php mail() function in a form

**MichiKen** · 02-21-2009, 11:29 AM

I'm trying to create a form using the php mail() function. The user will enter a name, e-mail, address and a question. When submitted it will send a message to them. I'm trying to create it putting the php code on the same page as the form. I haven't even tested the code yet, because when just viewing the form, some of the php code is displayed on the html page.

Here's my code:

<?
$to = "$_POST['email']";
$subject = "Your Registration";
$body = "Your registration has been received.";
$headers = "From:KenB624@yahoo.com\r\n";

if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers))
{
echo("<p>Message has been sent!</p>");
}
else
{
echo("<p>Error! Message delivery attempt failed.</p>");
}
?>

<!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" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Sending Mail</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />

</head>

<body>
<form>
<h2 align="center">Sending Mail</h2>

<br />
<div>
<p>Enter your name, password and a question, then click "Submit":</p><br />
<p>Name:<input type="text" name="name" size="20"></p>
<p>E-mail:<input type="text" name="email" size="20"></p>
<p>Question:<input type="text" name="question" size="20"></p>
</div>
<br />
<div><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /></div>
<br />
<div>
<input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Start Over" />
</div>

</form>

</body>
</html>

**martswite** · 02-21-2009, 12:20 PM

Hey Michiken

Try this.

PHP Code:


<?

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){



$to = $_POST['email'];

$subject = "Your Registration";

$body = "Your registration has been received.";

$headers = "From:KenB624@yahoo.com\r\n";



if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers))

{

echo("<p>Message has been sent!</p>");

}

else

{

echo("<p>Error! Message delivery attempt failed.</p>");

}

}

?>



<!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" xml:lang="en" lang="en">

<head>

<title>Sending Mail</title>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />





</head>



<body>

<form action="<? $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">

<h2 align="center">Sending Mail</h2>



<br />

<div>

<p>Enter your name, password and a question, then click "Submit":</p><br />

<p>Name:<input type="text" name="name" size="20"></p>

<p>E-mail:<input type="text" name="email" size="20"></p>

<p>Question:<input type="text" name="question" size="20"></p>

</div>

<br />

<div><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /></div>

<br />

<div>

<input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Start Over" />

</div>



</form>







</body>

</html>

**NogDog** · 02-21-2009, 01:22 PM

Code:

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">

Also, I would suggest always using the full <?php tag instead of <? to ensure compatibility with any PHP configuration.

**MichiKen** · 02-21-2009, 01:26 PM

Thanks, but the php code still shows when viewing it through the web browser. I'm using Internet Explorer, version 6.0.29.

<?
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$to = $_POST['email'];
$subject = "Your Registration";
$body = "Your registration has been received.";
$headers = "From:KenB624@yahoo.com\r\n";

if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers))
{
echo("<p>Message has been sent!</p>");
}
else
{
echo("<p>Error! Message delivery attempt failed.</p>");
}
}
?>

<!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" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Sending Mail</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />

</head>

<body>
<form action="<? $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<h2 align="center">Sending Mail</h2>

<br />
<div>
<p>Enter your name, password and a question, then click "Submit":</p><br />
<p>Name:<input type="text" name="name" size="20"></p>
<p>E-mail:<input type="text" name="email" size="20"></p>
<p>Question:<input type="text" name="question" size="20"></p>
</div>
<br />
<div><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /></div>
<br />
<div>
<input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Start Over" />
</div>

</form>

</body>
</html>

**MichiKen** · 02-21-2009, 01:40 PM

NogDog and martswite,

I've included both of your recommendations in my code but the php code is still visible through the web browser.

<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$to = $_POST['email'];
$subject = "Your Registration";
$body = "Your registration has been received.";
$headers = "From:KenB624@yahoo.com\r\n";

if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers))
{
echo("<p>Message has been sent!</p>");
}
else
{
echo("<p>Error! Message delivery attempt failed.</p>");
}
}
?>

<!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" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Sending Mail</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />

</head>

<body>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<h2 align="center">Sending Mail</h2>

<br />
<div>
<p>Enter your name, password and a question, then click "Submit":</p><br />
<p>Name:<input type="text" name="name" size="20"></p>
<p>E-mail:<input type="text" name="email" size="20"></p>
<p>Question:<input type="text" name="question" size="20"></p>
</div>
<br />
<div><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /></div>
<br />
<div>
<input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Start Over" />
</div>

</form>

</body>
</html>

**NogDog** · 02-21-2009, 01:49 PM

Are you running it from your web host or locally from your PC? If the host, does it, in fact, support PHP? If your PC, do you have PHP and a web server installed and running, and are you accessing the page via a "localhost" URL (as opposed to double-clicking the file icon or loading it via the File->Open menu option of the browser)?