PHP form email help

brantonlj87 · June 24, 2015

Okay I have a currently working form on my website, it is a request a reservation form. Then I have a captcha image to stop spam and a captcha.php file which repeats the information to the client on the thank you page as well as sends an email to me with the information from the request. What I am looking to do is simply format the information when it comes into my email a simple table would work. I found a snippet of code online and I altered it to fit my forms information. I changed the code and uploaded it then gave the request a try and them email still sends but the whole thing is blank. Thank god I kept the original code. Can someone please help me format this information so it will come to my email in an easier to read format.

Here is the form code:

<form name="reserve" method="post" action="captcha/captcha.php">
<table style="width: 100%">
<tr>
<td class="auto-style16" colspan="2">
<h3><span class="header1">Make a Reservation</span></h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class=" text" colspan="2"><span class="body1"></span>Request a reservation for one of our San Juan Island Cruises.
			One of our cruise professionals will follow up with you via e-mail or phone to 
			confirm your reservation as soon as possible.<br>Please bear in mind that confirmation may take
			<b>up to 72 hours</b>.</span>
			
</td>
</tr>
<tr>				
				<td class="auto-style17">
					<label for="name"id="name">Full Name:</label>  <input type="hidden" name="recipents">
					</td>
					<td class="auto-style17"><input name="name" type="text" />
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17"><label for="address" id="address">Address:</label> 
					</td>
					<td class="auto-style17"> <input name="address" type="text" />
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><label for="address2" id="address2">Address 2:</label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"> <input name="address2" type="text" /></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17"><label for="city" name="city "id="city">City:</label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17"> <input name="city" type="text" ></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17"><label for="state"name="state"id="state">State/Province: </label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17"> <input name="state" type="text" ></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><label for="zipcode" name="zipcode"id="zipcode">Zip/Postal Code:</label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"> <input name="zipcode" type="text" ></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17"><label for="phone" name="phone"id="phone">Phone Number*:</label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17"><input name="phone" type="text" ></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17"><label for="email"id="email">Email Address*: </label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17"> <input name="email" type="text" /> </td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" colspan="2"><span class="tiny"><br><br>* We will only use your phone number or email address 
					to contact you regarding your Reservation Request. For more information, please refer 
					to our Privacy Policy<br><br>
					</span>
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td  colspan="2" class="auto-style16"><span class="big">
					Cruise Selection</span></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><label for="passnumber" id="passnumber">Number of Passangers: </label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><input name="passnumber" type="text" /> </td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><label for="cabin_type" id="cabin_type">Cabin Type:</label> </td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px">
						<select name="cabin_type">
						<OPTION value="">Select Cabin Type</OPTION>
						<OPTION value="Twin" id="twin">Twin Beb</OPTION>
						<OPTION value="Queen" id="queen">Queen Bed</OPTION>
						<OPTION value="Double" id="double">Double Beb</OPTION>
						</select>
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><label for="cruise_1" id="cruise_1">2015 Cruise Date 1st choice:</label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px">
						<select name="cruise_1">
						<OPTION value="">Select Cruise Date</OPTION>
						<OPTION value="9/24/15-10/01/15" id="9/24/15-10/01/15">September 24 - October 1, 2015</OPTION>
						<OPTION value="10/2/15-10/09/15" id="10/2/15-10/09/15">October is Full</OPTION>
						</select>
						</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><label for="cruise_2" id="cruise_2">2015 Cruise Date 2nd choice</label></td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px">
						<select name="cruise_2">
						<OPTION value="">Select Cruise Date</OPTION>
						<OPTION value="9/24/15-10/01/15" id="9/24/15-10/01/15">September 24 - October 1, 2015</OPTION>
						<OPTION value="10/2/15-10/09/15" id="10/2/15-10/09/15">October is Full</OPTION>
						</select>
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"> </td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"> </td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px" colspan="2">
					<label for="comments" id="comments">Please give us the names of all guests and cabins needed. 
					Please list any questions you may have in the textbox below:</label>
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px" colspan="2">
					<textarea name="comments" cols="25" rows="5" id="comments"></textarea></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px">Please enter the code you see below.</td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><img src="captcha/captcha_image.php" /></td>
					<td class="auto-style17" style="height: 26px"><input type="text" name="security" id="security"></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td class="auto-style18" style="height: 26"><br><INPUT TYPE="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit"><br><br></td>
					<td class="auto-style18" style="height: 26"><br><br><br></td>
				</tr>
			</table>

Here is my original captcha.php file

<?
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] <> "POST")
	die("You can only reach this page by posting from the html form");
// *** The text input will come in through the variable $_POST["captcha_input"],
//	while the correct answer is stored in the cookie $_COOKIE["pass"] ***
if ($_POST["security"] == $_SESSION["pass"])
{
	// *** They passed the test! ***
	// *** This is where you would post a comment to your database, etc ***
	echo "Correct! You have passed the captcha test. <br><br>";
    echo "You information input has been sent <br><br>";
    echo "This is what you sent  <br><br>";
    echo "Name: \"" . $_POST["name"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Address: \"" . $_POST["address"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Address2: \"" . $_POST["address2"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "City: \"" . $_POST["city"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "State: \"" . $_POST["state"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Zipcode: \"" . $_POST["zipcode"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Phone: \"" . $_POST["phone"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Email: \"" . $_POST["email"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Passenger_Number: \"" . $_POST["passnumber"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Cabin_type: \"" . $_POST["cabin_type"] . "\" <br>";
	echo "Cruise_1: \"" . $_POST["cruise_1"] . "\" <br>";
	echo "Cruise_2: \"" . $_POST["cruise_2"] . "\" <br>";
	echo "comments: \"" . $_POST["comments"] . "\" <br>";
//sends email via php to the following address
$mailuser = "[email protected]";
//echo 'default chosen address: '.$mailuser;
	$header = "Return-Path: ".$mailuser."\r\n"; 
	$header .= "From: San Juan Reservations <".$mailuser.">\r\n"; 
	$header .= "Content-Type: text/html;"; 
	$mail_body = '
	 Name: '.$_POST[name].' has sent his input.
	 Address: '. $_POST[address] . '<br>
	 Address2: '. $_POST[address2] . '<br>
     City: '. $_POST[city] . '<br>
     State: '. $_POST[state] . '<br>
     Zipcode: '. $_POST[zipcode] . '<br>
	 Phone: '. $_POST[phone] . '<br>
	 Email: '. $_POST[email] . '<br>
	 Passenger_number: '. $_POST[passnumber] . '<br>
	 Cabin_type: '. $_POST[cabin_type] . '<br>
	 Cruise_1: '. $_POST[cruise_1] . '<br>
	 Cruise_2: '. $_POST[cruise_2] . '<br>
	 Comments: '. $_POST[comments] . '<br>'	 ;
	 	
