[SOLVED] Linked Email in PHP contact form

[Apryle]

I have a php form at http://www.estesparkweddings.com/contactus.shtml

 

the potential client enters an email address (along with other info) that is processed by the below php. When I receive the submitted form via email, the email address the client entered is not a hyperlink, just plain text.

 

The form is working great, so no need to pick apart my code, even if there is a more efficient way to do things (which there usually is). Anyone know how I can get the email address to show up in the email as a link instead of plain text? (I need it to be a universal solution as some of the folks accessing the form have yahoo email, some use Outlook, some use gmail, some use aol, etc.). Thanks!!

 

<?php

 

// get posted data

$EmailFrom = "info@allyourssolutions.com";

$EmailTo = "apryle@allyourssolutions.com";

$Subject = "test request";

$Name = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Name']));

$Street1 = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Street1']));

$Street2 = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Street2']));

$City = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['City']));

$State = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['State']));

$Tel = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Tel']));

$email1 = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['email1']));

$confirmemail = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['confirmemail']));

$zip = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['zip']));

$bride = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['bride']));

$groom = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['groom']));

$preferredDate = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['preferredDate']));

$alternateDate = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['alternateDate']));

$guests = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['guests']));

$beauty = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['beauty']));

$cakes = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['cakes']));

$cermonySites = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['ceremonySites']));

$consultants = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['constultants']));

$florists = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['florists']));

$gifts = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['gifts']));

$invitations = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['invitations']));

$limos = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['limos']));

$honeymoons = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['honeymoons']));

$music = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['music']));

$rentals = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['rentals']));

$photographers = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['photographers']));

$receptions = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['receptions']));

$videographers = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['videographers']));

$officials = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['officials']));

 

// check for required fields

$validationOK=true;

if (Trim($Name)=="") $validationOK=false;

if (Trim($email1)=="") $validationOK=false;

if (Trim($confirmemail)=="") $validationOK=false;

if (Trim($guests)=="") $validationOK=false;

if (!is_numeric($guests)) $validationOK=false;

if (!$validationOK) {

print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error1.shtml\">";

exit;

}

 

// email body text

$Body = "";

$Body .= "Name: ";

$Body .= $Name;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "email1: ";

$Body .= $email1;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "confirmemail: ";

$Body .= $confirmemail;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Tel: ";

$Body .= $Tel;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Street1: ";

$Body .= $Street1;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Street2: ";

$Body .= $Street2;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "City: ";

$Body .= $City;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "State: ";

$Body .= $State;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "zip: ";

$Body .= $zip;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Bride Name: ";

$Body .= $bride;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Groom Name: ";

$Body .= $groom;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "guests: ";

$Body .= $guests;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Preferred Date: ";

$Body .= $preferredDate;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Alternate Date: ";

$Body .= $alternateDate;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Ceremony Location: ";

$Body .= $ceremony;

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "\n";

$Body .= "Info has been requested in the following Categories:";

$Body .= "\n";

 

if ($beauty == beauty){

$Body .= "Beauty Information Requested ";

$Body .= "\n";

}

else{

$Body .= " ";

}

 

if ($cakes == cakes){

$Body .= "Cakes and Catering Information Requested ";

$Body .= "\n";

}

else{

$Body .= " ";

}

 

if ($ceremonySites == ceremonySites){

$Body .= "Ceremony Sites Information Requested ";

$Body .= "\n";

}

else{

$Body .= " ";

}

 

if ($consultants == consultants){

$Body .= "Consultants Information Requested ";

$Body .= "\n";

}

else{

$Body .= " ";

}

 

 

// send email

$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");

 

// redirect to thank you page

if ($success){

print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=thankyou.shtml\">";

}

else{

print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error2.shtml\">";

}

?>

[zq29]

Wow, that script is a shit-ton bigger than it should be (but that's for another day!). You could send the e-mail as an HTML email and create the hyperlink with an anchor tag. You'd need to pass the correct headers in the email though for the client to decode it as HTML. Check out the comments on the manual page for the mail() function, there is further information there of how this can be achieved.

[chigley]

$Body .= "confirmemail: ";
$Body .= "<a href=\"mailto:{$confirmemail}\">{$confirmemail}</a>";

 

Once you've got the headers fixed to send a HTML email, that's the bit you need to change.

 

I agree, your script needs shortening.. a lot

[vbnullchar]

you need to add headers to your mail function in order for you to send html format emails.

 

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

 

<?php
$to      = 'nobody@example.com';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'hello';
$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
?> 

[Apryle]

Thanks, everyone.  I promise I will work on cleaning up that script, too!