Mail form

**chechu** · 11-19-2006, 04:45 PM

Below you will see a .php mail form code. When I use a submit button in the contact.html, it all works fine. But when I use an image to submit, it doesn't work. It seems like something isn't correct in the .php.
Can anyone adapt and make the script better, please ?

Code:

<?
if ($_POST["Submit"]){

if ($_POST["name"] and $_POST["email"] and $_POST["message"] ){

mail (
"info@casariegoart.com",
"via website (EN)",
"
Name:     ".$_POST['name']."
E-mail:   ".$_POST['email']."
Message:  ".$_POST['message']."

",
"From: ".$_POST['name']." <".$_POST['email'].">");

echo '<p align="center"><font color="#003366">Thanks !<br>Your message has been sent.<br> We will get back to you as soon as we can.</font></p>';
}
else{
echo '<p align="center"><font color="#FF0000">Please fill in all data!<br>All fields are obligatory.</font></p><p><a href="contactEN.html">[back]</a>';

}
}
?>

**thetestingsite** · 11-19-2006, 10:16 PM

When using the image, do you set the name as "Submit"? As a test, try taking out the

Code:

if ($_POST["Submit"];) {

in the above code, and use the image in the html form.

(Remember to take the last bracket ( } ) out of the php file or else it will cause an error once you take the first if statement out.)

Another thing you could try is adding a hidden field in the form (let's call it "act") with a value (let's say "submit_form"). Then instead of the

Code:

if ($_POST["Submit"])

part, change it to

Code:

if ($_POST["act"] == "submit_form")

That's just two solutions. Let me know if you need further help.

**penguin** · 11-20-2006, 12:22 AM

the BEST way I have found to SUBMIT forms is to use INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT. Since you are saying that your form works with a submit button and not with an image button. Best bet is that there is not a problem with your php script.

The solution to this problem is extremely simple. USE A SUBMIT BUTTON.

The hidden type is a great technique posted above. I use this technique daily.

As I posted earlier if you want your submit button to be an image then you can do that, best way is with CSS.

**thetestingsite** · 11-20-2006, 02:38 AM

I agree with everything that penguin stated above. And as said above

The hidden type is a great technique posted above. I use this technique daily.

I as well use it in just about all of my scripts and programs that I create, due to the fact that if you simply request in your PHP scripts the name of the form element (i.e.:

Code:

<input type="name" value="something">

and

PHP Code:


if ($_POST[name])

anybody could make the intended program cause an error, or cause the program to do something that was not intended when it was created. (If that makes any sense.)

Also, as stated above, the best way to change the submit button is through css. This is yet another technique that I have personally used in programs and whatnot.

Hopefully this helps you out.

**chechu** · 11-20-2006, 10:42 AM

Sorry, but I am no expert at all in this matter.
You say the .php is not secure. How would the above code look like if you let it be sent by an image, and secured for errors ?
How would the css look like ?

**chechu** · 11-20-2006, 10:52 AM

Is the following correct ?

Code for the contact.html

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
function clearDefault(el) {
if (el.defaultValue==el.value) el.value = ""
}
</script>
</head>
<body background="bgpalet.gif" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">

<table width="80%" height="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align=right>
<tr><td align="center" valign="middle">  

<table border="0" width=100% align=right>
<tr><td width="120" valign="middle">

</td><td valign="middle" align="right">

<FORM NAME="form1" METHOD="post" ACTION="contactEN.php">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="send">
<table width="100%" valign="top" align=center>
<tr><td>
<table width=100%>
<tr><td align=left>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="name" VALUE="your name" onFocus="clearDefault(this)" style="border:1px solid #666666; width:190px">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align=left>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="email" VALUE="your e-mail" onFocus="clearDefault(this)" style="border:1px solid #666666; width:190px">
</td></tr></table>
</td><td width=20>
&nbsp</td><td align=left valign=middle>
<INPUT TYPE="image" src="emailgo.jpg" NAME="submit" VALUE="go" style="border: 0px">
</td></tr></table>

<table width="100%" valign="top" align=center>
<tr><td align=right>
<TEXTAREA NAME="message" style="border:1px solid #666666; width:265px; height:120px">
</TEXTAREA>
</td></tr></table>
<br>
<table width="100%" valign="top" align=center>
<tr><td align=center>
<fieldset style="border:1px solid #666666; width:260px">
tel: 0032.475.98.49.96
</fieldset></td></tr></table>

</FORM>

</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>

</body>
</html>

Code for the contact.php:

Code:

<?
if ($_POST["action"] == "send"){

if ($_POST["name"] and $_POST["email"] and $_POST["message"] ){

mail (
"info@casariegoart.com",
"via website (EN)",
"
Name:     ".$_POST['name']."
E-mail:   ".$_POST['email']."
Message:  ".$_POST['message']."

",
"From: ".$_POST['name']." <".$_POST['email'].">");

echo '<p align="center"><font color="#003366">Thanks !<br>Your message has been sent.<br> We will get back to you as soon as we can.</font></p>';

}

else{
echo '<p align="center"><font color="#FF0000">Please fill in all data!<br>All fields are obligatory.</font></p><p><a href="contactEN.html">[back]</a>';

}
}
?>

**thetestingsite** · 11-21-2006, 01:48 AM

I have tested the above code, and it seems to work correctly. If you experience any problems with it, let me know and I'll see what I can do about it. Other than that, you should be good to go with the pages above.

**chechu** · 11-21-2006, 10:46 AM

I received a test e-mail, I suppose it was yours ?
Thank you so much !!!!!! I am starting now a fantastic day after three hours of traffic jam in Brussels, so again, someone unknown to me makes my day !

**chechu** · 11-21-2006, 08:17 PM

The form works well, thanks.
But as in the first two fields there is already text written (your name, your e-mail), it is possible to send the mail by only filling in the text area.
How can this be avoided ?
And how ca

**chechu** · 11-21-2006, 08:19 PM

And how can I make sure that they fill in a valid email adres (with @ f.ex.) ?

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