javascript? php? simple mailing list database?

[djr33]

weird.

I think the issue might be that your server has file functions disabled... :\

i'm not sure what the easiest way to check that is.

make a new page, and run this:
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
or
<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>

I can't remember if it by default displays with that command.

that will tell us if it's disabled.

That command itself might be disabled, as it might be seen as a security risk to the server. not sure.

If so, then you can't do it this way.

you could try a database... do you have one you can use?

short of that... you can just use it sending you an email and adding it manually.

Or... get a better host.


Might still be the script.. i'm not sure. i'll test it on my server and see what happens tomorrow.

[tomyknoker]

Also that alert just does not want to behave!

[djr33]

Is the .txt file updated? I'm looking at that, and it still says $messages, not $message. If that's the newest version, just change that, and it'll be fixed.

[tomyknoker]

weird.

I think the issue might be that your server has file functions disabled... :\

i'm not sure what the easiest way to check that is.

make a new page, and run this:
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
or
<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>

I can't remember if it by default displays with that command.

that will tell us if it's disabled.

That command itself might be disabled, as it might be seen as a security risk to the server. not sure.

If so, then you can't do it this way.

you could try a database... do you have one you can use?

short of that... you can just use it sending you an email and adding it manually.

Or... get a better host.


Might still be the script.. i'm not sure. i'll test it on my server and see what happens tomorrow.

ok well something happened! http://www.curiousclothing.com/test.php

[tomyknoker]

This is interesting, if the user just types in a word say "test", it resets the page and the alert happens... but nothing telling them there is an error: http://www.curiousclothing.com/index.txt

[djr33]

Yeah. That means the email was invalid. Something's not set up to give them the error message. I'll figure it out tomorrow... tired now.

Ok.... good. The test page will help see if the file stuff is enabled.

Will check soon

By the way, it says that safe mode is enabled... might deny you access to the files.
I'm not sure though.

[Twey]

I can't remember if it by default displays with that command.

It does.

[tomyknoker]

Yeah. That means the email was invalid. Something's not set up to give them the error message. I'll figure it out tomorrow... tired now.

Ok.... good. The test page will help see if the file stuff is enabled.

Will check soon

By the way, it says that safe mode is enabled... might deny you access to the files.
I'm not sure though.

Thanks again! have found a nice little JavaScript for the validation...

<form name="validation" onSubmit="return checkbae()">
Please input a valid email address:<br>
<input type="text" size=18 name="emailcheck">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<script language="JavaScript1.2">

var testresults
function checkemail(){
var str=document.validation.emailcheck.value
var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
if (filter.test(str))
testresults=true
else{
alert("Please input a valid email address!")
testresults=false
}
return (testresults)
}
</script>

<script>
function checkbae(){
if (document.layers||document.getElementById||document.all)
return checkemail()
else
return true
}
</script>

[djr33]

I'm confused. The php I gave you will verify that correctly, I'm sure.
It checks for the @ symbol and makes sure there is at least one period after the symbol.

While that javascript may do it too, there is no point in having it.

Using javascript for verifying something is pointless. The user can get around that if they want to, and some browsers aren't compatible with it.
If you have the php anyway, how does that help?

Or, perhaps you are using the javascript as a way to notify the user when they submit the form. I suppose this is worth it. The php will do the same, though, but after its submitted. Something was weird about the way I coded the alert if the email was wrong, but that can be fixed.

Does the file still not show up?

[tomyknoker]

I'm confused. The php I gave you will verify that correctly, I'm sure.
It checks for the @ symbol and makes sure there is at least one period after the symbol.

While that javascript may do it too, there is no point in having it.

Using javascript for verifying something is pointless. The user can get around that if they want to, and some browsers aren't compatible with it.
If you have the php anyway, how does that help?

Or, perhaps you are using the javascript as a way to notify the user when they submit the form. I suppose this is worth it. The php will do the same, though, but after its submitted. Something was weird about the way I coded the alert if the email was wrong, but that can be fixed.

Does the file still not show up?

Yea not sure what it does... can you see where the issue is with why it resets the page? but doesn't give the error? Yea Javascript I guess was just an extra bit for users who are a bit slow on the uptake

I made the text file but nothing writes to it... Was it to do the PHP page we looked at? Is it worth setting it up for a database? I'm a pretty quick learner... Would I need to set mySql up on my system? It's set up on the server already...