Email form not working (Php noobie)
Question
I just started learning php and my first project was to make a working contact form. I have typed up what I could, but for some reason there appears to be some sort of errors that php is not telling me. I have looked for solutions to the issue on another web forum like phpacademy, and to no avail. I finally came to try out stack overflow, since I have heard great things about this forum. Any help is appreciated, and thanks in advance.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Contact</title>
<!-- Bootstrap -->
<link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/styles.css"/>
<!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js for IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
<!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't websites if you view the page via file:// -->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/html5shiv/3.7.2/html5shiv.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/respond/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body>
<?php
if ($_POST['submit']){
if(!$_POST['firstname']){
$error='<br /> Please Enter your first name';
}
if(!$_POST['lastname']){
$error='<br /> Please Enter your last name';
}
if(!$_POST['email']){
$error='<br /> Please Enter your email address';
}
if(!$_POST['phone']){
$error='<br /> Please Enter your phone number';
}
if(!$_POST['message']){
$error='<br /> Please Enter your message you would like to send';
}
if($_POST['email']!="" and !filter_var($_POST['email'],
FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)){
$error.='<br /> Please enter a valid email address';
}
if($error){
$result='<div class="alert alert-danger"><strong>One or more errors has occurred</strong>'.$error.'</div>';
}
else {
if (mail("casey@caseywoelfle.com", "Potential Client!", "FirstName: " .
$_POST['firstname'] . "
LastName ".$_POST['lastname'] ."
Email: " .$_POST['email'] . "
Phone: ".$_POST['phone'] . "
Comment: ".$_POST['comment'])) {
$result = '<div class="alert alert-success"><strong>Thank you!</strong>I\'ll be in touch within 2 business days.</div>';
} else {
$result = '<div class="alert alert-danger"> Sorry, there was an error sending your message. Please try again later.</div>';
}
}
}
?>
<nav class="navbar">
<div class="container-full">
<!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
<span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
<a class="navbar-brand honey-sb" href="#">CW</a>
</div>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
<li><a class="nLink" href="index.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a class="nLink" href="about.html">About</a></li>
<li><a class="nLink" href="portfolio.html">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a class="nLink" href="contact.php">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="row contact-sec">
<div class="col-md-12">
<form class="form-horizontal" method="post">
<div class="well">
<h1 class="text-center header">Contact Me</h1>
<h3 class="text-center">
Do you have a project you would like me to take a look at or maybe you have an idea?<br/>Either
way don’t hesitate to send me an email using the contact form or give me a call.
</h3>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<span class="col-md-1 col-md-offset-2 text-center"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i></span>
<div class="col-md-6">
<input id="InputFirstName" name="firstname" type="text" placeholder="First Name" class="form-control">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<span class="col-md-1 col-md-offset-2 text-center"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i></span>
<div class="col-md-6">
<input id="InputLastName" name="lastname" type="text" placeholder="Last Name" class="form-control">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<span class="col-md-1 col-md-offset-2 text-center"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></i></span>
<div class="col-md-6">
<input id="InputEmail" name="email" type="text" placeholder="Email Address" class="form-control">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<span class="col-md-1 col-md-offset-2 text-center"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-earphone"></i></span>
<div class="col-md-6">
<input id="InputPhone" name="phone" type="text" placeholder="Phone" class="form-control">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<span class="col-md-1 col-md-offset-2 text-center"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil"></i></span>
<div class="col-md-6">
<textarea class="form-control" id="InputMessage" name="message" placeholder="Enter your massage for us here. We will get back to you within 2 business days." rows="7"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
<div class="well">
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-sm-4 col-sm-offset-4 text-center">
<button type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Submit</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<footer>
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="row" id="f-nav">
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 text-center" id="f-contact">
<h2 class="footerbolder">Contact</h2>
<img src="images/ph.png" class="img-responsive" alt=""/>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 text-center" id="f-about">
<h2 class="footerbolder">About Us</h2>
<img src="images/ph.png" class="img-responsive" alt=""/>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 text-center" id="f-services">
<h2 class="footerbolder">Services</h2>
<img src="images/ph.png" class="img-responsive" alt=""/>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 text-center" id="f-follow">
<h2 class="footerbolder">Follow Me</h2>
<img src="images/ph.png" class="img-responsive" alt=""/>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="hidden-xs col-sm-12" id="pp-tos">
<div class="center-block text-center">
<a class="" href="#">Terms of Service</a>
<a>|</a>
<a class="" href="#">Privacy Policy</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</footer>
<!-- jQuery (necessary for Bootstrap's JavaScript plugins) -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!-- Include all compiled plugins (below), or include individual files as needed -->
<script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/Fittext/jquery.fittext.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 answers
solution1
0 2015-03-11 05:44:16
@B-and-P is right, if all your error checking validates, then your error variable is undefined by the time you reach your
if($error)
statement. To fix this, simply declare your error variable at the top to be null like
$error = NULL;
that way when you check for it, it is defined and if there is no errors, your script will send your mail.
solution2
0 2015-03-11 05:44:37
There is no action attribute in your form tag. Example:
<form class="form-horizontal" method="post" action="send_form_email.php">
cut the PHP script from your code and put it in a separate file. Save as send_form_email.php
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