connect email contact form with php

[Fredrikmikael]

hello i have a contact form and a php script to send email, i have tried it with the original contact form that came with it and it works perfectly, but i want to use my own contact form that looks a whole lot better, but how do i go about connecting them ?

 

This is the contact form showed in html. it is not it's own html document it is inside the core of the website

	<div class = "modal fade" id = "contact" role = "dialog">					<div class = "modal-dialog">						<div class = "modal-content">							<form class = "form-horizontal">								<div class = "modal-header">									<h4>Kontakt Sjøveganlan</h4>								</div>								<div class = "modal-body">																<div class = "form-group">																				<label for = "contact-name" class = "col-lg-2 control-label">Name:</label>										<div class = "col-lg-10">																					<input type = "text" class = "form-control" id = "contact-name" placeholder = "Full Name">																				</div>																			</div>																		<div class = "form-group">																				<label for = "contact-email" class = "col-lg-2 control-label">Email:</label>										<div class = "col-lg-10">																					<input type = "email" class = "form-control" id = "contact-email" placeholder = "you@[member='Example'].com">																				</div>																			</div>											<div class = "form-group">																				<label for = "contact-msg" class = "col-lg-2 control-label">Message:</label>										<div class = "col-lg-10">																					<textarea class = "form-control rows = "20"></textarea>																				</div>																			</div>															</div>								<div class = "modal-footer">									<a class = "btn btn-default" data-dismiss = "modal">close</a>									<button class = "btn btn-primary" type = "submit">Send</button>								</div>							</form>						</div>					</div>				</div>

This is the PHP "send_form_email.php"

<?php if(isset($_POST['email'])) {           // EDIT THE 2 LINES BELOW AS REQUIRED     $email_to = "linus_is_hot@yahoo.com";     $email_subject = "Kontakt oss - #sjøveganlan";                 function died($error) {         // your error code can go here         echo "We are very sorry, but there were error(s) found with the form you submitted. ";         echo "These errors appear below.<br /><br />";         echo $error."<br /><br />";         echo "Please go back and fix these errors.<br /><br />";         die();     }           // validation expected data exists     if(!isset($_POST['first_name']) ||         !isset($_POST['last_name']) ||         !isset($_POST['email']) ||         !isset($_POST['telephone']) ||         !isset($_POST['comments'])) {         died('We are sorry, but there appears to be a problem with the form you submitted.');           }           $first_name = $_POST['first_name']; // required     $last_name = $_POST['last_name']; // required     $email_from = $_POST['email']; // required     $telephone = $_POST['telephone']; // not required     $comments = $_POST['comments']; // required           $error_message = "";     $email_exp = '/^[A-Za-z0-9._%-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}$/';   if(!preg_match($email_exp,$email_from)) {     $error_message .= 'The Email Address you entered does not appear to be valid.<br />';   }     $string_exp = "/^[A-Za-z .'-]+$/";   if(!preg_match($string_exp,$first_name)) {     $error_message .= 'The First Name you entered does not appear to be valid.<br />';   }   if(!preg_match($string_exp,$last_name)) {     $error_message .= 'The Last Name you entered does not appear to be valid.<br />';   }   if(strlen($comments) < 2) {     $error_message .= 'The Comments you entered do not appear to be valid.<br />';   }   if(strlen($error_message) > 0) {     died($error_message);   }     $email_message = "Form details below.\n\n";           function clean_string($string) {       $bad = array("content-type","bcc:","to:","cc:","href");       return str_replace($bad,"",$string);     }	          $email_message .= "First Name: ".clean_string($first_name)."\n";     $email_message .= "Last Name: ".clean_string($last_name)."\n";     $email_message .= "Email: ".clean_string($email_from)."\n";     $email_message .= "Telephone: ".clean_string($telephone)."\n";     $email_message .= "Comments: ".clean_string($comments)."\n";             // create email headers $headers = 'From: '.$email_from."\r\n". 'Reply-To: '.$email_from."\r\n" . 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion(); @[member='mail']($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers);  ?>   <!-- include your own success html here -->   Thank you for contacting us. We will be in touch with you very soon.   <?php } ?>

How do i connect these two ?

[rashdanml]

Change this line:

<form class = "form-horizontal">

 

To:

<form class = "form-horizontal" action="send_form_email.php">

 

Making sure the html and php files are in the same directory. The PHP file will need some modifications, as the html form has nowhere near the inputs required by the php file. 

[Fredrikmikael]

Change this line:

<form class = "form-horizontal">

To:

<form class = "form-horizontal" action="send_form_email.php">

Making sure the html and php files are in the same directory. The PHP file will need some modifications, as the html form has nowhere near the inputs required by the php file. 

 

ok, i have modifyed it, but it doesn't work. what is wrong now ?

 

