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PHP - generat email from a form??

thomastables
New Here ,
Nov 22, 2009 Nov 22, 2009

Hello,

I am designing a form.

Here is the link:

http://www.simplecelebrations.info/contact3.php

For the most part it works. Except for the self generated email function with the little bit of php script I've added.

<?php

$to = "thomas@reelcreative.tv";

$subject = $_POST['subject'];

$body = $_POST['comments'];

$headers = "From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

$mailSent = mail($to,$subject,$body,$headers);

?>

This script works. Except I want to add more information from the self generated email.. I want all the information from the form to display in the email I'd receive when a form is submitted.

It seems like there are a maximum of 5 parameters allowed. Is that correct? It doesn't seem right? -But why if I add an additional parameter like 'emailAddress' I get a line of code that shows:

<?php

$to = "thomas@reelcreative.tv";

$subject = $_POST['subject'];

$body = $_POST['comments'];

$headers = "From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

$emailAddress= $_POST['emailAddress'];

$mailSent = mail($to,$subject,$body,$emailAddress,$headers);

?>

/home/content/r/e/e/reelcompanies/dead.letter... Saved message in /home/content/r/e/e/reelcompanies/dead.letter

I've no idea where this error comes from? I gist know it the straw that breaks the Camel's back. Because when I remove this one additional parameter this line of code which shouldn't be, goes away.

How can I make my PHP code display all the fields from my form?

I've tried:

<?php

if (array_key_exists('***FormButton***', $_POST)) {

  $to = 'mailto:thomas@reelcreative.tv';

  $subject = $_POST['subject'];

$body = $_POST['comments'];

$headers = "From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

$mailSent = mail($to,$subject,$body,$headers);

}

?>

Which works - except when I add the 6th parameter to be displayed?

Actually correction - It works but I gee the line of code:

/home/content/r/e/e/reelcompanies/dead.letter... Saved message in /home/content/r/e/e/reelcompanies/dead.letter

Or something similar? - What is this how do I make it go away?

Thank you!

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David_Powers
LEGEND ,
Nov 23, 2009 Nov 23, 2009

thomastables wrote:

This script works. Except I want to add more information from the self generated email.. I want all the information from the form to display in the email I'd receive when a form is submitted.

It seems like there are a maximum of 5 parameters allowed. Is that correct? It doesn't seem right?

Yes, it's right. You can't just add extra parameters to a PHP function and expect it to work. The syntax for mail is as follows:

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers, $additional_params);

The first three are required. The last two are optional. The whole body of the message must go in the third parameter as a single string.

So, there's your answer: combine all the form fields into a single string, using the combined concatenation operator:

$message = 'Name: '. $_POST['name'] . "\n";
$message .= 'Address: ' . $_POST['address'] . "\n";
$message .= 'Comments: ' . $POST['comments'];

By the way, putting the email address directly in the headers, as you are doing, is extremely insecure. You should filter it first, to make sure it's not attempting to inject spoof headers into your email and turn your form into a spam relay. If you are using PHP 5, you can do it like this:

if (filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'emailAddress', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
  $headers = 'From: ' . $_POST['emailAddress'];
} else {
  $headers = null;
}
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thomastables
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Nov 23, 2009 Nov 23, 2009
In Response To David_Powers

Hi Thanks for your answer.

Here is what I still don' get.

This script works for me:

<?php

$to = "thomas@reelcreative.tv";

$subject = $_POST['subject'];

$body =

$_POST['comments'];

$headers = "From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " .

$_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

$mailSent =

mail($to,$subject,$body,$headers);

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers,

$additional_params);

?>

As soon as I try to add the code below for security I get an error:

if (filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'emailAddress', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {

  $headers = 'From: ' . $_POST['emailAddress'];

} else {

  $headers = null;

}

Where or how can I implement this code?

I am sorry I don;t have much experience other than what I am reading.

And many times there seems to be more than one way to do something.

Which is great if you know how.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

I still have a few more questions. I thought attempting to add this IF

statement would be a good place to start.

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thomastables
New Here ,
Nov 23, 2009 Nov 23, 2009
In Response To David_Powers

Hello,

I just wanted to Thank You.

The form works per your suggestions.

All the information is showing in the generated email.

I seriously don't how to immplement the filter.

Here is my current Code:

How and where do input the code the filter you mnetioned?

<?php

$to = "thomas@reelcreative.tv";

$subject =

$_POST['subject'];

$message .= 'firstName: ' . $_POST['firstName'] .

"\n";

$message .= 'lastName: '. $_POST['lastName'] . "\n";

$message .=

'emailAddress: ' . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

$message .= 'phoneNumber:

' . $_POST['phoneNumber'] . "\n";

$message .= 'newCustomer: ' .

