"Edmund Hertle" <edmund.hertle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:f7ed91b20901261644y125f71aer3e0b70735c949811@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 2009/1/26 Tom <obelix16@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> "Shawn McKenzie" <shawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:497E3AB9.2060008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> > >> > Shawn McKenzie wrote: >> >> >> >> Tom Scott wrote: >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn McKenzie" >> >>> <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>> Newsgroups: php.general >> >>> To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 3:52 PM >> >>> Subject: Re: Coding for email response forms >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> Tom wrote: >> >>>>> "Shawn McKenzie" <> wrote in message >> >>>>> news:A0.87.62571.3D92E794@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>>>>> Tom wrote: >> >>>>>>> My Hosting site said that I needed to include the PHP otherwise >> >>>>>>> the form >> >>>>>>> won't work. I need to know where to include my email info to get >> >>>>>>> this set >> >>>>>>> up >> >>>>>>> don't I? What do you suggest? >> >>>>>>> T >> >>>>>>> "Daniel Brown" <danbrown@xxxxxxx> wrote in message >> >>>>>>> news:ab5568160901261259p6d6442a4ya5ea4134025e5f50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> .. >> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 15:57, Tom <obelix16@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> I am a new user of PHP, and am using Dreamweaver CS3 for the >> >>>>>>>>> webpages. >> >>>>>>>>> The >> >>>>>>>>> following page has my form but the submit button is not working >> >>>>>>>>> properly. >> >>>>>>>>> http://www.richlandmtg.com/contacts.html >> >>>>>>>>> What code is needed and where does it get placed in the page.? >> >>>>>>>>> I >> >>>>>>>>> thought >> >>>>>>>>> CS3 >> >>>>>>>>> took care of this. >> >>>>>>>> Tom, >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> This issue has nothing at all to do with PHP. This is all >> >>>>>>>> client >> >>>>>>>> side (JavaScript and HTML). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> -- >> >>>>>>>> </Daniel P. Brown> >> >>>>>>>> daniel.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxx || danbrown@xxxxxxx >> >>>>>>>> http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ >> >>>>>>>> Unadvertised dedicated server deals, too low to print - email me >> >>>>>>>> to find >> >>>>>>>> out! >> >>>>>> What you have now is a form that when submitted sends the data to >> >>>>>> itself. So you either need to include some php in this file to >> >>>>>> gather >> >>>>>> up the data and email it when submitted, or submit to another file >> >>>>>> that >> >>>>>> does that. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> -- >> >>>>>> Thanks! >> >>>>>> -Shawn >> >>>>>> http://www.spidean.com >> >>>>> Shawn, >> >>>>> So would that look something like this: >> >>>>> <? >> >>>>> if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") { >> >>>>> >> >>>>> // Just to be safe, I strip out HTML tags >> >>>>> $realname = strip_tags($realname); >> >>>>> $email = strip_tags($email); >> >>>>> $feedback = strip_tags($feedback); >> >>>>> >> >>>>> // set the variables >> >>>>> // replace $me@xxxxxxxxxx with your email >> >>>>> $sendto = "$me@xxxxxxxxxx"; >> >>>>> $subject = "Sending Email Feedback From My Website"; >> >>>>> $message = "$realname, $email\n\n$feedback"; >> >>>>> >> >>>>> // send the email >> >>>>> mail($sendto, $subject, $message); >> >>>>> >> >>>>> } >> >>>>> ?> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>> Oh, you should also think about some other things, such as >> >>>> validation. >> >>>> Is realname only alpha characters? Is email in the form of a real >> >>>> email >> >>>> address? At a bare minimum, are they not empty: >> >>>> >> >>>> if (empty($_POST['email']) || >> >>>> empty($_POST['realname']) || >> >>>> empty($_POST['feedback'])) >> >>>> { >> >>>> echo 'You must complete all required fields!'; >> >>>> // show form again >> >>>> } >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Thanks! >> >>>> -Shawn >> >>>> http://www.spidean.com >> >>> Ok. I have the validation part. >> >>> http://www.richlandmtg.com/index-5.html still working on the Send >> >>> button. >> >>> >> >>> T >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Please reply all so this stays on the list. >> >> >> >> 1. In the source for your link I see that the JS is doing some >> >> validation. >> >> 2. You have method="get" in your form. This will work, but you'll >> >> have >> >> to change the PHP code to use $_GET instead of $_POST vars. Or change >> >> to method="post" in the form. >> >> 3. If you want to keep the .html extension for the page, then you'll >> >> probably need to send the post to another script with a .php >> >> extension. >> >> Normally a file with a .html extension won't execute the PHP code. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Shawn >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I was just looking at that. Someone told me to use GET instead of POST. >> Since JS is validating is it as easy replacing GET with POST ? Nothing >> else >> needed? Is it better to remove the JS and just code using PHP as you >> showed >> before? >> if (empty($_POST['email']) || >> empty($_POST['realname']) || >> empty($_POST['feedback'])) >> >> Thanks, >> Tom > > > Yes, I think it is better to just use PHP code and post is the better > method > (in this case) because with get all your fields and values will show up in > the url > > -eddy > I don't seem to be getting he hang of this. Sounds so simple but.... Can someone check this out and tell me where exactly I'm messing up? http://www.richlandmtg.com/Contact_Us.html I removed the JS validation. Is the following code ok? <a href="#" onClick="document.getElementById('form').reset()">clear</a><img alt="" src="images/ch_more_red.gif" style="margin:1px 0 0 3px; vertical-align:text-bottom"></b><b style="margin-left:17px;"><a href="#" onClick="document.getElementById('form').submit()">send</a> I posted the PHP info at the top of the page before the <html> tag. Should it be after <html>? Sorry please bear with me, Tom -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
