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e-mailing form
hello
i am trying to make a form to be e-mailed to me but have a problem.
i used two different tutorials that i made with dreamweaver and am trying to test it on xampp the first one "untitled-1.php comes up on foxfire with no errors but still cant send it to my email here is the code...
Code:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {font-weight: bold}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<?php
if (isset($_POST['Submit'])) {
$to = "myemailaddress";
$subject = "Registration Form";
$body = "hi \n
name: ".$_POST['name']." \n
identification: ".$_POST['identification']." \n
contact: ".$_POST['contact']." \n
age: ".$_POST['age']." \n
education: ".$_POST['education']." \n
computer: ".$_POST['computer']." \n
goal: ".$_POST['goal']." \n
\n
thank you
";
}
mail($to, $subject, $body)
?>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="Untitled-1.php">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="6">
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><div align="center" class="style1">
<div align="center"><strong>form title</strong></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><div align="right">
<label for="name"><strong>Name</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td width="50%"><div align="left">
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="100" maxlength="80" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="identification"><strong>Identification Shown</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<input name="identification" type="text" id="identification" size="100" maxlength="300" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="contact"><strong>Contact Information</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<textarea name="contact" cols="100" id="contact"></textarea>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right"><strong>Optional Information</strong></div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Age Range</strong></p>
<p>
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_0" />
<strong>16-22</strong></label>
<strong><br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_1" />
23-29</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_2" />
30-36</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_3" />
37-43</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_4" />
44-50</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_5" />
50+</label>
</strong><br />
</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="education"><strong>Level of Education</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<input name="education" type="text" id="education" size="100" maxlength="400" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right"><strong>Computer Experience</strong></div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<p>
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_0" />
<strong>Experienced</strong></label>
<strong><br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_1" />
Average</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_2" />
Beginner</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_3" />
Poor</label>
</strong><br />
</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="goal"><strong>goal goal </strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<p>
<textarea name="goal" cols="100" id="goal"></textarea>
</p>
<p><strong>(example: learning to construct a resume, preparing for a job interview, learning basic computer skills, preparing to write a General Educational Development(GED) exam)</strong></p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="clear"></label>
<input type="reset" name="clear" id="clear" value="Clear Form" />
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<label for="submit"></label>
<input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right"></div></td>
<td><div align="left"></div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<p> </p>
</body>
</html>
</body>
</html>
the second one untitled-2.php has this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in C:\xampp\xampp\htdocs\Untitled-2.php on line 36
and here is this code...(line 36 in bold)
Code:
<?php
/* subject and email variables */
$emailSubject = 'Form Submitted';
$webMaster = 'myemailaddress';
/* Gathering Data Variables */
$nameField = $_POST['name'];
$identificationField = $_POST['identification'];
$contactField = $_POST['contact'];
$ageField = $_POST['age'];
$educationField = $_POST['education'];
$computerField = $_POST['computer'];
$goalField = $_POST['goal'];
$body = <<<EOD
<br><hr><br>
Name: $name <br>
Identification Shown: $identification <br>
Contact Information: $contact <br>
Optional Information Age: $age <br>
Level of Education: $deucation <br>
What is your main goal while learning at the new ONE Change CALNET Access Center: $goal <br>
EOD;
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
$success - mail($webmaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers
/* Results rendered as HTML*/
$theresults = <<<EOD
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
font-style: normal;
line-height: normal;
font-weight: normal;
color: #666666;
text-decoration: none;
}
-->
</style>
</head>
<div>
<div align="left">Thank you for your interest! Your email will be answered very soon!</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
EOD;
echo "theResults";
?>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="Untitled-2.php">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="6">
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><div align="center" class="style1">
<div align="center"><strong>form title</strong></div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><div align="right">
<label for="name"><strong>Name</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td width="50%"><div align="left">
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="100" maxlength="80" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="identification"><strong>Identification Shown</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<input name="identification" type="text" id="identification" size="100" maxlength="300" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="contact"><strong>Contact Information</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<textarea name="contact" cols="100" id="contact"></textarea>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right"><strong>Optional Information</strong></div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Age Range</strong></p>
<p>
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_0" />
<strong>16-22</strong></label>
<strong><br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_1" />
23-29</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_2" />
30-36</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_3" />
37-43</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_4" />
44-50</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="age" value="radio" id="age_5" />
50+</label>
</strong><br />
</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="education"><strong>Level of Education</strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<input name="education" type="text" id="education" size="100" maxlength="400" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right"><strong>Computer Experience</strong></div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<p>
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_0" />
<strong>Experienced</strong></label>
<strong><br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_1" />
Average</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_2" />
Beginner</label>
<br />
<label>
<input type="radio" name="computer" value="radio" id="computer_3" />
Poor</label>
</strong><br />
</p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="goal"><strong>goal goal </strong></label>
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<p>
<textarea name="goal" cols="100" id="goal"></textarea>
</p>
<p><strong>(example: learning to construct a resume, preparing for a job interview, learning basic computer skills, preparing to write a General Educational Development(GED) exam)</strong></p>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">
<label for="clear"></label>
<input type="reset" name="clear" id="clear" value="Clear Form" />
</div></td>
<td><div align="left">
<label for="submit"></label>
<input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right"></div></td>
<td><div align="left"></div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<p> </p>
</body>
</html>
</body>
</html>
i think the untitled-1 is ok but just cant get it to send is there someting i should set on xampp or is it the code????