$_POST['newCustomer'] . "\n";

$message .= 'Online: ' . $_POST['Online'] .

"\n";

$message .= 'instore: ' . $_POST['instore'] . "\n";

$message .=

'myspace: ' . $_POST['myspace'] . "\n";

$message .= 'facebook: ' .

$_POST['facebook'] . "\n";

$message .= 'twitter: ' . $_POST['twitter'] .

"\n";

$message .= 'referral: ' . $_POST['referral'] . "\n";

$message .=

'eventdescription: ' . $_POST['eventdescription'] . "\n";

$message .=

'Venue: ' . $_POST['Venue'] . "\n";

$message .= 'eventservices: ' .

$_POST['eventservices'] . "\n";

$message .= 'dancers: ' . $_POST['dancers']

. "\n";

$message .= 'models: ' . $_POST['models'] . "\n";

$message .=

'photog: ' . $_POST['photog'] . "\n";

$message .= 'guests: ' .

$_POST['guests'] . "\n";

$message .= 'duration: ' . $_POST['duration'] .

"\n";

$message .= 'comments: ' . $_POST['comments'] . "\n";

$headers =

"From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " . $_POST['emailAddress'] .

"\n";

$mailSent = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);

?>

Thank You very much

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jon8
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Nov 24, 2009 Nov 24, 2009
In Response To thomastables

make your life simple.  take a look at the following extensions:

php mail: http://cmiwebstudio.com/adobe_extensions/dreamweaver_easy_php_mailer

php mail with pear mail and mail mime: http://cmiwebstudio.com/adobe_extensions/dreamweaver_easy_php_mailer_pear

it automates the entire thing.  simply fill in the mail server information, and it does the rest, emailing all of your form fields (no matter how many or what types). 

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David_Powers
LEGEND ,
Nov 24, 2009 Nov 24, 2009
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thomastables wrote:

I seriously don't how to immplement the filter.

Here is my current Code:

How and where do input the code the filter you mnetioned?

It replaces the following code:

$headers = "From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";
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thomastables
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Nov 24, 2009 Nov 24, 2009
In Response To David_Powers

Hey thanks but, everytim I replace :

$headers = "From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

with:

if (filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'emailAddress', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
  $headers = 'From: ' . $_POST['emailAddress'];
} else {
  $headers = null;
}

I get a fatal error message.

Here is my code:

<?php

$to = "events@simplecelebrations.info";

$subject = $_POST['subject'];

$message .= 'firstName: ' . $_POST['firstName'] . "\n";

$message .= 'lastName: '. $_POST['lastName'] . "\n";

$message .= 'emailAddress: ' . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

$message .= 'phoneNumber: ' . $_POST['phoneNumber'] . "\n";

$message .= 'newCustomer: ' . $_POST['newCustomer'] . "\n";

$message .= 'Online: ' . $_POST['Online'] . "\n";

$message .= 'instore: ' . $_POST['instore'] . "\n";

$message .= 'myspace: ' . $_POST['myspace'] . "\n";

$message .= 'facebook: ' . $_POST['facebook'] . "\n";

$message .= 'twitter: ' . $_POST['twitter'] . "\n";

$message .= 'referral: ' . $_POST['referral'] . "\n";

$message .= 'eventdescription: ' . $_POST['eventdescription'] . "\n";

$message .= 'Venue: ' . $_POST['Venue'] . "\n";

$message .= 'eventservices: ' . $_POST['eventservices'] . "\n";

$message .= 'dancers: ' . $_POST['dancers'] . "\n";

$message .= 'models: ' . $_POST['models'] . "\n";

$message .= 'photog: ' . $_POST['photog'] . "\n";

$message .= 'guests: ' . $_POST['guests'] . "\n";

$message .= 'duration: ' . $_POST['duration'] . "\n";

$message .= 'comments: ' . $_POST['comments'] . "\n";

$headers = "From:relay-hosting.secureserver.net " . $_POST['emailAddress'] . "\n";

$mailSent = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);

When i replace the underlined code with:

if (filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'emailAddress', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
  $headers = 'From: ' . $_POST['emailAddress'];
} else {
  $headers = null;
}
I get an error - Please point me in the right direction with this last step.

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hannja
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Nov 25, 2009 Nov 25, 2009
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In Response To thomastables

use the @

e.g.

@mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers, $additional_params);

it stands for hide the mistake for users!
So eg. if ypur inputs not fill hin, any brwoser can show the user "you dont fill in ...."

and @ avoid it.

you also should work with tables in your code like

<tr>
        <td>Name:</td><td><input type="text" name="name" value="<?php
        if (isset($_POST['name']))
        {
         echo htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($_POST['name']));
        }
        ?>">
        </td>
    </tr>

hope it helps you fairly

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