PHP mailto problems

Report · May 26, 2006

Hi, i am developing a PHP powered form for visitors to leave feedback on our website. Can anyone suggest a reason why it is only returning the email address and no other infromation entered please?

the PHP script is as follws:

<?
$email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

mail( "example@example.com", "Customer Feedback Form Results",
"$message\nTitle: $title\nForename: $forename\nSurname: $surname\nEmail Address: $email\nAddress Line 1: $address1\nAddress Line 2: $address2\nAddress Line 3: $address3\nPost Code: $postcode\nTelephone: $telephone\nFax: $fax\nQuestion1: $question1\nQuestion2: $question2",
"From: $email" );
header( "Location: http://www.example.com/feedbackreceived.htm" );
?>

Thanks in advance for any help!
Dan

Report · May 26, 2006

Show me the HTML for the form, please. I'm guessing that your form does not
contain a field called "message".

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"dangeorge the man" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, i am developing a PHP powered form for visitors to leave feedback on
> our
> website. Can anyone suggest a reason why it is only returning the email
> address and no other infromation entered please?
>
> the PHP script is as follws:
>
> <?
> $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
> $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;
>
> mail( "example@example.com", "Customer Feedback Form Results",
> "$message\nTitle: $title\nForename: $forename\nSurname: $surname\nEmail
> Address: $email\nAddress Line 1: $address1\nAddress Line 2:
> $address2\nAddress
> Line 3: $address3\nPost Code: $postcode\nTelephone: $telephone\nFax:
> $fax\nQuestion1: $question1\nQuestion2: $question2",
> "From: $email" );
> header( "Location: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge
> href=" http://www.example.com/feedbackreceived.htm"">http://www.example.com/feedb
> ackreceived.htm"</a> );
> ?>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
> Dan
>
>

Report · May 26, 2006

the html is attached, thanks, Dan

Report · May 26, 2006

Where did you get this incredibly mangled HTML?

<body>
<label><label><table width="800" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
onsubmit="MM_validateForm('title','','R','forename','','R','email','','RisEmail'
,'address1','','R','postalcode','','R','telephone','','NisNum','fax','','NisNum'
);return document.MM_returnValue">

There is no form there at all, but several instances of this curious form
validation applied to the table tag?

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Report · May 26, 2006

That "incredibly mangled HTML" was the result of applying behaviours to the form in Dreamweaver to validate the information submitted. I have since found out that are host: Demon.net are crap, and they actually recommend using the old Zisp/Mailer instead of php for emailing; which to me seems outrageous as we had to upgrade our package to get php in the firstplace. I have now done the zisp mailer, and its working ok. thanks for trying.

Report · May 26, 2006

> That "incredibly mangled HTML" was the result of applying behaviours to
> the
> form in Dreamweaver to validate the information submitted.

You'd have to do MUCH more than simply apply behaviors to get that mess.
Like hit it with a sledgehammer.

But whatever - good luck.

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"dangeorge the man" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:e575fg$mbn$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> That "incredibly mangled HTML" was the result of applying behaviours to
> the
> form in Dreamweaver to validate the information submitted. I have since
> found
> out that are host: Demon.net are crap, and they actually recommend using
> the
> old Zisp/Mailer instead of php for emailing; which to me seems outrageous
> as we
> had to upgrade our package to get php in the firstplace. I have now done
> the
> zisp mailer, and its working ok. thanks for trying.
>

Report · May 26, 2006

Give the full location of the variables eg

$forename should be:

$_POST['forename'];

You should always give the reference to the location that the variables are
coming from when you code ie:

$_GET['variable_name'] - For a variable from a URL or a form sent with the
GET method
$_POST['variable_name'] - For a variable coming from a form sent with the
POST method (standard way)
$_COOKIE['variable_name'] - For a variable that comes from a cookie
$_SESSION['variable_name'] - For a variable that comes from a session
variable

The old way of just using the name eg $forename instead of
$_POST['forename'] is deprecated because its insecure

Gareth
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