help with form

orbitel · #1 19-Jan-2004, 09:26

I am trying to implement a form into my "contact me" page. I have been successful in doing so however I wanted to edit the form a bit to add some stuff to it. I got the form from HotScript.com. Ok, the form is http://www.rons-internet-marketing-tools.com/contact.php . The original fields were (1) full name (2) email address (3) comments. I wanted to edit that and insert some other field like (1) Web site URL (2) Tool Name and two or three other fields. I edited the .php file that accompanies this form (I can send that to you if you would like). Anyway the form works, however the two fields I edited do not (the Web Site URL and the Tools Name). Could someone please help me with this? It looks as though it very easy to do, though I have no experience with this.

Much thanks

Ron

JdS · #2 19-Jan-2004, 09:31

Hello Ron,

Just paste the code in your PHP file (you can X-out any input values you want hidden) and it shouldn't be too difficult to identify the problem.

orbitel · #3 19-Jan-2004, 09:40

Ok but it's long

PHP Code:


<?php


if ($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REQUEST_METHOD'] != "POST"){exit;}

$name = stripslashes($HTTP_POST_VARS['name']);
$weburl = stripslashes($HTTP_POST_VARS['weburl']);
$comments = stripslashes($HTTP_POST_VARS['comments']);
$toolname = stripslashes($HTTP_POST_VARS['toolname']);
$formemail = $HTTP_POST_VARS['formemail'];

$subject = "Contact Ron";
$message = "From: $name\nEmail address: $formemail\n\n$comments\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\nThanks contacing me.  I will try to get back to you within 48 hours.\n------------------------------------------------------------------";
$headers = "From: " . $formemail . "\n" . "Return-Path: " . $formemail . "\n" . "Reply-To: " . $formemail . "\n";

mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers);

?>

JdS · #4 19-Jan-2004, 10:01

Please insert any PHP code inside the [ PHP ] tags... I get a migraine looking at text in black

On topic:

Look for the code lines that look like this:

PHP Code:


<?php
// ...

$message = "From: $name\nEmail address: $formemail\n\n$comments\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\nThanks contacing me.  I will try to get back to you within 48 hours.\n------------------------------------------------------------------";

// ...
?>

Replace that with something like this:

PHP Code:


<?php
// ....

$message  =  "From: $name\n".
             "Email address: $formemail\n".
             // inserting the website URL...
             "Website: $weburl\n".
             // inserting the tool name...
             "Tool Name: $toolname\n\n".
             "$comments\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\nThanks contacing me.  I will try to get back to you within 48 hours.\n------------------------------------------------------------------";

// ....
?>

If you want me to explain, just ask...

orbitel · #5 19-Jan-2004, 10:12

No I got that part.

Any suggestions on adding extra fields to it so visitors can input additional information?

JdS · #6 19-Jan-2004, 10:19

Additional information? Explain what you want exactly and I will try to help you otherwise I am not good at guessing.

orbitel · #7 19-Jan-2004, 12:01

I think maybe there was a miscommunication on my part in my first post. If you notice the fields http://www.rons-internet-marketing-tools.com/contact.php I'd currently have three of them. I would like to add additional fields (i.e. 'Web site URL', 'Tool Name', and two or three other fields). I have attemped to do this however when filling in the fields (the new ones) that information doesn't come through in the email.

p.s I had the Web Site URL and Tool Name field in before, but I took them out because I couldn't get them to work.

orbitel · #8 20-Jan-2004, 10:19

Thanks jds!

Only after reviewing your last post I understood what you were talking about. I got it working now.

agian thanks!!! :-)

orbitel · #9 20-Jan-2004, 13:33

Is is possible to insert a radio button in the form? Also how do you make the fields "required". Does anyone know of "how to" site on forms?

JdS · #10 20-Jan-2004, 16:55

re: radio button in a form...

You can insert a radio button (in a form) easily like this:

HTML Code:


<form name="form1" id="form1" method="post" action="feedback.php">
  <p>
    <input type="radio" name="callme" value="yes" />
    Call me<br />
    <input type="radio" name="callme" value="no" />
    Don't call me
  </p>
</form>

re: Also how do you make the fields "required"

In the simplest example, you can do something like this... note my comments in the code..

PHP Code:


// let's say the text input named "car" in your form has to be filled in.
// once the user has submitted the form, your script will have the following variable set
$car = $_POST['car']; // OR, if you use an older PHP version, $HTTP_POST_VARS['car']

// depending on your MAGIC_QUOTES_GPC settings, you would normally stripslashes
$car = stripslashes( $car ); // if you plan to display this value in a web page or send it in an email

// Now you must ensure this data is not just spaces or even empty

// remove any whitespace
$car = trim( $car );
// what's left?  if PHP says $car is empty, we tell the user they made a boo boo
if( empty($car) )
{
  die( "Please fill in the required data or else!" );
}

// if we reached here, everything "required" was filled in...
?>

re: Does anyone know of "how to" site on forms?
You're ALREADY here!

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