	mail ($mailuser, 'San Juan Reservation Form', $mail_body, $header);
         echo 'Thank You for contacting us. We will be getting back with you shortly. ';    
} else {
	// *** The input text did not match the stored text, so they failed ***
	// *** You would probably not want to include the correct answer, but
	//	unless someone is trying on purpose to circumvent you specifically,
	//	its not a big deal.  If someone is trying to circumvent you, then
	//	you should probably use a more secure way besides storing the
	//	info in a cookie that always has the same name!  ***
	echo "Sorry, you did not pass the CAPTCHA test.<br><br>";
	echo "You said " . $_POST["captcha_input"];
	echo " while the correct answer was " . $_SESSION["pass"];
    echo "    - Please click back in your browser and try again <br><br>";
}
?>

Here is the changes to the captcha.php file I did

<?
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] <> "POST")
	die("You can only reach this page by posting from the html form");
// *** The text input will come in through the variable $_POST["captcha_input"],
//	while the correct answer is stored in the cookie $_COOKIE["pass"] ***
if ($_POST["security"] == $_SESSION["pass"])
{
	// *** They passed the test! ***
	// *** This is where you would post a comment to your database, etc ***
	echo "Correct! You have passed the captcha test. <br><br>";
    echo "You information input has been sent <br><br>";
    echo "This is what you sent  <br><br>";
    echo "Name: \"" . $_POST["name"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Address: \"" . $_POST["address"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Address2: \"" . $_POST["address2"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "City: \"" . $_POST["city"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "State: \"" . $_POST["state"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Zipcode: \"" . $_POST["zipcode"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Phone: \"" . $_POST["phone"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Email: \"" . $_POST["email"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Passenger_Number: \"" . $_POST["passnumber"] . "\" <br>";
    echo "Cabin_type: \"" . $_POST["cabin_type"] . "\" <br>";
	echo "Cruise_1: \"" . $_POST["cruise_1"] . "\" <br>";
	echo "Cruise_2: \"" . $_POST["cruise_2"] . "\" <br>";
	echo "comments: \"" . $_POST["comments"] . "\" <br>";
//sends email via php to the following address
$mailuser = "[email protected]";
//echo 'default chosen address: '.$mailuser;
	$header = "Return-Path: ".$mailuser."\r\n"; 
	$header .= "From: San Juan Reservations <".$mailuser.">\r\n"; 
	$header .= "Content-Type: text/html;\r\n";
	$mail_body .= '<html><body>';
	$mail_body .= '<table rules="all" style="border-color: #670;" cellpadding="10">';
	$mail_body .= "<tr style='background: #eee;'><td><strong>Name:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['name']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Address:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['address']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Address2:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['address2']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>City:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['city']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>State:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['state']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Zipcode:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['zipcode']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Phone Number:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['phone']) . "</td></tr>";	
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Email:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['email']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Number of Passengers:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['passnumber']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Cabin Type:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['cabin_type']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Cruise Option 1:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['cruise_1']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Cruise Option 2:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['cruise_2']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "<tr><td><strong>Customer Comments:</strong> </td><td>" . strip_tags($_POST['comments']) . "</td></tr>";
	$mail_body .= "</table>";
	$mail_body .= "</body></html>";

		 	
	mail ($mailuser, 'San Juan Reservation Form', $mail_body, $header);
         echo 'Thank You for contacting us. We will be getting back with you shortly. ';    
} else {
	// *** The input text did not match the stored text, so they failed ***
	// *** You would probably not want to include the correct answer, but
	//	unless someone is trying on purpose to circumvent you specifically,
	//	its not a big deal.  If someone is trying to circumvent you, then
	//	you should probably use a more secure way besides storing the
	//	info in a cookie that always has the same name!  ***
	echo "Sorry, you did not pass the CAPTCHA test.<br><br>";
	echo "You said " . $_POST["captcha_input"];
	echo " while the correct answer was " . $_SESSION["pass"];
    echo "    - Please click back in your browser and try again <br><br>";
}
?>

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

iarp · June 25, 2015

You most likely need to turn on display_errors within php.ini to see what message you are getting, or check the server logs.

CroNiX · June 25, 2015

You don't seem to have a session_start() at the top of your page, but you are using $_SESSION.

Another thing I see is you don't define $mail_body before you start appending to it using the .= concatenation. That's probably not breaking things but it probably is issuing a 'notice' level error.

$mail_body .= '<html><body>';

Try

$mail_body = '<html><body>';

Your last $header should have \r\n at the end

$header .= "Content-Type: text/html;\r\n";

In addition to turning display errors on and checking the logs, I'd also try outputting your $mail_body HTML to the page and not sending the email to see if your table is displaying correctly as a quick test.

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