Why the HELL won't this work ??????

will7 · 07-30-2004, 03:23 AM

I am getting really annoyed with PHP lately. I have wrote the code for a mail form using php and it won't work. Here is the code:

PHP Code:

  <?php

$subj="FusionCre8 Starter Package order";

$to="wills_ebay@msn.com";

$msg="Name: ".$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']." \r \n Company/Site Name: ".$_POST['compname']." \r \n E-Mail Address: ".$_POST['email2']." \r \n Number of pages: ".$_POST['pno']." \r \n Number of graphics: ".$_POST['gno']." \r \n Hosting: ".$_POST['host']." \r \n Domain Name: ".$_POST['domname']." ".$_POST['domext']." \r \n About the site: ".$_POST['about']." \r \n Further Information: ".$_POST['furtinfo']." \r \n";

$header="From: ".$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname'];

mail($to, $subj, $msg, $header);

header("Location: startthanks.htm");

?>

And, if you need it, here is the HTML for my form (it's quite long):

Quote:

<form name="form2" method="post" action="startmail.php">
<table width="501" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="text02" height="423">
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="134">First Name:</td>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="365">
<input type="text" name="fname"class="form">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="134">Last Name:</td>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="365">
<input type="text" name="lname" class="form">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="134">Name of Site\Company:</td>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="365">
<input type="text" name="compname" class="form">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="134">E-Mail Address:</td>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="365">
<input type="text" name="email2" class="form">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="134">Number of pages:</td>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="365">
<select name="pno" class="form">
<option>-- Please Select --</option>
<option>1 page</option>
<option>2 pages</option>
<option>3 pages</option>
<option>Don't know</option>
</select>
</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="31" width="134">Number of graphics:</td>
<td class="text02" height="31" width="365">
<select name="gno" class="form">
<option>-- Please Select --</option>
<option>1 graphic</option>
<option>2 graphics</option>
<option>3 graphics</option>
<option>4 graphics</option>
<option>5 graphics</option>
<option>Don't know</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="134">Hosting:</td>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="365">
<select name="host" class="form">
<option>-- Please Select --</option>
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<option>Yes</option>
<option>No</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="134">Required domain
name:</td>
<td class="text02" height="30" width="365">www.
<input type="text" name="domname" class="form">
<select name="domext" class="form" style="width: 60px">
<option>.com</option>
<option>.co.uk</option>
<option>.org</option>
<option>.org.uk</option>
<option>.net</option>
<option>.biz</option>
<option>.info</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="95" valign="top" width="134">What
is your site about:</td>
<td class="text02" height="95" width="365" valign="top">
<textarea name="about" class="form" style="height: 80px; width: 200px"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text02" height="48" valign="top" width="134">Further
information:</td>
<td class="text02" height="48" width="365" valign="top">
<p>
<textarea name="furtinfo" class="form" style="height: 80px; width: 200px"></textarea>
</p>
<p align="left">
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Order" class="form" style="width: 50px">
<input type="reset" name="Submit3" value="Reset" class="form" style="width: 60px">
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

Well, any ideas?

dgaussin · 07-30-2004, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by will7
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=41106
I have wrote the code for a mail form using php and it won't work

Could you explain more how it doesn't work ? Do you have any error message ? Just not receive mail ? Etc.

It's possible your host turn off the mail function usage.

Thanks,
David.

will7 · 07-30-2004, 04:14 AM

It says error on line 5.

The exact error?

Quote:

Parse error: parse error in /home/www/will7.thefreebizhost.com/startmail.php on line 5

And before you ask, it is a free host but it supports PHP and all functions - apparently...

dgaussin · 07-30-2004, 04:33 AM

Not sure it helps, but maybe could you try to add a newline in the header...

$header="From: ".$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']." \r \n";

RJ · 07-30-2004, 05:10 AM

Works fine for me, will. Not sure what's different about your host's PHP setup. Maybe they have disabled something?

http://www.namepros.com/321/0/

will7 · 07-30-2004, 06:16 AM

That code works fine?

Dodgy. I think it might be a problem with my host - it's free, after all...

e39m5 · 07-30-2004, 06:33 AM

welll, once you get your host straightened out, but in a code so you cant email nothing with blank fields

will7 · 07-30-2004, 06:37 AM

Weird. It works and I get the mail and everything. I think it could be my host. I'll see what options I have...

07-30-2004, 05:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Admin Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,919 Follow @DomainBuyer	Works fine for me, will. Not sure what's different about your host's PHP setup. Maybe they have disabled something? http://www.namepros.com/321/0/ __________________ Reach me at rj at namepros dot com

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will7 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,725	Weird. It works and I get the mail and everything. I think it could be my host. I'll see what options I have... __________________ Will Narburgh \| Graphic design \| Twitter \| Email me

07-30-2004, 04:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
dgaussin Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: France Posts: 1,226 Follow @dgaussin	Not sure it helps, but maybe could you try to add a newline in the header... $header="From: ".$_POST['fname']." ".$_POST['lname']." \r \n";

07-30-2004, 06:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
e39m5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,189	welll, once you get your host straightened out, but in a code so you cant email nothing with blank fields

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