Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress?

**KoosHopeloos** · 09-03-2007, 03:35 AM

L.S.,

I'm using a php-script to receive e-mails from my website. At the moment, everything (name, e-mail, and message) is coming in the message of the e-mail send in which 'httpd' is used a the sender' e-mailaddress.

Is there a way to automatically use the e-mailaddress that users fill in the contactform as the senders address in the e-mail I receive?

Contactform can be found here

Php-script used here:

Code:

<?
  $Naam = $_REQUEST['Naam'] ;
  $Email = $_REQUEST['Email'] ;
  $Bericht = $_REQUEST['Bericht'] ;

  if (!isset($_REQUEST['Email'])) {
    header( "Location: http://www.kleurenblindheid.nl/kleuren/contact.html" );
  }
  elseif (empty($Naam) || empty($Email) || empty($Bericht)) {
    ?>

    <html>
    <head><title>Foutje?</title></head>
    <body>
    <h1>Foutje</h1>
    <p>
    Naam vergeten? Email adres vergeten? Geen bericht ingevuld? Ga terug met de 'TERUG'-knop en probeer het nogmaals! 
    </p>
    </body>
    </html>

    <?
  }
  else {
    mail( "contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier",
          $Naam, $Bericht, "From: $Email" );
    header( "Location: http://www.kleurenblindheid.nl/kleuren/contact2.html" );
  }
?>

Thanks for the help!

**Redcore** · 09-03-2007, 02:26 PM

PHP Code:


			
    mail( "contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier",

          $Naam, $Bericht, "From: $Email" );

I'm assuming $Bericht means message, right?

It looks like it's in the wrong place...this is the setup of the mail function:

PHP Code:


			
mail($to, $subject, $message, $additional_headers, $additional_parameters)

So your "From: $Email" is in the "$additional_parameters" field.

Try this out and see if it works out for you:

PHP Code:


			
$message = $Naam . $Bericht;

mail("contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $message, "From: $Email" );

**KoosHopeloos** · 09-07-2007, 02:50 PM

@ Redcore: Thanks helping a PHP-newbie, I now have the e-mailaddress the user filled in a the sender e-mailaddress! One final question though: the name and message (yes, that is the translation of Bericht ;)) are now directly behind each other without spaces. Can it be done like this:
-----
Name
-Blank line-
Message (Bericht)
-----

Thanks again!

Greetz,

**Redcore** · 09-08-2007, 03:06 AM

Sure can...I should have wrote it with that to begin with really.

PHP Code:


			
$message = $Naam . "<br><br>" . $Bericht;

mail("contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $message, "From: $Email" );

**KoosHopeloos** · 09-08-2007, 12:52 PM

@ Redcore: thanks a lot again! Didn't expect it to be so easy... Tried a couple of things, but not this.

**Redcore** · 09-09-2007, 12:15 AM

Don't I know it! Programming is very much trial & error, especially if you're still new. I break code at least 70% of the time - I had to learn pretty quickly that it's broken because I did something wrong, not because it's stupid or just won't do it HAHA! I've cussed out my monitor many times - and then felt really stupid when I realized that I simply misspelled a critical word or variable. :P

**Redcore** · 09-09-2007, 03:40 AM

WOOPS...

I just realized I put HTML in that update ... not the PHP one.

PHP Code:


			
$message = $Naam . "\n\n" . $Bericht;

mail("contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $message, "From: $Email" );

LOL otherwise it'll say "Name<BR><BR>Message..."

Sorry about that! Just wasn't paying attention :P

**KoosHopeloos** · 09-09-2007, 09:16 AM

@ Redcore: Can happen! Thanks again!

09-03-2007, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? L.S., I'm using a php-script to receive e-mails from my website. At the moment, everything (name, e-mail, and message) is coming in the message of the e-mail send in which 'httpd' is used a the sender' e-mailaddress. Is there a way to automatically use the e-mailaddress that users fill in the contactform as the senders address in the e-mail I receive? Contactform can be found here Php-script used here: Code: <? $Naam = $_REQUEST['Naam'] ; $Email = $_REQUEST['Email'] ; $Bericht = $_REQUEST['Bericht'] ; if (!isset($_REQUEST['Email'])) { header( "Location: http://www.kleurenblindheid.nl/kleuren/contact.html" ); } elseif (empty($Naam) \|\| empty($Email) \|\| empty($Bericht)) { ?> <html> <head><title>Foutje?</title></head> <body> <h1>Foutje</h1> <p> Naam vergeten? Email adres vergeten? Geen bericht ingevuld? Ga terug met de 'TERUG'-knop en probeer het nogmaals! </p> </body> </html> <? } else { mail( "contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $Naam, $Bericht, "From: $Email" ); header( "Location: http://www.kleurenblindheid.nl/kleuren/contact2.html" ); } ?> Thanks for the help! __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!

09-03-2007, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redcore Design Team Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jamestown, CA Posts: 715 OS: Linux Mint 7 My System	Re: Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? PHP Code: `mail( "contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $Naam, $Bericht, "From: $Email" );` I'm assuming $Bericht means message, right? It looks like it's in the wrong place...this is the setup of the mail function: PHP Code: `mail($to, $subject, $message, $additional_headers, $additional_parameters)` So your "From: $Email" is in the "$additional_parameters" field. Try this out and see if it works out for you: PHP Code: `$message = $Naam . $Bericht; mail("contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $message, "From: $Email" );`

09-07-2007, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Re: Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? @ Redcore: Thanks helping a PHP-newbie, I now have the e-mailaddress the user filled in a the sender e-mailaddress! One final question though: the name and message (yes, that is the translation of Bericht ;)) are now directly behind each other without spaces. Can it be done like this: ----- Name -Blank line- Message (Bericht) ----- Thanks again! Greetz, __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!

09-08-2007, 03:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redcore Design Team Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jamestown, CA Posts: 715 OS: Linux Mint 7 My System	Re: Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? Sure can...I should have wrote it with that to begin with really. PHP Code: `$message = $Naam . "<br><br>" . $Bericht; mail("contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $message, "From: $Email" );`

09-08-2007, 12:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Re: Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? @ Redcore: thanks a lot again! Didn't expect it to be so easy... Tried a couple of things, but not this. __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!

09-09-2007, 12:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Redcore Design Team Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jamestown, CA Posts: 715 OS: Linux Mint 7 My System	Re: Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? Don't I know it! Programming is very much trial & error, especially if you're still new. I break code at least 70% of the time - I had to learn pretty quickly that it's broken because I did something wrong, not because it's stupid or just won't do it HAHA! I've cussed out my monitor many times - and then felt really stupid when I realized that I simply misspelled a critical word or variable. :P

09-09-2007, 03:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
Redcore Design Team Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jamestown, CA Posts: 715 OS: Linux Mint 7 My System	Re: Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? WOOPS... I just realized I put HTML in that update ... not the PHP one. PHP Code: `$message = $Naam . "\n\n" . $Bericht; mail("contact@kleurenblindheid.nl", "Contact Formulier", $message, "From: $Email" );` LOL otherwise it'll say "Name<BR><BR>Message..." Sorry about that! Just wasn't paying attention :P

09-09-2007, 09:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Re: Mailform: how to put e-mail input as 'from' e-mailaddress? @ Redcore: Can happen! Thanks again! __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!