Need some help with a contect form

slipondajimmy · 12-30-2006, 05:21 PM

Hey everyone.

I am working on a site and I need to get a contact form working. It sounds dumb but I have it on the page, but what do I need to do to get it to work. Its done in dreamweaver

</style>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="">
<table width="450" border="0">
<tr>
<td width="73">Name</td>
<td width="367"><label>
<input name="name" type="text" id="name">
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email</td>
<td><label>
<input name="email" type="text" id="email">
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Comment</td>
<td><label>
<textarea name="comment" id="comment"></textarea>
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td><label>
<input name="Submit" type="submit" class="button" value="Send">
<input name="Submit2" type="reset" class="button" value="Clear">
</label></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

Albino · 12-30-2006, 05:48 PM

you need to use a language like php or javascript to get it to grab the variables

slipondajimmy · 12-30-2006, 07:01 PM

any ideas on a easy way to get it done?

unknowngiver · 12-30-2006, 07:27 PM

hm first of all do you have PHP on your server?
add me on msn i will help u make 1 in php [mzubair01@hotmail.com]

slipondajimmy · 12-30-2006, 07:31 PM

I have PHP on my server. I found a script I can use and it will send mail... but no subject or message. And it sends from my server and not a email I specify. Maybe there is something missing

<html>
<head><title>PHP Mail Sender</title></head>
<body>
<?php

/* All form fields are automatically passed to the PHP script through the array $HTTP_POST_VARS. */
$name = $HTTTP_POST_VARS ['name'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$comment = $HTTP_POST_VARS['comment'];

/* PHP form validation: the script checks that the Email field contains a valid email address and the Subject field isn't empty. preg_match performs a regular expression match. It's a very powerful PHP function to validate form fields and other strings - see PHP manual for details. */
if (!preg_match("/\w+([-+.]\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*/", $email)) {
echo "<h4>Invalid email address</h4>";
echo "<a href='javascript:history.back(1);'>Back</a>";
} elseif ($subject == "") {
echo "<h4>No subject</h4>";
echo "<a href='javascript:history.back(1);'>Back</a>";
}

/* Sends the mail and outputs the "Thank you" string if the mail is successfully sent, or the error string otherwise. */
elseif (mail($email,$subject,$message)) {
echo "<h4>Thank you for sending email</h4>";
} else {
echo "<h4>Can't send email to $email</h4>";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

jerometan · 12-30-2006, 07:49 PM

This setting in phpini needs to be changed - sendmail_from
Changing it changes what address appears in the from address.

You need to have a form in order to send mail.
If you don't want to, edit :

$name = $HTTTP_POST_VARS ['name'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$comment = $HTTP_POST_VARS['comment'];

to

$subject = " - Subject - ";
$email = " - To Email - ";
$message = " - To Message - ";

Edit the content inside.

slipondajimmy · 12-30-2006, 08:32 PM

I think I have been working on this to much tonight . I need to give it a rest and try again tommorow.

I just need this http://www.kitcar.ws/test.html (just a test) To function.

Like I said I can get it to send, but with no message and with a server email.

So if anyone can help it would be great

jerometan · 12-30-2006, 10:01 PM

Sorry, missing out on the form posted.

Heres a fix :

Code:

<form name="form1" method="post" action="">
<table width="450" border="0">
<tr>
<td width="73">Name</td>
<td width="367"><label>
<input name="name" type="text" id="name">
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email</td>
<td><label>
<input name="email" type="text" id="email">
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subject</td>
<td><label>
<input name="subject" type="text" id="subject">
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Message</td>
<td><label>
<textarea name="message" id="message"></textarea>
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><label>
<input name="Submit" type="submit" class="button" value="Send">
<input name="Submit2" type="reset" class="button" value="Clear">
</label></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

For the PHP Code :

Code:

/* All form fields are automatically passed to the PHP script through the array $HTTP_POST_VARS. */
$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS ['name'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$message = $HTTP_POST_VARS['message'];
$subject = $HTTP_POST_VARS['subject'];


