Simple PHP Email Script

phillyhotshots · #1 (**permalink**) 01-27-06, 03:16 PM

I need a script that does the following, but can't seem to find one anywhere to modify easily:

Written in PHP:
- Name (required)
- Subject Line (required)

Movie Name: Input Movie Title (required)
Person's Name: Input Text 1 (required) Input: Input Text 2 (required)
Person's Name: Input Text 3 (optional) Input: Input Text 4(optional)
Person's Name: Input Text 5 (optional) Input: Input Text 6(optional)
Person's Name: Input Text 7 (optional) Input: Input Text 8(optional)

..... and so on

Returns email like so:

To: submission@mydomain.com
From: Joseph Smith
Subject: Witty Subject

Movie Name: Billy Madison
Frank: Who would you rather bone, Meg Ryan or Jack Nicholson?
Billy: Jack Nicholson now, or 1974?
Frank: 1974.
Billy: Meg Ryan

Nico · #2 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 06:17 AM

I wrote a simple contact form script where you can add as much fields as you want and make which ever you want "required".

Save this as "config.php"

PHP Code:


			
<?php



// Your email address to which the mail will be sent to 

$email_to = "your@email.com";



// Custom subject for the email

$email_subject = "Contact form submission";



// Site title. 

// Default: Nico's Contact form

$title = "Nico's Contact form";



// Size for input fileds

// Default: 30

$maxchars = "30";



// Enable Javascript pre-check

// Default: true

$pre_check = "true";



// Where do you want the user to be redirected to after submitting the form?

$redirect_to = "http://www.your-site.com/contact/thankyou.php";



/* Fields for contact form.

Feel free to add as much fields as you want. Just make sure to 

use a higher number than the last. */

$field[1] = "Name";

$require[1] = "true";



$field[2] = "Email";

$require[2] = "true";



$field[3] = "Company";

$require[3] = "true";



$field[4] = "Phone";

$require[4] = "false";



$field[5] = "Direction";

$require[5] = "false";





?>

And save this as whatever you want. This is the form:

PHP Code:


			
<?php



include("config.php");



if (isset($_POST["Submit"])) {



$id = 1;

$nr_errors = 0;

$email_string = "Email from contact form:\n-------------------------------------------------\n";



    

    while (isset($field[$id]) && !empty($field[$id])) {    

    

        if (($require[$id] !== "true") or (!empty($_POST["input_". $id]))) {

        

            $email_string .= $field[$id] ." : ". $_POST["input_". $id] ."\n";

            $id++;

            

        } else {

        

            $error = 1;

            $nr_errors++;

            $id++;

            

        }



    }

    

    if (!isset($error)) {

    

        // Send email if all required fileds are filled out.    

        mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_string, "From: \"" .$email_to. "\" <". $email_to .">\n");

        

        header("Location: ". $redirect_to);

            

    }



}

// Start HTML output

?>

<html>

    <head>

    <title><?php echo $title ?></title>

    

    <?php

    // Error message of precheck disabled and user tries to submit empty fields

    if (isset($error)) {

    

        echo '<script type="text/javascript">

        

            alert("'. $nr_errors .' error(s) ocurred. Please fill out all required fields!");

                

            </script>';

        

    }

    

    if ($pre_check == "true") {

    

    $id = 1;

    

    // Javascript pre check

    echo '    

    <script type="text/javascript">

    

    function PreCheck() {

    

        ';

    

        while (isset($field[$id]) && !empty($field)) {

            

                if ($require[$id] == "true") {

                

                    echo 'var field_'. $id .' = document.getElementById("input_'. $id .'").value;';

                                    

                    echo "\n\nif (field_". $id ." == \"\") { alert(\"Please fill out the \\\"". $field[$id] ."\\\" field.\"); return false; }\n\n";

                    

                }

            

            $id++;

        

        }

    

    echo '}

        

    </script>';

    

    }

    

    ?>

    </head>

    <body>

    <?php

    

    $id = 1;

    

    // Form start    

    echo '<form method="post" action="'. $PHP_SELF .'" name="form">';

    

    

    while (isset($field[$id]) && !empty($field[$id])) {

    

        if ($require[$id] == "true") {

    

            $req[$id] = '<font size="2" color="red">*</font>';

        

        } else {

        

            $req[$id] = '<font size="1">(Optional)</font>';

        

        }

    

        echo '<input type="text" name="input_'. $id .'" id="input_'. $id .'" value="'. $_POST["input_". $id] .'" size="'. $maxchars .'" /> '. $field[$id] .'&nbsp;'. $req[$id] .'<br /><br />';

        

        echo "\n";

        

        $id++;

        

    }

    

    echo '<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" onclick="return PreCheck();" />';

    

    echo '</form>';

    

?>

</body>

</html>

Hope this helps!

Barnz1986 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phillyhotshots

I need a script that does the following, but can't seem to find one anywhere to modify easily:

Written in PHP:
- Name (required)
- Subject Line (required)

Movie Name: Input Movie Title (required)
Person's Name: Input Text 1 (required) Input: Input Text 2 (required)
Person's Name: Input Text 3 (optional) Input: Input Text 4(optional)
Person's Name: Input Text 5 (optional) Input: Input Text 6(optional)
Person's Name: Input Text 7 (optional) Input: Input Text 8(optional)

..... and so on

Returns email like so:

To: submission@mydomain.com
From: Joseph Smith
Subject: Witty Subject

Movie Name: Billy Madison
Frank: Who would you rather bone, Meg Ryan or Jack Nicholson?
Billy: Jack Nicholson now, or 1974?
Frank: 1974.
Billy: Meg Ryan

I can make this script for you in exchange for a link in a decent position on your website.

phillyhotshots · #4 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nico_swd

I wrote a simple contact form script where you can add as much fields as you want and make which ever you want "required".

