Special signs in contact form

[cactusek]

Hello, i've got contact form which when i write msg in it with special signs for example polish signs or in english <'> <"> it sends just <?>

I have no idea why it could be happened my html file is coded ok utf-8 and here's php code

<

?php
 $names = $_POST['names'];
 $email = $_POST['email_address'];
 $comment = $_POST['comment'];
 $to ='[e-mail]';

 $message = "";
 $message .= "Name: " . htmlspecialchars($names, ENT_QUOTES) . "<br>\n";
 $message .= "Email: " . htmlspecialchars($email, ENT_QUOTES) . "<br>\n";
 $message .= "Comment: " . htmlspecialchars($comment, ENT_QUOTES) . "<br>\n";
 $lowmsg = strtolower($message);

 $headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\nContent-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\r\n";
 $headers .= "From: \"" . $names . "\" <" . $email . ">\r\n";
 $headers .= "Reply-To: " .  $email . "\r\n";
 $message = utf8_decode($message);  mail($to, "EMCD - Feedback", $message, $headers);

 if ($message){
   echo 'sent';
 }else{
    echo 'failed';
 }
?>

I already tryed change this code :

$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\nContent-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\r\n";

for:

$headers .= "Content-Type: text/plain; charset = \"UTF-8\";\n";
$headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n";
$headers .= "\n";

and in this case does not even send message

Here's Ajax code:

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
 	$('#submit-form').click(function(){

 var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;
 var names 				 = $('#contact-form [name="contact-names"]').val();	 
   var email_address = $('#contact-form [name="contact-email"]').val();
   var comment			 = $.trim($('#contact-form .contact-commnent').val());
   var data_html ='' ;


			if(names == ""){
				 $('#name-required').html('Your name is required.');
			}else{
				 $('#name-required').html('');
			}
			if(email_address == ""){
				 $('#email-required').html('Your email is required.');
			}else if(reg.test(email_address) == false){
				 $('#email-required').html('Invalid Email Address.');
			}else{
				 $('#email-required').html('');
			}

			if(comment == ""){
				 $('#comment-required').html('Comment is required.');
			}else{
				 $('#comment-required').html('');
			}

	if(comment != "" && names != "" && reg.test(email_address) != false){

		data_html = "names="+ names + "&comment=" + comment + "&email_address="+ email_address;

		//alert(data_html);

	  $.ajax({
			  type: 'POST',
			  url: 'contact-send.php',
			  data: data_html,
			  success: function(msg){
			  	if (msg == 'sent'){
			 			$('#success').html('Message sent!') 	;
			 			$('#contact-form [name="contact-names"]').val('');	 
					  $('#contact-form [name="contact-email"]').val('');
					$('#contact-form .contact-commnent').val('');
   }else{
    $('#success').html('Mail Error. Please Try Again.!')  ; 
   }
  }
   });

}

   return false;
  })
})
</script>
 

Here's html code:

<div class="form-wrapper">
						<h1 id="success"></h1>
						<h1>Feedback</h1>
						<form id="contact-form" name="contact-form" method="POST">
							<p>What is your name?</p><br/>
							<p><input type="text" value="" name="contact-names" class="contact-names"/>
									</p>
							<h6 id="name-required"></h6><br/>
							<p>Where can we email you back?</p><br/>
							<p><input type="text" value="" name="contact-email" class="contact-email"/>

						<h6 id="email-required"></h6></p><br/>
						<p>What's on your mind?</p>
						<p><br/>
						<textarea class="contact-commnent" name="comments"></textarea>
						<h6 id="comment-required"></h6></p><br/>

						<p id="p-submit">
						<input id="submit-form" class="submit-button" name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit"></p>
					</form>
                </div>

Would be appreciate if u could help !
cheers

[anoopmail]

Fact 1: The bigger you posted code, the lesser the replies 🙂
Do you really need utf8_decode() function call?

[cactusek]

Thank you, for you reply.
I am new at PHP code, I have no idea if this is problem have utf8_decode()

What do u suggest?
I just want signs that UTF-8 support.

Please help me with that problem. Cuz seems no1 know how this code edit ..

[anoopmail]

let's try by removing utf8_decode() function call.