PHP Contact Form sending Blank Emails - HELP

[macgal]

Hi all, I have used a PHP form in flash and it is sending me blank emails - the code is as follows - I didnt write it and not sure what to do - any help would be appreciated - thanks.....

<?PHP

$to = "[e-mail]";
$message = "Name: " . $theName;
$message .= "\nPhone: " . $thePhone;
$message .= "\nEmail: " . $theEmail;
$message .= "\n\nMessage: " . $theMessage;

$headers = "From: $theEmail";
$headers .= "\nReply-To: $theEmail";

$sentOk = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);

echo "sentOk=" . $sentOk;

?>

[djjjozsi]

select POST in flash where you send the variables,
and in your php code you reach these variables with $POST array,
such as:

$_POST['theName']

If you want to make string from them, lets do it like:

$string="{$_POST['theName']}  and,  {$_POST['email']}  ";

Before you send a mail, lets check if all the fields were filled, if its error, you can load the error message from the php.

if(empty($_POST['field1']) OR empty($_POST['field2']) )
die("&error=Lets fill all the fields&");

[macgal]

ok I am so lost and so very new - I was told is was something to do with global on by my web host....this is their blurb

PHP register_globals feature is disabled on our servers for security reasons. All modern scripts, these days, do not use register_globals, and if you get any errors related to register_globals being disabled, you may want to check your coding or contact script developer for more details.

However, it is possible to enable register_globals by entering this fine to your .htaccess file:

php_flag register_globals on

Anyway, we do not recommend enabling this function as it may lead to possible security problems for your website.

[macgal]

the link to my website - so you can see the contact form

www.tjgrafix.ca

[djjjozsi]

macgal;10898092 wrote:

the link to my website - so you can see the contact form

www.tjgrafix.ca

<?php

if(empty($_POST['theName']) OR empty($_POST['theEmail']) OR empty($_POST['theMessage']))
die("sentOk=0");

$to = "[e-mail]";
$message = "Name: " . htmlspecialchars($_POST['theName']);
$message .= "\nPhone: " . @$_POST['thePhone'];
$message .= "\nEmail: " . htmlspecialchars($_POST['theEmail']);
$message .= "\n\nMessage: " . htmlspecialchars($_POST['theMessage']);

$headers = "From: $theEmail";
$headers .= "\nReply-To: $theEmail";

$sentOk = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "sentOk=1";
?>

[macgal]

Ok I replaced my PHP code with the one above and now I am getting no emails ? ikes help

[djjjozsi]

then use this for code for a test (but make a backup from the original code!) :

<?php

if(empty($_POST))
{
$to = "[e-mail]";
$message = "NO POST method ! It should be GET? :  ". print_r(@$_GET);

$headers = "From: [e-mail]";
$headers .= "\nReply-To: $theEmail";
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);

}

?>

[macgal]

Will keep you posted

[macgal]

No go?

[djjjozsi]

ask the person who has made that flash , which method does
He/She uses to send the form.

And try this code to know get or POST is the method:
This code will send me this test message too!

<?php

$to = "[e-mail]";
$djj="[e-mail]";  //remove this if its not not a testing!

if(!empty($_POST))
{
$message = "Name: " . htmlspecialchars($_POST['theName']);
$message .= "\nPhone: " . @$_POST['thePhone'];
$message .= "\nEmail: " . htmlspecialchars($_POST['theEmail']);
$message .= "\n\nMessage (POST): " . htmlspecialchars($_POST['theMessage']). " |TEST|".print_r($_POST);

$headers = "From: $theEmail";
$headers .= "\nReply-To: $theEmail";

$sentOk = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
$sentOk = mail($djj,$subject,$message,$headers);

echo "sentOk=1";
}

if(!empty($_GET))
{
$message = "Name: " . htmlspecialchars($_GET['theName']);
$message .= "\nPhone: " . @$_GET['thePhone'];
$message .= "\nEmail: " . htmlspecialchars($_GET['theEmail']);
$message .= "\n\nMessage (_GET): " . htmlspecialchars($_GET['theMessage']). " |TEST|".print_r($_GET);

$headers = "From: $theEmail";
$headers .= "\nReply-To: $theEmail";

$sentOk = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
$sentOk = mail($djj,$subject,$message,$headers);

echo "sentOk=1";
}
?> 

[macgal]

Ok its uploaded

[macgal]

dont know if this makes a difference but the email is forwarded to my personal email via the hosting site?

[macgal]

Ok I get a message now but n this format

Name: hello
Phone:
Email: [e-mail]

Message (POST): undefined |TEST|1

so where the name is - is the message and in message is teh test message - how can i change this in the script - I used the last one you sent?
Thanks

[djjjozsi]

I got the message too, one problem with your original code is, the Name Telephone and mail could sent to the php program, but something is wrong with the *message

i got this test mail , in the message line you see undefined, means you did give us wrong variable name.
Go to the flash editor program, and tell me the name of the message textfield.
That looks like good when you use uppercase letters in variable names, but these problems could give you headache!
And that was my message:

Name: test message ...!
Phone: 123
Email: [e-mail]
Message (POST): undefined |TEST|1

and check that message variable name is message, the name's variable is name , becouse i think you mixed these names in your flash project!

[macgal]

awwwwww GREAT thanks it worked -

another question any idea how to change the name that appears when viewing my website it is showing up as INDEX?

Thanks

[djjjozsi]

macgal;10898252 wrote:

awwwwww GREAT thanks it worked -

another question any idea how to change the name that appears when viewing my website it is showing up as INDEX?

Thanks

You can see in your index.html:
<title>index</title>
this is located on the top of your source code.

hello,
jjozsi

[macgal]

awwwww ok great ty - I thought if I renamed it there it would not link back to teh index file - thanks so much for all your help I really appreciate it

[djjjozsi]

macgal;10898256 wrote:

awwwww ok great ty - I thought if I renamed it there it would not link back to teh index file - thanks so much for all your help I really appreciate it

Your're welcome.

And don't forget to set this thread as RESOLVED.

[macgal]

Just when i thought I had it all figured out I get this- this web site does not supply identity information as I am trying to add an icon - favicon - any idea what I am doing wrong i added teh code and saved a favicon.ico in teh root folder?

[djjjozsi]

1. Upload the file ("favicon.ico") to your site. Verify it's there by typing http://mysite.com/favicon.ico in the browser's location, where "mysite.com" is your site's address.

   2. Next, insert the below code in the HEAD section of your pages, at the very least, your site's main index page:

         <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico">

   3. That's it! Note that your favicon may not appear immediately after you've completed the above two steps. becouse of some reasons, the icon won't appears in one-two days, and you will see interrups in IE.