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**srdesign** · 03-12-2009, 12:47 PM

I have a simple form to email which I am having problems with.
It is not returning the data back via email. I know it's something simple, but I have looked at this script for so long now my mind is gone.

Anyone want to help me out here???

**KML9870** · 03-12-2009, 01:00 PM

You need to post the code and we would be happy to help you.

**srdesign** · 03:23 PM

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>ContactForm</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body>
<form action="--WEBBOT-SELF--" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="contactform" id="contactform">
  <!--webbot bot="SaveResults" S-Email-Address="service@theultimatehandymen.com" S-Email-Format="TEXT/PRE" -->
  <table width="414" border="0" align="center">
    <tr>
      <td width="200">Name</td>
      <td width="200"><input name="name" type="text" id="name"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">Street Address </td>
      <td width="200"><input name="street" type="text" id="street"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">City</td>
      <td width="200"><input name="city" type="text" id="city"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">Zipcode</td>
      <td width="200"><input name="zipcode" type="text" id="zipcode"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">Phone Number </td>
      <td width="200"><input name="phone" type="text" id="phone"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">E-mail</td>
      <td width="200"><input name="email" type="text" id="email"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">Please Provide a Short Description of the Project </td>
      <td width="200"><textarea name="description" id="description"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">How Soon You Need This Project Done </td>
      <td width="200"><select name="time" id="time">
        <option value="0">Emergency</option>
        <option value="1" selected>Immediately within 1-2 days</option>
        <option value="2">Within a week</option>
        <option value="3">Within a month</option>
      </select></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="200">Please Indicate Your Availability </td>
      <td width="200"><select name="availability" id="availability">
        <option value="0" selected>Monday</option>
        <option value="1">Tuesday</option>
        <option value="2">Wednesday</option>
        <option value="3">Thursday</option>
        <option value="4">Friday</option>
        <option value="5">Saturday</option>
        <option value="6">Sunday</option>
      </select></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Preference</td>
      <td><select name="preference" id="preference">
        <option value="0">Morning</option>
        <option value="1">Afternoon</option>
        <option value="2">Evening</option>
        <option value="3" selected>No Preference</option>
      </select></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>How Did You Hear About Us </td>
      <td><textarea name="hear" id="hear"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send"></td>
      <td><input name="reset" type="reset" id="reset" value="Reset form"></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

**stevej** · 03-12-2009, 01:18 PM

Where did you ever get that script?? There's absolutely no way that could work on it's own. Is there an external file that you forgot to include?

- Steve

**srdesign** · 03-12-2009, 01:25 PM

The script was written by a friend of mine, who has asked me to "fix it". There is an additional .php file

**stevej** · 03-12-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by srdesign

There is an additional .php file

We probably need to to see that as well.

- Steve

**srdesign** · 03:23 PM

Code:

<?php

/* Subject and Email Variables */

    $emailSubject = 'The Ultimate Handymen Website!';
    $webMaster = 'service@theultimatehandymen.com';
    
/* Gathering Data Variables */

    $nameField = $_POST['name'];    
    $streetField = $_POST['street'];
    $cityField = $_POST['city'];
    $zipcodeField = $_POST['zipcode'];
    $phoneField = $_POST['phone'];
    $emailField = $_POST['email'];
    $descriptionField = $_POST['description'];
    $timeField = $_POST['time'];
    $availabilityField = $_POST['availability'];
    $preferenceField = $_POST['preference'];
    $hearField = $_POST['hear'];
    
    $body = <<<EOD
<br><hr><br>
Name: $name <br>
Street: $street <br>
City: $city <br>
Zipcode: $zip <br>
Phone Number: $phone <br>
Email: $email <br>
Description: $description <br>
Time: $time <br>
Availability: $availability <br>
Preference: $preference <br>
Hear: $hear <br>
EOD;

    $headers = "From: $name\r\n";
    $headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
    $success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers);
    
/* Results rendered as HTML */

    $theResults = <<<EOD    
<html>
<head>
<title>The Ultimate Handymen-Homepage</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-style: normal;
    line-height: normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    color: #666666;
    text-decoration: none;
}
-->
</style>
</head>

<div>
  <div align="left">Thank you for your interest! Your email will be answered very soon!</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
EOD;
echo "$theResults";

?>

**stevej** · 04:07 PM

Okay... after working on your code for a little while, I've come up with a quick little solution:

Replace your php file with this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php

/* Subject and Email Variables */

    $emailSubject = 'The Ultimate Handymen Website!';
    $webMaster = 'service@theultimatehandymen.com';
    
/* Gathering Data Variables */

    $name = $_POST['name'];    
    $street = $_POST['street'];
    $city = $_POST['city'];
    $zipcode = $_POST['zipcode'];
    $phone = $_POST['phone'];
    $email = $_POST['email'];
    $description = $_POST['description'];
    $time = $_POST['time'];
    $availability = $_POST['availability'];
    $preference = $_POST['preference'];
    $hear = $_POST['hear'];
    
    $body = '
<br><hr><br>
Name: '.$name.' <br>
Street: '.$street.' <br>
City: '.$city.' <br>
Zipcode: '.$zip.' <br>
Phone Number: '.$phone.' <br>
Email: '.$email.' <br>
Description: '.$description.' <br>
Time: '.$time.' <br>
Availability: '.$availability.' <br>
Preference: '.$preference.' <br>
Hear: '.$hear.' <br>';