/* PHP form validation: the script checks that the Email field contains a valid email address and the Subject field isn't empty. preg_match performs a regular expression match. It's a very powerful PHP function to validate form fields and other strings - see PHP manual for details. */
if (!preg_match("/\w+([-+.]\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*/", $email)) {
echo "<h4>Invalid email address</h4>";
echo "<a href='javascript:history.back(1);'>Back</a>";
} elseif ($subject == "") {
echo "<h4>No subject</h4>";
echo "<a href='javascript:history.back(1);'>Back</a>";
}

/* Sends the mail and outputs the "Thank you" string if the mail is successfully sent, or the error string otherwise. */
elseif (mail($email,$subject,$message)) {
echo "<h4>Thank you for sending email</h4>";
} else {
echo "<h4>Can't send email to $email</h4>";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

slipondajimmy · 12-31-2006, 08:03 AM

Now im getting this

Method Not Allowed
The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL XXX/XXX.

sdsinc · 12-31-2006, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slipondajimmy

Now im getting this

Method Not Allowed
The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL XXX/XXX.

Maybe you should rename the ext from .html to .php

Also, if you are using third-party code make sure you understand the risk of E-mail injection:
http://www.securephpwiki.com/index.php/Email_Injection

Matthew. · 12-31-2006, 08:56 AM

jerometan, HTTP_POST_VARS? That was depreciated for $_POST autoglobal in php 4.1.

Also as has been said, that code is open to header injections.

slipondajimmy · 12-31-2006, 09:11 AM

Thanks for everyones help. So does anyone have any idea of a simple script I can use. IM putting a site together as a favor to someone and dont really want to spend any money on it.

This should have been simple and done by now..hhaha

Matthew. · 12-31-2006, 09:44 AM

This is my adapted version slipondajimmy, use it if you wish.

PHP Code:

  <?php

define('_sendto', 'youraddress@email.com');

 
if( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST' )

{

     foreach($_POST as $key => $value)

    {

         $_POST[$key] = addslashes(stripslashes($value));

    }

    

    

     if( !strlen($_POST['e_name']) > 0 )

     {

          $error[] = 'No name given';

     }

     

     if( !strlen($_POST['e_from']) > 0 )

     {

          $error[] = 'You did not supply your email';

     }

     else

     {

 
        if (!preg_match("/\w+([-+.]\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*/", $_POST['e_from'])) 

        {

             $error[] = 'The email given was invalid!';

        }

    }

     

     if( !strlen($_POST['e_message']) > 0 )

     {

          $error[] = 'The message was left blank';

     }

     

     if( count( $error ) > 0 )

     {

          foreach($error as $value)

          {

               echo $value . '<br />';

          }

     }

     else

     {

          $pattern = "/(content-type|bcc:|cc:)/i";

        

        if (preg_match($pattern, $_POST['e_name']) || preg_match($pattern, $_POST['e_from']) || preg_match($pattern, $_POST['e_message'])) 

        {

             die('No injections please');

        }

        else

        {

         

              if(mail(_sendto, 'Message from contact form', $_POST['e_message'], "From: <{$_POST['e_from']}> {$_POST['e_from']}\r\n

                                                                                  Reply-To: {$_POST['e_from']}"))

              {

                   echo 'The message was sent!';

              }

              else

              {

                   trigger_error('The email could not be sent!', E_USER_WARNING);

              }

         }

     }

}

else

{

     ?>

     <form action="?" method="post">

     Name:     <input type="text" name="e_name" value="" /><br />

     Email:     <input type="text" name="e_from" value="" /><br />

     Message:<textarea name="e_message"></textarea>

             <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send" />

     </form>

     

     <?php

}

?>

Untested, should work.

slipondajimmy · 12-31-2006, 10:28 AM

thanks a bunch. Im still getting this though. I must be missing something

Method Not Allowed
The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL

Matthew. · 12-31-2006, 11:10 AM

I have only ever known that message to appear as sdsinc said when your exstension is .html or .htm

Unless you have created a handler so php will parse in html files (not advised) your file extension must be .php

jerometan · 12-31-2006, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew.

jerometan, HTTP_POST_VARS? That was depreciated for $_POST autoglobal in php 4.1.

