PHP Feedback Form Error??

shadowwebs

This one is leaving me very confused....and I do hope that someone will be able to help.

I have attached the .PHP file as a .TXT file just for the purposes of uploading to the forum.

When I only enter 5 commands in the mail() section the form works fine but when I enter 6 the form shows as working by transferring to the confirmation page but the email doesnt actually get sent.

Is there a limit to the number of commands I can enter as im looking for it to transfer the Name, Email, Phone, Contact Preference, Subject Line, Comments.

I am happy to take out the Subject Line as this is not a major problem but would be great if someone could point me in the right direction.

Also when the email comes through is there any chance of me getting it to show each field name on the email in front of the message entered or is this not possible?

I have got a couple more questions but I think they are more HTML related than PHP...let me know if you can help with that afterwards.

Thanks

bradgrafelman

I think you need to visit the following manual page and learn how the mail() function works: [man]function.mail[/man]

shadowwebs

I have had a look at the page but it is very long. I am going to give it a read however I need a quick fix to this problem that I have attached in the code.

Is it that mail() is limited to so many additions?

leatherback

1) The page is NOT all that long. The main thing that fills the pages are the examples

2) MAIL() takes specific arguments. If you think you can just keep adding to the list of variables in the mail() function, I am surprised you even recieved a single email

3) So, no, there is not limit (well.. not with what youa re sending) to the amound of info you can send. You just have to make sure that you put the right info in the right fields of the mail() command.

4) You can have anything in the email that you can pretty much think of, so also 'getting it to show each field name on the email in front of the message entered', although I have no clue what you mean with that 🙂

Read the mail page and specifically look at what the different variables that go into the mail() command do. That should solve your problem, and will only take you like 5-10 minutes

shadowwebs

When I say about having the field names in front of the text I mean like the following.

Full_Name: Mr Smith

The field name was Full Name and the text entered by the user and then pressing Submit was Mr Smith. Is there a way so that the email will come through as this for easier reading.

leatherback

Yes you can. Play with this:

$message = "";
foreach($_POST as $key=>$value)
  {
  $message .= $key.": ".$value."\n\r";
  }

echo $message;

If you need more info, please show us what you have been doing so far, and how you are solving your email trouble.

shadowwebs

am I right that where you have $key this will be like in my attachment $msg and $value will be the field name like Full_Name

If I have got this wrong please let me know...I have only started to read up on PHP and try to self-teach myself within last couple of weeks

leatherback

The foreach will loop through the array of POSTed fieldname-value combinations.

$key will be the field name, and $value is the value that is entered for that field.

Why don't you just try it and see what it does? Usually the best way to learrn.

shadowwebs

thanks leatherback...am at work at the moment...will try this evening when get home

shadowwebs

Guys,

I have had a look through the Function Mail page that you sent me and have read the Additional Headers and Additional Parameters section which I think is the main part that applies to me.

For the email to include the extra sections and to display this in the Body of the email would this be an Additional Header rather than Additional Parameter or the other way around.

This is really confusing me...sorry to trouble you.

leatherback

The body of the email is the $message component.

You will not have to add additional headers, unless you want to specify HTML email, attachements, mailer etc.
e.g.



$message = "<html><body>".$message."</body></html>";
$headers = "To: $to_name <$to_mail>\n" .
          "From: $from_name <$from_mail>\n" .
          "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
          "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\n" . 
          "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();

  if(mail($to_mail, $subject, $message, $headers))
     {
     $result = true;
     }
     else
     {
     $result = false;
     }

   return($result);
   }
 else
   {
   return($errors);
   }

shadowwebs

Leatherback...do you have an example of a .PHP code where it will be similar to the one that I will be using.

I am a true beginner at all of this so trying to get my head around.

I will have fields for the following

Name
Email
Telephone
Subject
Message
and then a check box for contact preference
Email or Phone

leatherback

Sorry to be harsh but no.

If you cannot show us anything by now, and you keep claiming that you do not understand it, it is because you have not tried. If you reread the messages, and you check the manual, it is all very clear how to do this. If you add my example and comments you should indeed be able to get it fully working.

Show us you try. Otherwise you can hire me at $100 / hr

shadowwebs

Leatherback...I have gone back through my books that I have purchased...I have ordered another one today which might give me some more insight as there are other bits I need to do after this one with PHP.

I have attached a zip file which contains the HTML file and PHP file that I am trying to get to work together.

I have tried to have a read through the link that you gave me earlier and also through another couple of sites.

With the current code that you have in these attachments the email is still not sending...im guessing your going to come back with a response that im missing something but I honestly cant see where.

leatherback


<?php
// READ the manual!! There are 4 values you can pass to the mail function: 
  // a TO address
  // a SUBJECT line
  // a Message
  // [optional] Additional Headers.

// Trying to define 9 values will not work. 
// Since when is each element you are trying to send not just part of the message??
// mail($to, $fullname, $subject, $emailad, $phone, $message, $emailpr, $phonepr, $nonepr);

$message = "
$fullname, $subject, $emailad, $phone, $message, $emailpr, $phonepr, $nonepr
";
// or, as suggested before:
$message = "";
foreach($_POST as $key=>$value)
  {
  $message .= $key.": ".$value."\n\r";
  }

// Mail it off, without additional headers:
mail($to, $subject, $message);


// Mail it WITH additional headers:
$headers = "To: $to\n" .
              "From: $fullname <$emailad>\n" .
              "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
              "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\n" .
              "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) 
?>

shadowwebs

Leatherback,

Can you tell me if this header is set out correctly or is my format incorrect.

$headers = "From: $email"\n ."
"Subject: $subject"\n .";

I am only including that piece of the coding so far, also when it comes to adding additional parameters is this done in the same format as the way a header is done?

James

shadowwebs

<?php

$name        = $_POST['name'];
$email       = $_POST['email'];
$message     = $_POST['message'];
$phone       = $_POST['phone'];
$subject     = $_POST['subject'];

$to = "james_hollingsworth@blueyonder.co.uk";

$subject;

$message = "$name,\n$email,\n$message,\n$phone,\n$subject";

mail($to,$subject,$message);

<html>
<head> <title> Contact - Message Sent</title>
<body>

Message Sent Succesfully.

</body>
</html>

I have got it working again now. Leatherback, apologies for my ignorance I guess I was not reading it correctly.

I am currently reading through to give each field a value against the key so this shows in the email body. I am setting the code as follows but this does not work.

-- Actually ignore that bit just got it working, forgot to end the line with ;