How To - Create A Contact Form The Sends To My Email Address...

[Jaymie1989]

Hi,

How do i create a form with a pull down menu and a text box and area that will send to my email when they click submit?

Thanks,

Jay

[Redcore]

What do you mean by "pull down menu" though?

[Jaymie1989]

with options on the subject like this one http://www.techsupportforum.com/sendmessage.php

but for the subject i would like it as a pull down menu.

[Redcore]

Wrote/tested it real quick - hopefully it's all okay. It emailed fine, at least.

email.php

PHP Code:

<?php
if(isset($message)){

// ALWAYS clean the POST variables of any HTML tags first.
// And here we do it in one easy step.
$_POST = array_map('strip_tags', $_POST);

// get the posted variables
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$message = $_POST['message'];

// to recipients - THIS IS YOU!
$to = 'example@emailaddress.com';

// To send html mail, the Content-type header must be set
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";

// Additional headers
$headers .= 'To: Your name <' . $to . '>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'From: ' . $name . '<' . $from . '>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Cc:' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Bcc:' . "\r\n";

// Mail it
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

// tell them that it's okay
echo "<center><b>The email has been sent successfully</b></center>";
}else{
?> 
<form id="feedbackform" name="feedbackform" method="post" action="email.php">
  <label> Your Name<br /> 
  <input name="name" type="text" id="name" maxlength="30" />
  <br />
  <br />
  Your Email <br />
  <input name="from" type="text" id="from" maxlength="30" />
  <br />
  <br />
  Subject<br />
  <select name="subject" id="subject">
    <option value="Site Feedback" selected="selected">Site Feedback</option>
    <option value="Registration Problems">Registration Problems</option>
    <option value="Advertisement Inquiry">Advertisement Inquiry</option>
    <option value="Computer Help">Computer Help</option>
    <option value="Writers Account">Writers Account</option>
    <option value="Other">Other (explain) </option>
  </select>
  </label>
  <p>Message<br />
    <label>
      <textarea name="message" cols="50" rows="5" id="message"></textarea>
    </label>
  </p>
  <p>
    <label>
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
    </label>
  </p>
</form>
<? ;} ?>

[Jaymie1989]

What do i save it as??

HTML Page,
Web Pages,
Dynamic Website Template,
ASP Files,
ASPX Files,
Js Script,
VB Script,
CSS or
XML

??

[Redcore]

Originally Posted by Redcore

email.php

^^^

Plus the code was wrapped in PHP tags...

[Jaymie1989]

I had no option to save it as php, or have i got to do it in dreamweaver?

[Redcore]

What program are you using? If it doesn't support PHP...that's not a good thing :S Dreamweaver is nice, but there are alternatives out there. Perhaps I will compile a decent list of programs sometime and post them.

You can always copy it into Notepad and save as "email.php"

[Jaymie1989]

I was using MS Frontpage, but ill install dreamweaver but iv got to wait till my motherboard comes.

[Redcore]

How is dreamweaver dependent upon the new mobo? Or do you just not want to deal with a new software until you finish your computer (understandably lol :P)

[Jaymie1989]

Oh no sorry, my computer is messed up and im waiting for my new mobo, so i can use it. ATM im using another computer.

[KoosHopeloos]

@ Jaymie1989: Notepad should be working... Just copy and paste the all the code into notepad and save it as a txt-file and then change the extension to .php

[Jaymie1989]

ok, and i got lost, I saved it as contact (text file) then changed the extension to.php and uploaded it so it was contact.php when i uploaded it, (The link is Http://www.dj-ultra.co.uk/contact.php) When i tested it, the page changes to Http://,www.dj-ultra.co.uk/email.php and its got the problem of website not found, HELP.


also i put my email address here

to recipients - THIS IS YOU!
$to = 'example@emailaddress.com';

which is Admin@dj-ultra.co.uk and i havnt recived the emial

I have changed the page to email.php BTW

[Redcore]

I sent an email through 'email.php' and it did not say "Sent Successfully"

Did you change the code at all (BESIDES the $to variable)? As in, did you change the name of the message box? If you changed ANYTHING ... go ahead and post the entire page code here.

[Jaymie1989]

I took 3 of the subjects out and put in my email address

<?php
if(isset($message)){

// ALWAYS clean the POST variables of any HTML tags first.
// And here we do it in one easy step.
$_POST = array_map('strip_tags', $_POST);

// get the posted variables
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$message = $_POST['message'];

// to recipients - THIS IS YOU!
$to = 'admin@dj-ultra.co.uk';

// To send html mail, the Content-type header must be set
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";

// Additional headers
$headers .= 'To: Your name <' . $to . '>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'From: ' . $name . '<' . $from . '>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Cc:' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Bcc:' . "\r\n";

// Mail it
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

// tell them that it's okay
echo "<center><b>The email has been sent successfully</b></center>";
}else{
?>
<form id="feedbackform" name="feedbackform" method="post" action="email.php">
<label> Your Name<br />
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" maxlength="30" />
<br />
<br />
Your Email <br />
<input name="from" type="text" id="from" maxlength="30" />
<br />
<br />
Subject<br />
<select name="subject" id="subject">
<option value="Site Feedback" selected="selected">Site Feedback</option>
<option value="Forum Registration Problems">Registration Problems</option>
<option value="Other">Other (explain) </option>
</select>
</label>
<p>Message<br />
<label>
<textarea name="message" cols="50" rows="5" id="message"></textarea>
</label>
</p>
<p>
<label>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
</label>
</p>
</form>
<? ;} ?>

[Redcore]

Rather than quote, use the PHP tags.

Well it works on MY server...after testing with my email, I tested with yours...so you SHOULD be getting an email from my Gmail.

I've added a tag to give us the error...so let's see if that shows up.

email.php

PHP Code:

<?php
if(isset($message)){

// ALWAYS clean the POST variables of any HTML tags first.
// And here we do it in one easy step.
$_POST = array_map('strip_tags', $_POST);

// get the posted variables
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$message = $_POST['message'];

// to recipients - THIS IS YOU!
$to = 'admin@dj-ultra.co.uk';

// To send html mail, the Content-type header must be set
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";

// Additional headers
$headers .= 'From: ' . $name . '<' . $from . '>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Cc:' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Bcc:' . "\r\n";

// Mail it
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) or die(mysql_error());

// tell them that it's okay
echo "<center><b>The email has been sent successfully</b></center>";
}else{
?>
<form id="feedbackform" name="feedbackform" method="post" action="email.php">
<label> Your Name<br />
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" maxlength="30" />
<br />
<br />
Your Email <br />
<input name="from" type="text" id="from" maxlength="30" />
<br />
<br />
Subject<br />
<select name="subject" id="subject">
<option value="Site Feedback" selected="selected">Site Feedback</option>
<option value="Forum Registration Problems">Registration Problems</option>
<option value="Other">Other (explain) </option>
</select>
</label>
<p>Message<br />
<label>
<textarea name="message" cols="50" rows="5" id="message"></textarea>
</label>
</p>
<p>
<label>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
</label>
</p>
</form>
<? ;} ?>

[Jaymie1989]

Hey, i got your email just waiting to see if mine comes through

[Redcore]

So the code is fine, then.

If you don't get the email from your server...then that's the problem. Do you have SMTP on it?

[Jaymie1989]

I have no idea about SMTP

[Redcore]

Who do you host with?