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CowgirlArt

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Hello.  I'm trying to format a form to arrive via email.  The form works but it sends the code in html code and does not show up in the table that it should.  I have no idea what I'm doing (can't help but be honest).  I really could use some help until my pHp class starts this semester.


Here's how it reads when it comes through via email to me:

""<table border="1"><tr><td> Order Submission</td></tr>
<tr><th>Name</th>
<th>Address</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Phone</th>
<th>E-mail</th>
<th>Show Location</th>
<th>Show Date</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>  </td>
<td>  </td>
<td>    </td>
<td> </td>
<td> [email protected]</td>
<td></td>
<td>  </td>
</tr></table>

<table border="1"><tr><td> Photo Selections </td></tr>
<tr>
<th>First Selection</th>
<th>Second Selection</th>
<th>Third Selection</th>
<th>Fourth Selection</th>
<th>Fifth Selection</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>    </td>
<td>    </td>
<td>    </td>
<td>    </td>
<td>    </td>
</tr>
</table>

<table border="1"><tr><td> Special Instructions </td></tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</html>""

[color=green]This is what the php page looks like:[/color]


""<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Thank You for Your Show Pic Order</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
background-color: #000000;
}
body,td,th {
color: #FFFFFF;
}
-->
</style>
<link href="../styles/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body>
<p><img src="../images/template_page_r1_c1.jpg" alt="logo" width="800" height="298" /></p>
<h1>Thank you for placing your order</h1>

<span class="style1">The following is a confirmation of the information you have provided:
</span>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<table width="782" border="0" id="cstomerid" summary="Summary of order form for Puhl Photography">
  <tr>
    <td width="236"><div align="right">First Name: </div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['first_name']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><div align="right">Last Name: </div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['last_name']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><div align="right">Mailing Address: </div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['mailing_address']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><div align="right">2nd Line Mailing Address (if needed):</div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['2nd_line_address']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="236"><div align="right">City:</div></td>
    <td width="174"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['city']; ?></td>
    <td width="60"><div align="right">State:</div></td>
    <td width="75"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['state']; ?></td>
    <td width="64"><div align="right">Zip Code:</div></td>
    <td width="133"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['zipcode']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><div align="right">Phone Number - </div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['phone_number']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><div align="right">Email Address - </div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['email']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><div align="right">Show Location- </div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['show_location']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><div align="right">Show Month - </div></td>
    <td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['month']; ?></td>
  </tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">Show Date - </div></td>
<td colspan="5"><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['date']; ?></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<table width="782" border="1" id="photorder" summary="Order information">
  <tr>
    <td width="286"><p>1st Photo Image No :<?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['1st_image_number']; ?></p>
    </td>
    <td width="170" valign="top"> Event
      :<br />
    <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['1st_photo_class']; ?></td>
    <td width="312">Photo Size: <br /><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['1st_photo_size']; ?></td></tr>
    <tr><td><p>2nd Photo Image No. :<?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['2nd_image_number']; ?></p>
    </td>
    <td> Event: <br /><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['2nd_photo_class']; ?></td>
    <td>Photo Size<br />
    <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['2nd_photo_size']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>3rd Photo Image No. : <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['3rd_image_number']; ?></p>
    </td>
    <td>Class/Category of Event:<br />
    <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['3rd_photo_class']; ?></td>
    <td>Photo Size<br /><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['3rd_photo_size']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>4th Photo Image No. : <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['4th_image_number']; ?></p>
    </td>
    <td>Class/Category of Event: <br />
    <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['4th_photo_class']; ?></td>
    <td>Photo Size<br /><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['4th_photo_size']; ?></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>5th Photo Image No. : <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['5th_image_number']; ?></td>
    <td>Class/Category of Event:<br />
    <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['5th_photo_class']; ?></td>
    <td>Photo Size<br /><?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['5th_photo_size']; ?></td>
  </tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> Special Instructions: <?php echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['special_instructions']; ?></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<?php
$headers .= 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html: charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";

$content="
<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Order Submission</td></tr>
<tr><th>Name</th>
<th>Address</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Phone</th>
<th>E-mail</th>
<th>Show Location</th>
<th>Show Date</th>
</tr>
<tr><td> ". $_POST['first_name'] . "  ". $_POST['last_name'] . "</td>
<td>". $_POST['mailing_address'] ."  ". $_POST['2nd_line_address'] . "</td>
<td>". $_POST['city'] ."  ". $_POST['state'] . "  ". $_POST['zipcode'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['phone_number'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['email'] ."</td>
<td>". $_POST['show_location'] ."</td>
<td>". $_POST['month'] ."  ". $_POST['date'] . "</td>
</tr></table>

