006

there are a couple ways of doing, but one main deal would be this question... do you want to send to only one person, or multiple people? Anther question is... Do you have support for the mail() function?

mrdeleigh · November 27, 2006

Thanks for the reply

[quote]do you want to send to only one person, or multiple people?[/quote]

multiple if possible but if it is easier with one person i would be happy

[quote]Do you have support for the mail() function?[/quote]

I use shared hosting so i think so

Thanks
mrdeleigh

The Little Guy · November 27, 2006

I haven't tested this yet, so I don't know if you'll get any errors or not.

This is the HTML:
[code]<form action="somepage.php" method="post">
One Email per line<br>
<textarea name="emails"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send">
</form>[/code]

And here would be the PHP:
[code]<?php
$email1 = explode("\n",$_POST['emails']);
foreach($email1 as $emailaddr){
$email = $emailaddr;
$subject = "This Is Your Subject Line";
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
$headers .= "From: ".$_POST['name']." \r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();

$message = '<p>This is your message it can have HTML in it</p>';
$mail = mail($email, $subject, $message, $headers);
}
?>[/code]

mrdeleigh · November 27, 2006

that work, but i need it to send the url of the page it is on.

that will change with each page.

can that be done?

The Little Guy · November 27, 2006

Try this:
[code]<?php
$email1 = explode("\n",$_POST['emails']);
foreach($email1 as $emailaddr){
$email = $emailaddr;
$subject = "This Is Your Subject Line";
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
$headers .= "From: ".$_POST['name']." \r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();

$message = '<p>This is your message it can have HTML in it</p>
<p><a href="http://sitename.com'.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'].'">This Site</a></p>';
$mail = mail($email, $subject, $message, $headers);
}[/code]
?>

mrdeleigh · November 27, 2006

I.ve put the php in test.php, and the html in test2.php

the result is giving me domain.com/test.php, i need it to show the test2.php url

The Little Guy · November 27, 2006

Try this:
[code]<?php
$email1 = explode("\n",$_POST['emails']);
foreach($email1 as $emailaddr){
$email = $emailaddr;
$subject = "This Is Your Subject Line";
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
$headers .= "From: ".$_POST['name']." \r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();

$message = '<p>This is your message it can have HTML in it</p>
<p><a href="'.$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'].'">This Site</a></p>';
$mail = mail($email, $subject, $message, $headers);
}[/code]

mrdeleigh · November 27, 2006

That works great thank..
is it possible to put a from box in so when you get the email it has who it is from in the from line of the email and in the body of text XXXXX sent you this link

mrdeleigh · November 28, 2006

as well as a from box in so when you get the email it has who it is from in the from line of the email and in the body of text XXXXX sent you this link, can it be in a pop up, so when you click on 'send to a friend' the pop you sends the correct link?

mrdeleigh · November 29, 2006

I just tested this again and it didnt work???

does it work for anyone else? the result should email you a link 'this site' but its not with me???

alpine · November 30, 2006

In lack of other responce, here is an example of doing a tipform in a new window.

You need to add a javascript function in your head section, then call it upon request (in a link)

Like this (remove spaces between[color=blue] s c r i p t[/color]) on line 4:
[code]
<html>
<head>

<s c r i p t type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function open_tip_window(page) {
OpenWin = this.open(page, "CtrlWindow", "toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,width=500,height=500");
}
</script>

</head>
<body>

<?php

// article blah blah
$art_title = "Article title";

?>

<a href="javascript: open_tip_window('send_tip.php?title=<?php echo $art_title; ?>&url=<?php echo $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; ?>');" title="Tip a friend">Tip a friend</a>

</body>
</html>
[/code]

The above link opens a new window and that window searches for [color=blue]send_tip.php[/color] and we add a query string containing the article title and the article url, these will be used to fill the form (hidden fields) and continue as post to processing.
Also sender email and sender name is added + some very basic minimum validation (included two functions).

[b]Study this[/b]:
[code]
<?php

function trim_value(&$value)
{
$value = trim($value);
}

function is_email($email)
{
if(eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $email))
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}

if(isset($_POST['submit'])) // form is posted
{
foreach($_POST as $name => $value)
{
${$name} = strip_tags($value);
}
if(!empty($from_name) && !empty($from_email) && !empty($to_email))
{
if(is_email($from_email))
{
$headers = "From: $from_name <$from_email>\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: $from_name <$from_email>\r\n";
$headers .= "Return-Path: $from_name <$from_email>\r\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP v".phpversion()."\r\n";

$subject = "Article tip: $title";
$message = "Article tip from $from_name ($from_email):\r\n\r\nArticle: $title\r\nURL: $url\r\n\r\n";

$to_emails = explode(",", $to_email);
array_walk($to_emails, 'trim_value');

$no = 0;
$report = " emails was sendt:</b><br />";

foreach($to_emails as $to_email)
{
if(is_email($to_email))
{
$mail = mail($to_email, $subject, $message, $headers);

if($mail)
{
$no++;
$report .= "<span style=\"color: green\">$to_email</span> OK!<br />";
}
else
{
$report .= "<span style=\"color: red\">$to_email</span> failed...<br />";
}
}
else
{
$report .= "<span style=\"color: red\">$to_email</span> not valid email...<br />";
}
}

echo "<b>".$no.$report;
}
else
{
echo "Your email is not valid, no mails where sendt";
}
}
else
{
echo "Not all fields was supplied, no mails where sendt";
}
}
elseif(!empty($_GET['title']) && !empty($_GET['url'])) // show form
{
echo <<<_HTML

<p>Tip a friend, article: <b>{$_GET['title']}</b></p>

<form method="post" action="send_tip.php">

<input type="hidden" name="title" value="{$_GET['title']}" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{$_GET['url']}" />

<p>Your Name:<br />
<input type="text" name="from_name" /></p>
<p>Your Email:<br />
<input type="text" name="from_email" /></p>
<p>Send to email(s) separated with comma (,):<br />
<input type="text" name="to_email" size="60" /></p>

<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Mail IT!" /></p>

</form>

_HTML;
}
else
{
echo "sorry, info missing";
}
?>
[/code]

Note that this example uses comma to separate several recipients.

Kinda providing you with a working version here, but hopefully you can learn some methods (even if this example isn't perfected)

mrdeleigh · December 1, 2006

thanks for the reply i can get the pop up to work? is it working for you?

mrdeleigh

mrdeleigh · December 3, 2006

did this work for anyone else?

alpine · December 3, 2006

Probably a blocker, that's the drawback with using pop-ups.
I had to disable mine when testing this example, but it works.

Try to include it as a .js file instead, strangely enough that seems to help.

If not, you will find tonnes of popup examples if you google it. This or another popup script doesn't make a difference.

mrdeleigh · December 4, 2006

got it working i can trying it in a .html page which didnt work but .php did...

i need it in a .htm page can i put the php code in a seperate file?

alpine · December 4, 2006

Ofcourse it must be a php file - it contains php to handle the title and the mandatory url you want to send - unless you want to sit down and hardcode each and every link and url's ..... !

mrdeleigh · December 4, 2006

but is it possible to use a html page and call a php include?

alpine · December 4, 2006

To call a php include you need to use php - and that means it must be from inside a php file and not a html file.
Answer is NO

mrdeleigh · December 4, 2006

Thanks

If i put a php file in a iframe on the html page is there a way of sending the url of the html page?

alpine · December 4, 2006

No, you can't.

Why on earth can't you name it .php ? ?

mrdeleigh · December 4, 2006

i have changed it to php and the page displays but the function does not work does the php go in after the html? in the body tags?

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