A8 : iMe

New Skills

eMail Form

Please enter your details

Description

This script will send the message submitted in the 'Message' box to the address entered in the 'eMail' field.

After the message has been sent the page will redirect to the index page.

The values are editable and could be changed to send the eMail to a specific address instead or both. The redirection could also point to a thank you page or similar.

Code

The code for this page, 'eMail_form.php', is displayed below.

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<fieldset>
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<legend>Please enter your details</legend>

<form method="post" action="sendmail.php">

<p class="inside">eMail: </p><input name="email" type="text" /><br />

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<p class="inside">Message: </p><br />
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<textarea name="message" rows="15" cols="40" /></textarea><br />

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<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
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<input type="reset" />
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</form>
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</fieldset>
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The code for the processing form, 'sendmail_validation.php', is displayed below.

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<?php
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$email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
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$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;
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if (!isset($_REQUEST['email'])) {
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header( "Location: http://sortened for space );

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}
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elseif (empty($email) || empty($message)) {

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include 'header.php';
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HTML content
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<?php
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include 'footer.php';
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?>
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<?php
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}
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else {
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mail( "$email", "Feedback Form Results",

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$message, "From: $email" );
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header( "Location: index.php" );
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}
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?>
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//Start of PHP
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//Request 'email' data
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//Request 'message' data
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//If 'email' data is present...
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//...go here
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//If 'email' data is absent...
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//Include PHP and genertae HTML
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//End PHP
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//HTML content
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//Start of PHP
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//Include
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//End PHP
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//Start Of PHP
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//If all data present
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//Start mail protocol
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//Where to send the eMail
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//Who The eMail is from
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//Go back to 'index.php'
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//End PHP
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