Thanks for sharing that script nico. I tried it out and it's very similiar to most found on hotscripts. I see how to require fields, but how do I make a customizable subject line? Also, how can I make the email display the way i showed in my first post?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barnz1986

I can make this script for you in exchange for a link in a decent position on your website.

Umm... I may consider this if I can't figure it out on my own. BTW, what site would I be linking to?

Nico · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 08:37 AM

Ok, I've changed it a bit. You will recieve the mail as described above, but it won't work if you change the 3 first fields.

This is the new "config.php"

PHP Code:


			
<?php



// Your email address to which the mail will be sent to 

$email_to = "your@email.com";



// Site title. 

// Default: Nico's Contact form

$title = "Nico's Contact form";



// Size for input fileds

// Default: 30

$maxchars = "30";



// Enable Javascript pre-check

// Default: true

$pre_check = "true";



// Where do you want the user to be redirected to after submitting the form?

$redirect_to = "http://www.your-site.com/contact/thankyou.php";



/* Fields for contact form.

Feel free to add as much fields as you want. Just make sure to 

use a higher number than the last. */

$field[1] = "Name";

$require[1] = "true";



$field[2] = "Email";

$require[2] = "true";



$field[3] = "Subject";

$require[3] = "true";



$field[4] = "Phone";

$require[4] = "false";



$field[5] = "Direction";

$require[5] = "false";





?>

And this is the new form

PHP Code:


			
<?php



include("config.php");



if (isset($_POST["Submit"])) {



$id = 1;

$nr_errors = 0;

$email_string = "Email from contact form:\n-------------------------------------------------\n";



    

    while (isset($field[$id]) && !empty($field[$id])) {    

    

        if (($require[$id] !== "true") or (!empty($_POST["input_". $id]))) {

        

            $email_string .= $field[$id] ." : ". $_POST["input_". $id] ."\n";

            $id++;

            

        } else {

        

            $error = 1;

            $nr_errors++;

            $id++;

            

        }



    }

    

    if (!isset($error)) {

    

        // Send email if all required fileds are filled out.    

        mail($email_to, $_POST["input_3"], $email_string, "From: \"" .$_POST["input_1"]. "\" <". $_POST["input_2"] .">\n");

        

        header("Location: ". $redirect_to);

            

    }



}

// Start HTML output

?>

<html>

    <head>

    <title><?php echo $title ?></title>

    

    <?php

    // Error message of precheck disabled and user tries to submit empty fields

    if (isset($error)) {

    

        echo '<script type="text/javascript">

        

            alert("'. $nr_errors .' error(s) ocurred. Please fill out all required fields!");

                

            </script>';

        

    }

    

    if ($pre_check == "true") {

    

    $id = 1;

    

    // Javascript pre check

    echo '    

    <script type="text/javascript">

    

    function PreCheck() {

    

        ';

    

        while (isset($field[$id]) && !empty($field)) {

            

                if ($require[$id] == "true") {

                

                    echo 'var field_'. $id .' = document.getElementById("input_'. $id .'").value;';

                                    

                    echo "\n\nif (field_". $id ." == \"\") { alert(\"Please fill out the \\\"". $field[$id] ."\\\" field.\"); return false; }\n\n";

                    

                }

            

            $id++;

        

        }

    

    echo '}

        

    </script>';

    

    }

    

    ?>

    </head>

    <body>

    <?php

    

    $id = 1;

    

    // Form start    

    echo '<form method="post" action="'. $PHP_SELF .'" name="form">';

    

    

    while (isset($field[$id]) && !empty($field[$id])) {

    

        if ($require[$id] == "true") {

    

            $req[$id] = '<font size="2" color="red">*</font>';

        

        } else {

        

            $req[$id] = '<font size="1">(Optional)</font>';

        

        }

    

        echo '<input type="text" name="input_'. $id .'" id="input_'. $id .'" value="'. $_POST["input_". $id] .'" size="'. $maxchars .'" /> '. $field[$id] .'&nbsp;'. $req[$id] .'<br /><br />';

        

        echo "\n";

        

        $id++;

        

    }

    

    echo '<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" onclick="return PreCheck();" />';

    

    echo '</form>';

    

?>

</body>

</html>

This should work as you wanted!

phillyhotshots · #6 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nico_swd

Ok, I've changed it a bit. You will recieve the mail as described above, but it won't work if you change the 3 first fields.

This should work as you wanted!

Wow, thanks again nico. I tried it out and got this error after submitting the form:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at config.php:40) in /form.php on line 34

Nico · #7 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 09:41 AM

I see, you're right! There must be a whitespace after the "?>" in the "config.php" file. Try removing it. I just did and it works for me:

http://www.nicoswd.com/form/form.php

phillyhotshots · #8 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nico_swd

I see, you're right! There must be a whitespace after the "?>" in the "config.php" file. Try removing it. I just did and it works for me:

http://www.nicoswd.com/form/form.php

Ok great! It works beautifully. I'm customizing this now for my needs, and will share a link once its complete. Thanks again for all of your help.

Nico · #9 (**permalink**) 01-28-06, 09:57 AM

Ok, nice! Glad I could help!