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$headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
Did you mean
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$headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
$success = mail($webmaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers);
/* Results rendered as HTML*/
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that fixed that up - look like = on youtube tutorials but still cant receive the e-mail.
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$webMaster = 'myemailaddress';
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Is it something different when sending to a hotmail.com address
Yes, replace that part with the email id to which you need to send the message.
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yeah i did just put that there so my address isnt on the forum
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can it be something in the xampp???
If you are testing from a Windows machine, you need to have an SMTP server running in it.
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yeah i woke up thinking the same thing but how do i set up xampp for that??DEACTIVATED
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Be aware that the anti-spam policy of hotmail/gmail/others does not necessarily mean 'spam' will ever get as far as a spam directory. If the sending IP does not have a valid DNS ptr record or the IP is blacklisted for being in a dialup/dsl range(such as a home server running on dsl/cable connection) chances are you'll never see the mail. You may be lucky and get greylisted for a few minutes, but you'll probably get dropped, so pay attention to the SMTP service logs.
If you want to test it against my anti-spam feel free to fire it at
cf13092009@wibblywobblyteapot.co.uk . If I reply, I got it. If not, it got blocked. I'm happy to look in the logs and tell you why.
Hope that's helpful or useful to you in some way. If you are after a good free SMTP/MAIL server for windows Mailenable standard is pretty good, easy to install and free.
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cf13092009@wibblywobblyteapot.co.uk[/email]. If I reply, I got it. If not, it got blocked. I'm happy to look in the logs and tell you why.
sent it to that email address
[QUOTE=
If you are after a good free SMTP/MAIL server for windows Mailenable standard is pretty good, easy to install and free.[/QUOTE]
got Mailenable standard but when i got to the 3 box it said "World Wide Web Publishing Service has not been installed on this computer". there's always something
where or how do i install that little gem..
and found out that its not able to be installed on my system xp home
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ok i borrowed windows server 2003 and am putting it on my other pc is there anything special i should do so both pcs can use it ?
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Yep, XP home has IIS missing AFAIR, but let's not jump too far ahead here. If all you are trying to do is send mail from PHP and you are running on windows you should be able to make use of your ISP's SMTP server. This will probably require authentication, and a quick google has thrown up this;
http://email.about.com/od/emailprogr...t/et073006.htm
What you have done is added a remote SMTP server on your network in the shape of that W23K box, so the link will equally apply to that server or your ISP's mail server)
Personally, unless you are sending 'bulk' mail, Your ISP mail server is probably going to be the better option. I imagine it is set up properly, with correct DNS entries, host name and does not have a blacklisted IP. Square to that, your W23K box is probably going to be on your DSL/Cable/dynamic IP address without correct entries in DNS. This most likely means any email coming from it will be dropped by anti-spam measures. Usually It won't make it as far as a 'spam' mailbox - it will be dropped during the SMTP conversation and sit in the outbound queue.
I hope this helps :-)
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Do you have any messages in the apache error logs or mail server logs?
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Do you have any messages in the apache error logs or mail server logs?
Mon Sep 14 16:30:34 2009] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] script 'C:/xampp/xampp/htdocs/untitled-1.php' not found or unable to stat
thats the only log in C:\xampp\xampp\apache\logs
i have even installed windows server 2003 and followed these tutorial
http://www.visualwin.com/PHP/
http://www.simongibson.com/intranet/php2003/
still cant do nothing with it but the tutorials dont tell you how to open the .php or where to put it.
but i did this one first i dont know if it would make any difference
http://win2k3.msfn.org/
why cant they just make things easy??
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