[RESOLVED] Contact Form email not sending data

[keithwjones]

I am using a contact form constructed with Swishmax. The code to send the data to contact.php is:

function Events(n,v) {
    // handle events from clear and enter button. 
    switch(n) {
        case "Button_Enter":
            // check that user data looks ok. 
            var formerror:Boolean = false;

        TickAnimated.Hide();    
        EntryForm.ResetWarnings();    // clear the warning flags

        // first name - require at least 1 char.
        formerror |= EntryForm.CheckMinLength(1,1);

        // surname - require at least 2 chars
        formerror |= EntryForm.CheckMinLength(2,2);



        // check valid email address
        formerror |= EntryForm.CheckValidEmail(3);
        if (!formerror) {


        myurl = "http://www.metamedia.gb.com/contact.php";
myurl = myurl add "?firstname=" add EntryForm.GetItem(1);
myurl = myurl add "&lastname=" add EntryForm.GetItem(2);
myurl = myurl add "&email=" add EntryForm.GetItem(3);

// open the URL
getURL(myurl,"_blank"); 
 // all OK. Show the tick of approval. 
                TickAnimated.Show(); 

        }
    break;

    case "Button_Clear":
        // clear the form and the tick
        TickAnimated.Hide();
        EntryForm.ClearForm();
    break;        
}
}

This generates a link:

http://www.metamedia.gb.com/contact.php?firstame=Bill&lastname=Smith&email=[e-mail] 

This sends the email but all that is in it is:
First Name:
Last Name:
E-Mail:

The contact.php is:

<?php 

$firstname = $_POST['firstame']; 
$lastname = $_POST['lastame']; 
$email = $_POST['email']; 

$sendTo = "[e-mail]"; 
$subject = "Newsletter"; 

$msg_body .= "First Name:  $firstname\n"; 
$msg_body .= "Last Name:  $lastname\n"; 
$msg_body .= "E-Mail:  $email\n"; 

$header_info = "From: ".$firstname." <".$email.">"; 

mail($sendTo, $subject, $msg_body, $header_info); 

echo "Thank you for signing up to our newsletter.\n";
echo "You can now close this window.\n";

?>

Can anyone see why the data is not being added to the email?

Keith

[Kudose]

You code performs a $GET request, not $POST.

[keithwjones]

Kudose

That is a major step forward after struggling for days - Thank you.

But no quite there

The email is now from the email address added and the email is in the body however:
First Name:
Last Name:

remain blank.

I changed all the $POST to $GET

Keith

[keithwjones]

Forget it - If I could spell it would have worked first time

Kudose Thank You

Keith

[keithwjones]

As a result of good advise from this forum, I've taken this all down because the php script is not secure.

I will read up on the subject now.

Keith