First and foremost, Happy New Year to all!

Secondly, I have a PHP contact form which I will be implementing into my website. It asks for name, email, and comments. I would like to add address and telephone number. I am a total PHP novice. Can someone provide me with this type of contact form? I would be most appreciative. Can you please help me?

Thank you and have a nice day!

Here is a contact form that I use on my websites, just modified a bit.

<form name="CHANGE" method="post" action="CHANGE">
<table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0">
    <tr>
        <td width="25%" align="right">
            Name:
        </td>
        <td width="75%">
            <input name="hname" type="text" id="name">
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%" align="right">
            E-Mail:
        </td>
        <td width="75%">
            <input name="email" type="text" id="email">
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%" align="right">
            Address 1:
        </td>
        <td width="75%">
            <input name="email" type="text" id="email">
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%" align="right">
            Address 2:
        </td>
        <td width="75%">
            <input name="email" type="text" id="email">
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%" align="right">
            Phone Number:
        </td>
        <td width="75%">
            <input name="email" type="text" id="email">
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%" align="right">
            Comments:
        </td>
        <td width="75%">
            <textarea name="problem" id="problem" rows="5" cols="25"></textarea>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%" align="right">
        </td>
        <td width="75%">
            <input type="submit" value="Submit">
            <input type="reset" value="Reset">
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let me know!

Thanks. I appreciate it.

OK. I have the form done and I'd wish for the user to be directed to an error page if the required fields aren't filled in. And to a thank you page if they've filled out the form successfully.

But, that code doesn't seem to be working. Can someone give me a hand?

Here's the code in question. My question refers to the code which is in BOLD

<?php

// get posted data into local variables
$EmailFrom = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['EmailFrom']));
$EmailTo = "me@example.com";
$Subject = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Subject']));
$Name = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Name']));
$Address = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Address']));
$Telephone = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Telephone']));

// validation
$validationOK=true;
if (Trim($EmailFrom)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (Trim($Name)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (Trim($Subject)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (Trim($Address)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (Trim($Telephone)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (!$validationOK) {
print "<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.example.com/error.htm">";

exit;
}

// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Address: ";
$Body .= $Address;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";

// send email
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, $Name, $Address, $Telephone "From: <$EmailFrom>");

// redirect to success page
if ($success){
print "<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.example.com/thankyou.htm">";
}
else{
print "<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.example.com/error.htm">";
}
?>

Quick and important question before anyone starts answering. My site is not live yet I'm testing it offline on my own computer.

When I reach the aforementioned error or thank you page what happens is my PHP code displays. As opposed to the corresponding html pages which the PHP code is supposed to take you to.

I hope I typed that correctly.

Testing the code on my computer I get the PHP code not the error or thank you page.

You get the code displayed in your browser?
Do you have php installed on your computer?

Originally Posted by stOx

You get the code displayed in your browser?
Do you have php installed on your computer?

Yes. It displays the code for the error or thankyou page as opposed to the actual page. As I mentioned this is testing offline.

Is there a sure fire way to check if PHP is installed on my computer?

Thanks.

The sure fire way to know if PHP is installed is if you can remember installing it.

Have you installed apache or anything similar? Do any other php scripts run on your computer?

The easiest way to check if php is installed is to write the following code in a text editor:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Save this in your root web directory as 'phpinfo.php'. Then load up your browser and goto http://<mydomain>/phpinfo.php
If you get a page stating a heap of configuration variables, you're all set. If not, then php isn't properly configured on your computer.

As for the form validation, I would use this code. If there's an incorrect form parameter, the user is redirected to the error page instantly.

PHP Code:

// Captures the form variables, saves you writing out each and every variable :)
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$$key = trim(stripslashes($val));
}
/* Validates the form data. Because every field is required, you can use another loop to save time coding */
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$empty = "";
if($val == $empty) {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/error.htm");
exit();
}
}
 
// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Address: ";
$Body .= $Address;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";

// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, $Name, $Address, $Telephone "From: <$EmailFrom>");
 
if($success) {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.htm");
exit();
} else {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/error.htm");
exit(); 


I would suggest that you use PHP sessions on all the pages concerning the email form as it's much easier to transfer data between pages .

here is my code contact.
look it :
http://t4vn.net/index.php?do=contact
if you like it,please post here.I will share my code to you.

Originally Posted by cerebro89

The easiest way to check if php is installed is to write the following code in a text editor:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Save this in your root web directory as 'phpinfo.php'. Then load up your browser and goto http://<mydomain>/phpinfo.php
If you get a page stating a heap of configuration variables, you're all set. If not, then php isn't properly configured on your computer.

As for the form validation, I would use this code. If there's an incorrect form parameter, the user is redirected to the error page instantly.

PHP Code:

// Captures the form variables, saves you writing out each and every variable :)
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$$key = trim(stripslashes($val));
}
/* Validates the form data. Because every field is required, you can use another loop to save time coding */
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$empty = "";
if($val == $empty) {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/error.htm");
exit();
}
}
 
// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Address: ";
$Body .= $Address;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";

// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, $Name, $Address, $Telephone "From: <$EmailFrom>");
 
if($success) {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.htm");
exit();
} else {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/error.htm");
exit(); 


I would suggest that you use PHP sessions on all the pages concerning the email form as it's much easier to transfer data between pages .

Thank you very much I appreciate it.