<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Photo Selections </td></tr>
<tr>
<th>First Selection</th>
<th>Second Selection</th>
<th>Third Selection</th>
<th>Fourth Selection</th>
<th>Fifth Selection</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> ". $_POST['1st_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['1st_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['1st_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['2nd_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['2nd_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['2nd_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['3rd_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['3rd_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['3rd_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['4th_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['4th_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['4th_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['5th_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['5th_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['5th_photo_size'] . "</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Special Instructions </td></tr>
<tr>
<td> ". $_POST['special_instructions'] ."</td>
</tr>
</table>
</html>";

//send
mail('[email protected]', 'testing formmail', $content);
?>

</body>
</html>
""
Hypnos Newbie

Hypnos

Posted
Posted
Read just this part:
[code]
$content="
<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Order Submission</td></tr>
<tr><th>Name</th>
<th>Address</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Phone</th>
<th>E-mail</th>
<th>Show Location</th>
<th>Show Date</th>
</tr>
<tr><td> ". $_POST['first_name'] . "  ". $_POST['last_name'] . "</td>
<td>". $_POST['mailing_address'] ."  ". $_POST['2nd_line_address'] . "</td>
<td>". $_POST['city'] ."  ". $_POST['state'] . "  ". $_POST['zipcode'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['phone_number'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['email'] ."</td>
<td>". $_POST['show_location'] ."</td>
<td>". $_POST['month'] ."  ". $_POST['date'] . "</td>
</tr></table>

<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Photo Selections </td></tr>
<tr>
<th>First Selection</th>
<th>Second Selection</th>
<th>Third Selection</th>
<th>Fourth Selection</th>
<th>Fifth Selection</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> ". $_POST['1st_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['1st_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['1st_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['2nd_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['2nd_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['2nd_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['3rd_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['3rd_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['3rd_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['4th_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['4th_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['4th_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['5th_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['5th_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['5th_photo_size'] . "</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Special Instructions </td></tr>
<tr>
<td> ". $_POST['special_instructions'] ."</td>
</tr>
</table>
</html>";

//send
mail('[email protected]', 'testing formmail', $content);
?>[/code]

And you should be able to tell why it's only sending that.  ;)
CowgirlArt Newbie

CowgirlArt

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  • Author
Posted
You give me more credit than I deserve  :D
I've looked at this for a week now. And I've put it away and come back.

I know NOTHING about php, I've tried to "frankenstein" it from forms that I know work until I can learn this stuff.

Please...a bigger hint? Or for kicks...tell me what I did? 

THank you!  :-*
Hypnos Newbie

Hypnos

Posted
Posted
Yep, that's what I was pointing out.

After doing some reading, I think this will do what you want:
[code]
<?php
$content="
<html><body><table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Order Submission</td></tr>
<tr><th>Name</th>
<th>Address</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Phone</th>
<th>E-mail</th>
<th>Show Location</th>
<th>Show Date</th>
</tr>
<tr><td> ". $_POST['first_name'] . "  ". $_POST['last_name'] . "</td>
<td>". $_POST['mailing_address'] ."  ". $_POST['2nd_line_address'] . "</td>
<td>". $_POST['city'] ."  ". $_POST['state'] . "  ". $_POST['zipcode'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['phone_number'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['email'] ."</td>
<td>". $_POST['show_location'] ."</td>
<td>". $_POST['month'] ."  ". $_POST['date'] . "</td>
</tr></table>

<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Photo Selections </td></tr>
<tr>
<th>First Selection</th>
<th>Second Selection</th>
<th>Third Selection</th>
<th>Fourth Selection</th>
<th>Fifth Selection</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> ". $_POST['1st_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['1st_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['1st_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['2nd_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['2nd_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['2nd_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['3rd_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['3rd_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['3rd_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['4th_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['4th_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['4th_photo_size'] . "</td>
<td> ". $_POST['5th_image_number'] . "  ". $_POST['5th_photo_class'] . "  ". $_POST['5th_photo_size'] . "</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table border=\"1\"><tr><td> Special Instructions </td></tr>
<tr>
<td> ". $_POST['special_instructions'] ."</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>";
mail('[email protected]', 'testing formmail', $content,
    "To: Kate <[email protected]>\n" .
    "From: The Sender <[email protected]>\n" .
    "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
    "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1");
?>
[/code]


For more information:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/advanced-email-php
CowgirlArt Newbie

CowgirlArt

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Thank you, I'll try this.  I did insert the head, body, etc in what I'd done originally.  It still came through the same way- only showed what I added. It's great for someone who reads html-- sucks otherwise.

I'll see if I can get this to work. 
I appreciate it.

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