Also as has been said, that code is open to header injections.

I know the code is not secure, and HTTP_POST_VARS shouldnt be used.

However, he asked for his contact form to be fixed with functionality.

So I didn't make much changes to the script (how do i know what PHP version he has).

Rename the file (the one Matthew provided) to *.php.

slipondajimmy · 01-01-2007, 10:08 AM

Thanks everyone. Its working fine now

12-30-2006, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,010 117.50 NP$ (Donate)	Need some help with a contect form Hey everyone. I am working on a site and I need to get a contact form working. It sounds dumb but I have it on the page, but what do I need to do to get it to work. Its done in dreamweaver </style> <form name="form1" method="post" action=""> <table width="450" border="0"> <tr> <td width="73">Name</td> <td width="367"><label> <input name="name" type="text" id="name"> </label></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email</td> <td><label> <input name="email" type="text" id="email"> </label></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Comment</td> <td><label> <textarea name="comment" id="comment"></textarea> </label></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><label> <input name="Submit" type="submit" class="button" value="Send"> <input name="Submit2" type="reset" class="button" value="Clear"> </label></td> </tr> </table> </form> __________________ Mascot Factory- Custom Plush, Promotional Plush, and Personalized Teddy Bears\|The Squidget - The tiny travel trailer you build from plans\|

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slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,010 117.50 NP$ (Donate)	I have PHP on my server. I found a script I can use and it will send mail... but no subject or message. And it sends from my server and not a email I specify. Maybe there is something missing <html> <head><title>PHP Mail Sender</title></head> <body> <?php /* All form fields are automatically passed to the PHP script through the array $HTTP_POST_VARS. / $name = $HTTTP_POST_VARS ['name']; $email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email']; $comment = $HTTP_POST_VARS['comment']; / PHP form validation: the script checks that the Email field contains a valid email address and the Subject field isn't empty. preg_match performs a regular expression match. It's a very powerful PHP function to validate form fields and other strings - see PHP manual for details. / if (!preg_match("/\w+([-+.]\w+)@\w+([-.]\w+)\.\w+([-.]\w+)/", $email)) { echo "<h4>Invalid email address</h4>"; echo "<a href='javascript:history.back(1);'>Back</a>"; } elseif ($subject == "") { echo "<h4>No subject</h4>"; echo "<a href='javascript:history.back(1);'>Back</a>"; } /* Sends the mail and outputs the "Thank you" string if the mail is successfully sent, or the error string otherwise. / elseif (mail($email,$subject,$message)) { echo "<h4>Thank you for sending email</h4>"; } else { echo "<h4>Can't send email to $email</h4>"; } ?> </body> </html> __________________ Mascot Factory- Custom Plush, Promotional Plush, and Personalized Teddy Bears\|The Squidget - The tiny travel trailer you build from plans*\|

12-30-2006, 07:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
jerometan NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 588 1,620.95 NP$ (Donate)	This setting in phpini needs to be changed - sendmail_from Changing it changes what address appears in the from address. You need to have a form in order to send mail. If you don't want to, edit : $name = $HTTTP_POST_VARS ['name']; $email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email']; $comment = $HTTP_POST_VARS['comment']; to $subject = " - Subject - "; $email = " - To Email - "; $message = " - To Message - "; Edit the content inside. __________________ Budget NP$ Hosting - Affordable CPanel Hosting! [ Click Here For Sales/Support ] 50NP Proxy Hosting \| URLToUs \| Fast Reliable Budget Host! [ Click Here For Sales/Support ]

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Albino Munky Designs Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 997 417.00 NP$ (Donate)	you need to use a language like php or javascript to get it to grab the variables

