Help With a Flash Contact Form

**Mark__G** · 01-30-2008, 09:38 PM

I have a form now that when submitted it uses the getURL function to post to a php page and then loads a blank confirmation page. I would like to use my existing form and submit button to somehow submit the form via a php script but then load an internal flash page (I think maybe using LoadVars and sendAndLoad).

Here is the existing code:
SEND BUTTON AS

Code:

on (release) {
	for (i=1; i<_parent.fields_descriptions.length; i++) {
		if (_parent[_parent.fields_descriptions[i][1]]!=_parent.fields_descriptions[i][2]) {
			this[_parent.fields_descriptions[i][1]]=_parent[_parent.fields_descriptions[i][1]]+"&777&"+_parent.fields_descriptions[i][2];
		}
		_parent.reset_txt(_parent["t"+i], _parent.fields_descriptions[i][1], _parent.fields_descriptions[i][2]);
	}

	this.recipient=_parent.rec;
	i=undefined;
	getURL("contact."+_parent.serv, "_blank", "POST");
	
}

FRAME AS

Code:

rec="email@address.com";
serv="php";

var fields_descriptions= Array ("", 
									Array("t1", "your_name", "Your Name:"), 
									Array("t2", "your_email", "Your Email:"),
									Array("t3", "telephone", "Your Phone:"),
									Array("t4", "message", "Your Message:"),
								);

function reset_txt(name,name2,value) {
		path=eval(_target);
		path[name2]=value;
	
	this[name].onSetFocus=function() {
		path=eval(_target);
		if(path[name2]==value) { path[name2]="";} 
	}
	
	this[name].onKillFocus=function() {
		path=eval(_target);
		if(path[name2]=="") { path[name2]=value;} 
	}
}


for (i=1; i<=fields_descriptions.length; i++) {
	reset_txt("t"+i, fields_descriptions[i][1], fields_descriptions[i][2]);
}

PHP CODE

Code:

[/C<?php
Error_Reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

 while ($request = current($_REQUEST)) {
 	if (key($_REQUEST)!='recipient') {
		$pre_array=split ("&777&",  $request);
		
		$post_vars[key($_REQUEST)][0]=preg_replace ("/<[^>]*>/", "", $pre_array[0]);
		$post_vars[key($_REQUEST)][1]=preg_replace ("/<[^>]*>/", "", $pre_array[1]);
	}
	next($_REQUEST);
}



reset($post_vars);


$subject="From ".$post_vars['your_name'][0] ;
$headers= "From: ".$post_vars['your_email'][0] ."\n";
 $headers.='Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1';
 $message='';
  while ($mess = current($post_vars)) {
  	if ((key($post_vars)!="i") && (key($post_vars)!="your_email") && (key($post_vars)!="your_name")) {

	 	$message.="<strong>".$mess[1]."</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;".$mess[0]."<br>";
	}
	next($post_vars);
 }

mail($_REQUEST['recipient'], $subject,  "
<html>
<head>
 <title>Thank You</title>
</head>
<body>
<br>
  ".$message."
</body>
</html>" , $headers);
?>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
//HTML CODE
</html>

**Medyman** · 01-31-2008, 12:20 AM

Take a look at this tutorial: http://www.mediafire.com/?4xe9x1lgsmc*

It'll walk you through it step by step.

Post back with any questions

*Tutorial by Lee Brimelow - gotoAndLearn()

**Mark__G** · 01-31-2008, 02:30 AM

I am having trouble getting this to work without using Components. I am using just Input text area. Should I be using the instance names or the variable names to reference the variables I am using in the php and AS?

But even if I use components and have the EXACT same code as the tutorial my form will not e-mail? It runs the receiveLoad function and always shows message failed?

**Medyman** · 01-31-2008, 02:03 PM

Do you mind uploading your files?

Did you upload the PHP file to a server before you tested it? It won't just run locally, you need a server with email support to run the PHP script for it to work.

The fact that the input fields you use are components vs. not doesn't really matter. It just depends on the instance names.

I'm not sure what you mean by which name you should be referencing. Your variable names should be equivalent in both PHP and AS. The instance names come into play when you're inputting/outputting something from Flash. So, you don't need any reference to the instance names within PHP.

In any case, please upload your files (Flash 8 compatible please

) and I'll have a look.

**Mark__G** · 02-01-2008, 06:30 PM

I sent you a PM with the link to the files...

**Medyman** · 02-02-2008, 02:47 AM

Ok, I'll have a look

**Medyman** · 02-08-2008, 02:36 AM

Hey Mark...

Sorry for the late response. I've been busy lately.

I just had a look at your files.

I hate dealing with PHP contact forms with flash. They always give me problems. I guess because they're so server dependent. Some things work on some servers, and some don't.

Try this:

Where you have

Code:

	senderLoad.sendAndLoad("http://yoursite.com/contact.php",receiveLoad);

replace with:

Code:

	senderLoad.sendAndLoad("http://yoursite.com/contact.php",receiveLoad, POST);

Then in your PHP file,
make the variables $_POST variables

Code:

$message="Name: ".$_POST['t1'];
$message="\nPhone: ". $_POST['t2'];

HTH

**Mark__G** · 02-08-2008, 06:40 PM

Still not working

**Mark__G** · 02-09-2008, 01:53 AM

So scratch that...

The e-mail is now being sent by the server but the receiveLoad function always returns as message failed no matter what.

Also in the e-mail the only input field that is being sent and published is the Subject and From: Email address. In the actual body of the email the only thing showing up is the Message: field?

PHP:

Code:

<?PHP

$to="info@emailaddress.com";
$subject="Flash Contact Form Submission";
$message="Name: ".$_POST['t1'];
$message="\nPhone: ". $_POST['t2'];
$message="\nEmail: ". $_POST['t3'];
$message="\nMessage: ". $_POST['t4'];
$headers="From: $t3";
$headers.="\nReply-To: $t3";

$sentOk=mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "sentOK=" . $sentOK;

?>

FLASH AS:

Code:

stop();

var fields_descriptions= Array ("", 
									Array("t1", "theName", "Your Name:"), 
									Array("t2", "thePhone", "Your Phone:"),
									Array("t3", "theEmail", "Your Email:"),
									Array("t4", "theMessage", "Your Message:")
								);
function reset_txt(name,name2,value) {
		path=eval(_target);
		path[name2]=value;
	
	this[name].onSetFocus=function() {
		path=eval(_target);
		if(path[name2]==value) { path[name2]="";} 
	}
	
	this[name].onKillFocus=function() {
		path=eval(_target);
		if(path[name2]=="") { path[name2]=value;} 
	}
}

for (i=1; i<=fields_descriptions.length; i++) {
	reset_txt("t"+i, fields_descriptions[i][1], fields_descriptions[i][2]);
}

var senderLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var receiveLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars();

clearform.onRelease = function () {
	t1.text = "";
	t2.text = "";
	t3.text = "";
	t4.text = "";
	sender.enabled = true;
}

sender.onRelease = function () {
	senderLoad.t1 = t1.text;
	senderLoad.t2 = t2.text;
	senderLoad.t3 = t3.text;
	senderLoad.t4 = t4.text;
	senderLoad.sendAndLoad("http://website.com/contact.php",receiveLoad, POST);
}

receiveLoad.onLoad = function() {
	if(this.sentOK) {
		gotoAndStop("success");
	}
	else {
		gotoAndStop("failed");
	}
}