<?php if(isset($_POST['email'])) {           // EDIT THE 2 LINES BELOW AS REQUIRED     $email_to = "Secrets, shhhh";     $email_subject = "Kontakt oss - #sjøveganlan";                 function died($error) {         // your error code can go here         echo "We are very sorry, but there were error(s) found with the form you submitted. ";         echo "These errors appear below.<br /><br />";         echo $error."<br /><br />";         echo "Please go back and fix these errors.<br /><br />";         die();     }           // validation expected data exists     if(!isset($_POST['contact-name']) || // Navn 		!isset($_POST['contact-email']) || //epost         !isset($_POST['contact-msg'])) { // melding 		died('Det ser ut som att det er en feil med formen du sendte.');     }           $first_name = $_POST['contact-name']; // required  //   $last_name = $_POST['last_name']; // required     $email_from = $_POST['contact-email']; // required  //   $telephone = $_POST['telephone']; // not required     $comments = $_POST['contact-msg']; // required           $error_message = "";     $email_exp = '/^[A-Za-z0-9._%-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}$/';   if(!preg_match($email_exp,$email_from)) {     $error_message .= 'Epost adressen din er ut til og være feil<br />';   }     $string_exp = "/^[A-Za-z .'-]+$/";   if(!preg_match($string_exp,$first_name)) {     $error_message .= 'Det ser ut som att navnet ditt er "feil".<br />';   }   if(!preg_match($string_exp,$last_name)) {     $error_message .= 'The Last Name you entered does not appear to be valid.<br />';   }   if(strlen($comments) < 2) {     $error_message .= 'Venligst skriv en melding<br />';   }   if(strlen($error_message) > 0) {     died($error_message);   }     $email_message = "Form details below.\n\n";           function clean_string($string) {       $bad = array("content-type","bcc:","to:","cc:","href");       return str_replace($bad,"",$string);     }	          $email_message .= "First Name: ".clean_string($first_name)."\n";    // $email_message .= "Last Name: ".clean_string($last_name)."\n";     $email_message .= "Email: ".clean_string($email_from)."\n";   //  $email_message .= "Telephone: ".clean_string($telephone)."\n";     $email_message .= "Comments: ".clean_string($comments)."\n";             // create email headers $headers = 'From: '.$email_from."\r\n". 'Reply-To: '.$email_from."\r\n" . 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion(); @[member=mail]($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers);  ?>   <!-- include your own success html here -->   Thank you for contacting us. We will be in touch with you very soon.   <?php } ?>

and i have changed the <form> line i html

[rashdanml]

Oh, I forgot. The form tag requires method="post" too:

<form class="leave as is" action="linktophp.php" method="post">

Going to assume the PHP file was modified properly, and it looks to be the case. 

[Fredrikmikael]

Oh, I forgot. The form tag requires method="post" too:

<form class="leave as is" action="linktophp.php" method="post">

Going to assume the PHP file was modified properly, and it looks to be the case. 

There is still something wrong with the script

[rashdanml]

Error messages? It'll help narrow things down. 

[Fredrikmikael]

Error messages? It'll help narrow things down. 

no, sorry. There isnt any error messages.

 

you can try yourself if you want

just press "Kontakt oss"

 

http://sjovegan-ikt.no/boots/index.htm

(it is just the index that has the "functioning" contact form.

you just get redirected to the php file.

[rashdanml]

Just to be sure, check the following line in the PHP:

@[member=mail]($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers); 

The @ shouldn't exist. 

[Fredrikmikael]

Just to be sure, check the following line in the PHP:

@[member='mail']($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers); 

The @ shouldn't exist. 

 

doesnt seem to change anything

mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers); 

[Fredrikmikael]

Error messages? It'll help narrow things down. 

 

by the way, here is the original form  /  php, that i used

 

http://www.freecontactform.com/email_form.php

[rashdanml]

Okie. Start from square one. 

Get rid of any HTML pertaining to the form and create the html form from scratch, without any unnecessary tags/styles. 

 

Also, if you don't have much experience creating forms (html and PHP), read up on it. It'll help knowing how to actually create the files from scratch. http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/php

[Fredrikmikael]

Okie. Start from square one. 

Get rid of any HTML pertaining to the form and create the html form from scratch, without any unnecessary tags/styles. 

 

Also, if you don't have much experience creating forms (html and PHP), read up on it. It'll help knowing how to actually create the files from scratch. http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/php

 

i am using the bootstrap framework, it cant have anything to do with that? by some small chance

[Fredrikmikael]

Okie. Start from square one. 

Get rid of any HTML pertaining to the form and create the html form from scratch, without any unnecessary tags/styles. 

 

Also, if you don't have much experience creating forms (html and PHP), read up on it. It'll help knowing how to actually create the files from scratch. http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/php

 but we have the basic form that is on this -> http://www.freecontactform.com/email_form.php <- site.

why dont use that instead of creating a new one ?

[rashdanml]

Possibly. Random question though: where is this actually hosted? Shared server? It's possible the server doesn't have a mailserver configured, or has specific mail() function rules: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5465729/how-do-you-send-e-mail-via-php-on-a-godaddy-shared-host-using-codeigniter

[rashdanml]

 but we have the basic form that is on this -> http://www.freecontactform.com/email_form.php <- site.

why dont use that instead of creating a new one ?

Sure, you can use that form too, since it works. 

[Fredrikmikael]

Possibly. Random question though: where is this actually hosted? Shared server? It's possible the server doesn't have a mailserver configured, or has specific mail() function rules: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5465729/how-do-you-send-e-mail-via-php-on-a-godaddy-shared-host-using-codeigniter

 

no i tested it with the original form / php. and i recived the email with what i typed in the form.

[Fredrikmikael]

Sure, you can use that form too, since it works. 

 

i was wondering, does the "Method" have to be before "Action" or doesnt it matter?

<form class = "form-horizontal" action = "send_form_email.php" method = "post">

[rashdanml]

 

i was wondering, does the "Method" have to be before "Action" or doesnt it matter?

<form class = "form-horizontal" action = "send_form_email.php" method = "post">

It doesn't really matter. 

[Fredrikmikael]

It doesn't really matter. 

 

still trying to figure it out, or have you given up ?

[iruixos]

I think I may have something similar to this somewhere on my computer, lemme see if I can find it and compare the code.

[Fredrikmikael]

I think I may have something similar to this somewhere on my computer, lemme see if I can find it and compare the code.

Awesome, please get back to me