[SOLVED] need help with sending form data to email

[jkeen]

Hello i need some great person to help me out a little

I have been trying to take the information from a form on the webpage and email it to my email address i am just trying to make a simple form to email script and it is working to send the mail but it is only sending part of the form information like 2-3 items. i have tried adding / removing fields from the form itself and from the form.php i made and everything ive tried just gives me the same result. here is what im working with.

 

form.html

<center><p><form action="form.php" method="POST">
Name: <input type="text" name="name" value="">
<br>Email: <input type="text" name="email" value="">
<br>Dates: <input type="text" name="date" value="">
<br>Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" value="">
<br>Message: <textarea name="message"></textarea>
<br><input type="submit" name="submit" value="send">
</form></center>

 

form.php

<?php
$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$body = "What date or dates would you like to setup: ".$_POST['date']."\n";
$body = "Name: ".$_POST['name']."\n";
$body .= "From: ".$_POST['email']."\n";
$body .= "Message: ".$_POST['message']."\n";
if (@mail($to,$subject,$body)) {
//Thank you message
} else {
//Error message
}
?> 

 

this is what i get from the above in a email

 

Name: joe

From: [email protected]

Message: testing form

 

It also puts the subject i enter into the subject line of the email the problem is that it didnt place the dates i enter in the form into the email or any other questions i might want to add to the form its like there is a limitation to how many things i can send through it. can anyone see what the problem is i would appreciate whatever help i can get i am not a php programmer but i am trying as hard as i can to figure this out and coming up with nothing.

 

also it gives me this if i uncomment the thank you and error lines in the php

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/kittenbr/public_html/form.php on line 9

[MasterACE14]

Your best to put the $_POST's into common variables before putting it into the body, subject, to etc etc. And I believe your missing a period.

 

<?php
// common variables
$post_subject = $_POST["subject"];
$post_date = $_POST["date"];
$post_name = $_POST["name"];
$post_email = $_POST["email"];
$post_message = $_POST["message"];

$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = $post_subject;
$body = "What date or dates would you like to setup: ".$post_date."\n";
$body .= "Name: ".$post_name."\n"; // forgot the period before the equals sign at the beginning.
$body .= "From: ".$post_email."\n";
$body .= "Message: ".$post_message."\n";
if (@mail($to,$subject,$body)) {
//Thank you message
// you could either echo/print a message, or redirect them to another page
print "Thankyou";
// or
header("Location: http://www.yoursite.com/thankyou.php");
} else {
//Error message
// same goes for this one, print or redirect
print "Their was an Error";
// or
header("Location: http://www.yoursite.com/error.php");
}
?> 

 

you can also remove all the value="" in the form page. They aren't required.

 

Regards ACE

[jkeen]

thank you i knew it had to be something simple lol you are great