12-30-2006, 08:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,010 117.50 NP$ (Donate)	I think I have been working on this to much tonight . I need to give it a rest and try again tommorow. I just need this http://www.kitcar.ws/test.html (just a test) To function. Like I said I can get it to send, but with no message and with a server email. So if anyone can help it would be great __________________ Mascot Factory- Custom Plush, Promotional Plush, and Personalized Teddy Bears\|The Squidget - The tiny travel trailer you build from plans\|

12-31-2006, 08:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,010 117.50 NP$ (Donate)	Now im getting this Method Not Allowed The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL XXX/XXX. __________________ Mascot Factory- Custom Plush, Promotional Plush, and Personalized Teddy Bears\|The Squidget - The tiny travel trailer you build from plans\|

12-31-2006, 08:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
Matthew. Stud Sausage Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,546 34.41 NP$ (Donate)	jerometan, HTTP_POST_VARS? That was depreciated for $_POST autoglobal in php 4.1. Also as has been said, that code is open to header injections.

12-31-2006, 09:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,010 117.50 NP$ (Donate)	Thanks for everyones help. So does anyone have any idea of a simple script I can use. IM putting a site together as a favor to someone and dont really want to spend any money on it. This should have been simple and done by now..hhaha __________________ Mascot Factory- Custom Plush, Promotional Plush, and Personalized Teddy Bears\|The Squidget - The tiny travel trailer you build from plans\|

12-31-2006, 09:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
Matthew. Stud Sausage Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,546 34.41 NP$ (Donate)	This is my adapted version slipondajimmy, use it if you wish. PHP Code: <?php define('_sendto', 'youraddress@email.com'); if( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST' ) { foreach($_POST as $key => $value) { $_POST[$key] = addslashes(stripslashes($value)); } if( !strlen($_POST['e_name']) > 0 ) { $error[] = 'No name given'; } if( !strlen($_POST['e_from']) > 0 ) { $error[] = 'You did not supply your email'; } else { if (!preg_match("/\w+([-+.]\w+)@\w+([-.]\w+)\.\w+([-.]\w+)/", $_POST['e_from'])) { $error[] = 'The email given was invalid!'; } } if( !strlen($_POST['e_message']) > 0 ) { $error[] = 'The message was left blank'; } if( count( $error ) > 0 ) { foreach($error as $value) { echo $value . '<br />'; } } else { $pattern = "/(content-type\|bcc:\|cc:)/i"; if (preg_match($pattern, $_POST['e_name']) \|\| preg_match($pattern, $_POST['e_from']) \|\| preg_match($pattern, $_POST['e_message'])) { die('No injections please'); } else { if(mail(_sendto, 'Message from contact form', $_POST['e_message'], "From: <{$_POST['e_from']}> {$_POST['e_from']}\r\n Reply-To: {$_POST['e_from']}")) { echo 'The message was sent!'; } else { trigger_error('The email could not be sent!', E_USER_WARNING); } } } } else { ?> <form action="?" method="post"> Name: <input type="text" name="e_name" value="" /><br /> Email: <input type="text" name="e_from" value="" /><br /> Message:<textarea name="e_message"></textarea> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send" /> </form> <?php } ?> Untested, should work. Last edited by Matthew.; 01-01-2007 at 06:31 AM.*

12-31-2006, 10:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,010 117.50 NP$ (Donate)	thanks a bunch. Im still getting this though. I must be missing something Method Not Allowed The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL __________________ Mascot Factory- Custom Plush, Promotional Plush, and Personalized Teddy Bears\|The Squidget - The tiny travel trailer you build from plans\|

12-31-2006, 11:10 AM	#15 (permalink)
Matthew. Stud Sausage Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,546 34.41 NP$ (Donate)	I have only ever known that message to appear as sdsinc said when your exstension is .html or .htm Unless you have created a handler so php will parse in html files (not advised) your file extension must be .php

01-01-2007, 10:08 AM	#17 (permalink)
slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,010 117.50 NP$ (Donate)	Thanks everyone. Its working fine now __________________ Mascot Factory- Custom Plush, Promotional Plush, and Personalized Teddy Bears\|The Squidget - The tiny travel trailer you build from plans\|

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