[nostrovia]

http://www.changemyw...php?p=contactus

hey all. this is my html contact form and my contactus_process php script, but im not sure how to get it to actually work with the form. thoughts?

thanks in advance everyone.


<form class="contactform" method="post">

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Name:</label><input class="formfield"/>

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Email:</label><input class="formfield"/>

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Subject:</label><input class="formfield"/>

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Comment:</label><textarea class="commentsbox"></textarea><br /><br />

<input style="border:none;width:75px;margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;" type="submit" value="Submit" />

</form>

</body>
</html>




<?php
$nameraw = $_POST['Name'];
$emailraw = $_POST['EMail'];
$subjectraw = $_POST['Subject'];
$commentraw = $_POST['Comment'];
?>

<?php
$namecount = strlen($nameraw);
if ($namecount >=2){$name=$nameraw;}else{$error1="Name must consist of more than one character";}

if (eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $emailraw)){$email=$emailraw;}else{$error3="Email Address must consist of a . and a @";}

$commentcount = strlen($commentraw);
if ($commentcount >=3){$comment=$commentraw;}else{error4="Comment must consist of more than 3 characters";}

if (isset($error1)||isset($error2)||isset($error3)||isset($error4)||
<?php if (isset($error1)){echo"$error1<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error2)){echo"$error2<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error3)){echo"$error3<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error4)){echo"$error4<br />";}?>
<a href="java script:java script:history.go(-1)">&lt;&lt; GO BACK</a>
<?php
}else{ //send the email

$to = "mike.koffler@gmail.com";
$subject = "Contact Form Submission";
$body = "
Mike,

Someone has submitted the following information on your web site contact form:

$name

Subject:
$subject

Comment:
$comment

Email: $email

Best,
Your Webmaster
";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message delivery failed</p>");
}
}



?>

[styledwebdesign]

You need;

<form class="contactform" method="post" action="form.php">

then save your php as form.php in the same directory.

[nostrovia]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/changemy/public_html/form.php on line 18

Line 18 - if ($commentcount >=3){$comment=$commentraw;}else{error4="Comment must consist of more than 3 characters";}

where is the unexpected "="?

i changed the php file to form.php on the server.

i can't seem to get it to link up, thoughts?

[Wickham]

There's only one = in that line. I think it should be either
if ($commentcount >3){$comment=$commentraw;}else{error4="Comment must consist of more than 3 characters";}

if you want to check if more than 3 characters or ($commentcount <3) less than 3 or ($commentcount ==3) for equal to 3.

[nostrovia]

the problem was I forgot to put a $ before error4.

but im still having some problems with the form. its still saying theres an issue in line 56, which is the final line. any ideas?

<?php
$nameraw = $_POST['Name'];
$emailraw = $_POST['EMail'];
$titleraw = $_POST['Title'];
$commentraw = $_POST['Comment'];
?>

<?php
$namecount = strlen($nameraw);
if ($namecount >=2){$name=$nameraw;}else{$error1="Name must consist of more than one character";}

$titlecount = strlen($titleraw);
if ($titlecount >=2){$title=$titleraw;}else{$error2="Title must consist of more than one character";}

if (eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $emailraw)){$email=$emailraw;}else{$error3="Email Address must consist of a . and a @";}

$commentcount = strlen($commentraw);
if ($commentcount >=3){$comment=$commentraw;}else{$error4="Comment must consist of more than 3 characters";}



if (isset($error1)||isset($error2)||isset($error3)||isset($error4)){?>
<?php if (isset($error1)){echo"$error1<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error2)){echo"$error2<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error3)){echo"$error3<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error4)){echo"$error4<br />";}?>
<a href="java script:java script:history.go(-1)">&lt;&lt; GO BACK</a>

<?php
}else{ //send the email

$to = "mike.koffler@gmail.com";
$subject = "Contact Form Submission";
$body = "
Mike,

Someone has submitted the following information on your web site contact form:

$name

Title:
$title

Comment:
$comment

Email: $email

Best,
Your Webmaster
";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message delivery failed</p>");
}

[Wickham]

Your first post had the PHP ending
echo("<p>Message delivery failed</p>");
}
}
?>

but your last post had
echo("<p>Message delivery failed</p>");
}

you need the extra } to end the { where you have { //send the email
and also the ?>

I'm also a bit concerned that your form input tags don't have a name="..." like
<input name="EMail" class="formfield"/> for the PHP variable to find with $_POST['EMail'];

[nostrovia]

Wickham, I appreciate all the help.

Here's where I stand now. I feel like I'm so close. It's saying now there's a problem on line 27, that there's a problem with the "}else{" next to the commented out //send the email. What do you think?