Originally Posted by t4vn.net

here is my code contact.
look it :
http://t4vn.net/index.php?do=contact
if you like it,please post here.I will share my code to you.

Yes it looks excellent and interesting. Please post it.

Thank you very much!

Originally Posted by cerebro89

As for the form validation, I would use this code. If there's an incorrect form parameter, the user is redirected to the error page instantly.

PHP Code:

// Captures the form variables, saves you writing out each and every variable :)
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$$key = trim(stripslashes($val));
}
/* Validates the form data. Because every field is required, you can use another loop to save time coding */
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$empty = "";
if($val == $empty) {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/error.htm");
exit();
}
}
 
// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Address: ";
$Body .= $Address;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";

// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, $Name, $Address, $Telephone "From: <$EmailFrom>");
 
if($success) {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.htm");
exit();
} else {
header("Location: http://www.example.com/error.htm");
exit(); 


I would suggest that you use PHP sessions on all the pages concerning the email form as it's much easier to transfer data between pages .

I get this error message:

Parse error: parse error in /home/www/robrag.hostingrapid.com/contact2.php on line 28

http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/contact2.php

I think I'm not getting the $EmailTo variable. Because it's not in the contact form so how can the PHP get it?

<form method="POST" action="contact2.php">
Fields marked (*) are required

<p>Email From:* <br>
<input type="text" name="EmailFrom">
<p>Subject:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Subject">
<p>Name:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Name">
<p>Address:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Address">
<p>Telephone:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Telephone">
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<p>

OK guys and gals. I'm getting closer. ** Taps self on back **

The error page dislpays perfectly.

But, if you fill out all the fields you're not taken to the thank you page, this is what appears:


Warning: mail() expects at most 5 parameters, 7 given in /home/www/robrag.hostingrapid.com/contact2.php on line 29

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/www/robrag.hostingrapid.com/contact2.php:29) in /home/www/robrag.hostingrapid.com/contact2.php on line 35


Here's the link to try it yourself:

http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/contactus.htm

And, here's the PHP program/code:

PHP Code:

<?php
$EmailTo = "christine@lawnsbythebest.com";
// Captures the form variables, saves you writing out each and every variable :)
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$$key = trim(stripslashes($val));
}
/* Validates the form data. Because every field is required, you can use another loop to save time coding */
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$empty = "";
if($val == $empty) {
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/error.htm");
exit();
}
}
 
// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Address: ";
$Body .= $Address;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";

// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, $Name, $Address, $Telephone, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
 
if($success) {
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/thankyou.htm");
exit();
} else {
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/error.htm");
exit();} 
?>

Thanks!!!!

And by the way here's the HTML:

<form method="POST" action="contact2.php">
Fields marked (*) are required

<p>Email From:* <br>
<input type="text" name="EmailFrom">
<p>Subject:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Subject">
<p>Name:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Name">
<p>Address:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Address">
<p>Telephone:* <br>
<input type="text" name="Telephone">
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<p>

i just tried the page then and i got to the thankyou page

and i checked the code and the problem is in the mail function. When i gave you the code i put that variable in <> tags, indicating that whatever the your email address variable should go there. I guess you used the variable $EmailFrom. I apologise for any inconvenience on my part. Removing the tags would've fixed the problem straightaway .

Originally Posted by cerebro89

i just tried the page then and i got to the thankyou page

and i checked the code and the problem is in the mail function. When i gave you the code i put that variable in <> tags, indicating that whatever the your email address variable should go there. I guess you used the variable $EmailFrom. I apologise for any inconvenience on my part. Removing the tags would've fixed the problem straightaway .

OK, my friend I think we're almost there! LOL!

I've checked and the filled in form is not sent to the email address I specified.

PHP code:

PHP Code:

<?php
$EmailTo = 'christine@lawnsbythebest.com';
// Captures the form variables, saves you writing out each and every variable :)
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$$key = trim(stripslashes($val));
}
/* Validates the form data. Because every field is required, you can use another loop to save time coding */
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) {
$empty = "";
if($val == $empty) {
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/error.htm");
exit();
}
}
 
// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Address: ";
$Body .= $Address;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Telephone: ";
$Body .= $Telephone;
$Body .= "\n";

// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, $Name, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
 
if($success) {
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/thankyou.htm");
exit();
} else {
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/error.htm");
exit();} 
?>

try changing the code to this:

<?php 
$EmailTo = 'christine@lawnsbythebest.com';
// Captures the form variables, saves you writing out each and every variable :) 
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) { 
$$key = trim(stripslashes($val)); 
} 
/* Validates the form data. Because every field is required, you can use another loop to save time coding */ 
foreach($_POST as $key => $val) { 
$empty = ""; 
if($val == $empty) { 
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/error.htm"); 
exit(); 
} 
} 
 
// prepare email body text and additional headers
$Headers = "From: $EmailFrom";
$Body = ""; 
$Body .= "Name: "; 
$Body .= $Name; 
$Body .= "\n"; 
$Body .= "Address: "; 
$Body .= $Address; 
$Body .= "\n"; 
$Body .= "Telephone: "; 
$Body .= $Telephone; 
$Body .= "\n"; 
 
// send email 
if(mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body,$Headers)) { 
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/thankyou.htm"); 
exit(); 
} else { 
header("Location: http://robrag.hostingrapid.com/error.htm"); 
exit();} 
?>

See if that works BTW the name of the person is in the email, and thus isn't required as part of the from header