    $headers = "From: ".$name."\r\n";
    $headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
    $success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers);
    
/* Results rendered as HTML */

    $theResults = '  
<html>
<head>
<title>The Ultimate Handymen-Homepage</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-style: normal;
    line-height: normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    color: #666666;
    text-decoration: none;
}
-->
</style>
</head>

<div>
  <div align="left">Thank you for your interest! Your email will be answered very soon!</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>';
echo $theResults;

?>

And your HTML page with this:

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>ContactForm</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body>
<form action="sendmail.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="contactform" id="contactform">
<table width="414" border="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="200">Name</td>
<td width="200"><input name="name" type="text" id="name"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Street Address </td>
<td width="200"><input name="street" type="text" id="street"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">City</td>
<td width="200"><input name="city" type="text" id="city"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Zipcode</td>
<td width="200"><input name="zipcode" type="text" id="zipcode"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Phone Number </td>
<td width="200"><input name="phone" type="text" id="phone"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">E-mail</td>
<td width="200"><input name="email" type="text" id="email"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Please Provide a Short Description of the Project </td>
<td width="200"><textarea name="description" id="description"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">How Soon You Need This Project Done </td>
<td width="200"><select name="time" id="time">
<option value="0">Emergency</option>
<option value="1" selected>Immediately within 1-2 days</option>
<option value="2">Within a week</option>
<option value="3">Within a month</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Please Indicate Your Availability </td>
<td width="200"><select name="availability" id="availability">
<option value="0" selected>Monday</option>
<option value="1">Tuesday</option>
<option value="2">Wednesday</option>
<option value="3">Thursday</option>
<option value="4">Friday</option>
<option value="5">Saturday</option>
<option value="6">Sunday</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Preference</td>
<td><select name="preference" id="preference">
<option value="0">Morning</option>
<option value="1">Afternoon</option>
<option value="2">Evening</option>
<option value="3" selected>No Preference</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>How Did You Hear About Us </td>
<td><textarea name="hear" id="hear"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send"></td>
<td><input name="reset" type="reset" id="reset" value="Reset form"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

And it's VERY IMPORTANT to replace the "sendmail.php" bit with the URL of your .php file.

- Steve

**srdesign** · 03-12-2009, 04:51 PM

Steve -

Thank you so much for your assistance. I have pulled out what little hair I have trying to figure this out.
You mentioned that all I needed to do was replace the "sendmail.php" bit with the URL of your .php file

So in essence I will replace that with www.ultimatehandymen.com ??? or must I direct it to the file itself?

**stevej** · 01:40 PM

You gave me some php code a little while ago... what was the name of the file? You should replace (in the html file) the name 'sendmail.php' with the name of the file, or the full URL. So yes, the file itself.

- Steve

**srdesign** · 03-13-2009, 02:28 PM

I uploaded the files as per your instruction, and now receive the following error:
From http://www.theultimatehandymen.com/contactform.htm

Now what do I do???
The page cannot be displayed

The page you are looking for cannot be displayed because an invalid method (HTTP verb) was used to attempt access. Please try the following:

Contact the Web site administrator if you believe that this request should be allowed.
Make sure that the Web site address displayed in the address bar of your browser is spelled and formatted correctly.

HTTP Error 405 - The HTTP verb used to access this page is not allowed.
Internet Information Services (IIS)

Technical Information (for support personnel)

Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 405.
Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Setting Application Mappings, Securing Your Site with Web Site Permissions, and About Custom Error Messages.

**stevej** · 03-13-2009, 02:40 PM

Oh, okay. This is a 405 error, which probably means that your ISP does not support the POST method. Go to your .htm file and replace method="post" with method="get", and then go to your PHP file and replace all occourences of $_POST with $_GET.

- Steve

**chrishirst** · 03-13-2009, 04:52 PM

you can't send a form with enctype="multipart/form-data" using a GET method it MUST be POSTed.

GET forms should be enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

**stevej** · 03-13-2009, 04:59 PM

Oh, I didn't notice the wrong enctype. Thanks, Chris.

- Steve

**srdesign** · 03-13-2009, 06:56 PM

Now I get this error: Which might be caused by what Chris was saying.

The page cannot be found

The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Please try the following:

Make sure that the Web site address displayed in the address bar of your browser is spelled and formatted correctly.
If you reached this page by clicking a link, contact the Web site administrator to alert them that the link is incorrectly formatted.
Click the Back button to try another link.

HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
Internet Information Services (IIS)

**srdesign** · 03-14-2009, 02:03 AM

So where do I go from here?

**chrishirst** · 03-14-2009, 06:11 AM

make sure "contactformprocess.php" exists on the site 'cos obviously it doesn't.

**rogi2112** · 03-14-2009, 06:58 AM

I think "contactformprocess.php" Does not exist in your project.
Is it there? if it is there then make sure that you have spelled it correctly and nothing is omitted like file extension or something like that.

**srdesign** · 03-14-2009, 01:14 PM

It's there, and nothing is spelled incorrectly. Could I have done something wrong?

**Technique** · 03-14-2009, 04:49 PM

I recommend the free php form mail script from http://www.tectite.com (although it also uses POST). It has a lot of spam preventing and anti-hacking stuff built into it, it's free, and it's fairly easy to set up.

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