<?php
$nameraw = $_POST['Name'];
$titleraw = $_POST['Title'];
$emailraw = $_POST['Email'];
$commentsraw = $_POST['Comments'];
?>

<?php
$namecount = strlen($nameraw);
if ($namecount >=2){$name=$nameraw;}else{$error1="Name must consist of more than one character";}

$titlecount = strlen($titlenameraw);
if ($titlecount >=2){$title=$titleraw;}else{$error2="Title must consist of more than one character";}

if (eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $emailraw)){$email=$emailraw;}else{$error3="Email must consist of a . and a @";}

$commentscount = strlen($commentsraw);
if ($commentscount >=3){$comments=$commentsraw;}else{$error4="Comments must consist of more than 3 characters";}

if (isset($error1)||isset($error2)||isset($error3)||isset($error4))?>
<?php if (isset($error1)){echo"$error1<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error2)){echo"$error2<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error3)){echo"$error3<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error4)){echo"$error4<br />";}?>
<a href="java script:java script:history.go(-1)">&lt;&lt; GO BACK</a>
<?php
}else{ //send the email

$to = "mike.koffler@gmail.com";
$subject = "Contact Form Submission";
$body = "
Mike,

Someone has submitted the following information on your web site contact form:

$name

Comment:
$comments

Email: $email

Best,
Your Webmaster
";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message delivery failed</p>");
}
}
?>




<form class="contactform" method="post" action="contact_process.php">

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Name:</label><input class="formfield" type="text" id="Name"/>

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Email:</label><input class="formfield" type="text" id="EMail"/>

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Title:</label><input class="formfield" type="text" id="Title"/>

<label style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:15px;">Comments:</label><textarea class="commentsbox" type="text" id="Comments"></textarea><br /><br />

<input style="border:2px solid #18537F;width:100px;margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;" type="submit" value="Submit" />

</form>

[dt17]

I tried the code and didn't get any error message, however, I didn't get any success/failure messages either. I'll investigate!

[nostrovia]

great thanks dt. ive been working on this for a while and im starting to rip my hair out!

[dt17]

Alright, a couple problem's I have spotted with the code.

Firstly, your HTML form elements need a "name" attribute in order to use the associative POST array to retrieve the details.

Secondly, your title count was wrong, you had

$titlecount = strlen($titlenameraw);

when it should be

$titlecount = strlen($titleraw);

Thirdly, you try to use your if else statement on this line

if (isset($error1)||isset($error2)||isset($error3)||isset($error4))?>

.. however, you did not open the if statements actions with a curly brace. The code should read like

if (isset($error1)||isset($error2)||isset($error3)||isset($error4)){?>

This is what the code looks like now after fixing those problems:

contact_process.php

<?php
$nameraw = $_POST['Name'];
$titleraw = $_POST['Title'];
$emailraw = $_POST['EMail'];
$commentsraw = $_POST['Comments'];
/*
echo $nameraw;
echo $titleraw;
echo $emailraw;
echo $commentsraw;*/
?>

<?php
$namecount = strlen($nameraw);
if ($namecount >=2){$name=$nameraw;}else{$error1="Name must consist of more than one character";}

$titlecount = strlen($titleraw);
echo $titlecount;
if ($titlecount >=2){$title=$titleraw;}else{$error2="Title must consist of more than one character";}

if (eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $emailraw)){$email=$emailraw;}else{$error3="Email must consist of a . and a @";}

$commentscount = strlen($commentsraw);
if ($commentscount >=3){$comments=$commentsraw;}else{$error4="Comments must consist of more than 3 characters";}

if (isset($error1)||isset($error2)||isset($error3)||isset($error4)){?>
<?php if (isset($error1)){echo"$error1<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error2)){echo"$error2<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error3)){echo"$error3<br />";}?>
<?php if (isset($error4)){echo"$error4<br />";}?>

<a href="java script:java script:history.go(-1)">&lt;&lt; GO BACK</a>
<?php
}else{ //send the email

$to = "mike.koffler@gmail.com";
$subject = "Contact Form Submission";
$body = "
Mike,

Someone has submitted the following information on your web site contact form:

$name

Comment:
$comments

Email: $email

Best,
Your Webmaster
";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message delivery failed</p>");
}
}

?>

index.html

<form id="contact" method="POST" action="contact_process.php">

<label>Name:</label><input type="text" id="Name" name="Name"/>

<label>Email:</label><input type="text" id="EMail" name="EMail"/>

<label>Title:</label><input type="text" id="Title" name="Title"/>

<label>Comments:</label><textarea type="text" id="Comments" name="Comments"></textarea><br /><br />

<input type="submit" value="Submit" />

</form>

NOTE: I removed all the styling etc. from the buttons and forms as I didn't have the stylesheet and I couldn't see anything.

Hope this helped!

[nostrovia]

Success!

Thanks a lot dt.

I hope you don't mind if I PM you with any more questions I might have. You've been a huge help.

[dt17]

Glad I can help, feel free to message me anytime