need simple e-mail script

I, Brian · Share | #1 (**permalink**) 07-15-2004, 05:45 AM

I need to get my head around basic e-mail scripts:

ie,

You have a form, that asks for name, e-mail address, and then has text area.

User fills it in, clicks on "send" - new page loads up thanking user for sending e-mail.

Does anyone have any script examples I can play with? Much appreciated.

fishfreek · #2 (**permalink**) 07-15-2004, 06:31 AM

Here is a very very simple e-mail form that I use. The first code goes in any html page. Name the second file as emailprocess.php or if you change the file name change the reference in the first code.

You can add more php or html programming on the php form to redirect after submitting the e-mail if you wish. I just included the functional parts.

[code:1:88c187259a] <form name="form1" method="post" action="emailprocess.php">
<p><strong>Name:</strong><br>
<input name="ContactName" type="text" size="40" maxlength="80">
</p>
<p><strong>Your email:</strong><br>
<input name="email" type="text" size="40" maxlength="80">
</p>
<p class="bodb">Enter your comments and
inquiries here:<br>
<textarea name="comments" cols="30" rows="5"></textarea>
</p>
<p align="right">
<input name="imageField" type="submit" src="images/go.gif" width="62" height="45" border="0">
</p>
</form>[/code:1:88c187259a]

[code:1:88c187259a]<?php

//Mail function
$toaddress = "E-mail addres you want the e-mail sent to.";

$subject = "Subject you want on the e-mail";

$mailcontent = "Contact Name: ".$ContactName." \n"
."E-Mail Address: ".$email." \n"
."Comments: ".$comments." \n";

$fromaddress = "E-mail address to show in the from field.";

mail($toaddress, $subject, $mailcontent, $fromaddress);

?> [/code:1:88c187259a]

Pinyo · #3 (**permalink**) 07-15-2004, 06:55 AM

I wrote this, give it a try. You can see how it looks on my site, or hit the demo link.

http://www.greatnexus.com/downloads/contact-us.php

Pipeline-Webdesign · #4 (**permalink**) 07-15-2004, 08:44 AM

if you want to go real spiffy do this: :-D you can thank me later!

Quote:

Originally Posted by form.php

[code:1:72d5616a54]<head>
<script src="site.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>[/code:1:72d5616a54][code:1:72d5616a54]<body>
<form name="mainform" method="POST" action="form-submit.php" onSubmit="return form_Validator(this)">

Name: <input type="text" size="20" name="name"><br>Email Address: <input type="text" size="20" name="email"><br>Message: <textarea cols="20" rows="4" name="message"><br><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit Email">
</form>
</body>[/code:1:72d5616a54]

Quote:

Originally Posted by form-submit.php

[code:1:72d5616a54]<?php

$name = stripslashes($_POST['name']);
$mailto = "user@domain.com";
$emailfrom = stripslashes($_POST['email']);
$body = stripslashes($_POST['message']);

$message = "Sender: <$name> $emailfrom\n";
$message .= "Message: $body\n\n";

mail($mailto, $message, "From: $name <$emailfrom>");

echo 'Thank you for submitting your email.';
?>[/code:1:72d5616a54]

Quote:

Originally Posted by site.js

[code:1:72d5616a54]function form_Validator(form)
{
if (form.name.value == "")
{
alert("Please enter your full name.");
form.name.focus();
return (false);
}

if (form.email.value == "")
{
alert("Please enter your email address. (i.e. username@domain.com)");
form.email.focus();
return (false);
}

if (form.message.value == "")
{
alert("Please enter a message to be sent.");
form.subject.focus();
return (false);
}

return (true);
}[/code:1:72d5616a54]

Then you're in business. You have a simple form that emails to "user@domain.com" and at the same time a simple script that validates that the fields aren't empty. If one is empty, it alerts the user, and brings the cursor directly to the field they missed. Let me know what you think! :-D

Pipeline-Webdesign · #5 (**permalink**) 07-15-2004, 01:22 PM

did it work?

vixen · #6 (**permalink**) 07-16-2004, 04:03 AM

I have used NATES email script on my site, I find that it is both easy to use and very elegant. He also has a support.

http://www.mindpalette.com/formprocessing/index.php

I, Brian · #7 (**permalink**) 07-19-2004, 07:59 AM

Thanks for the replies folks - trying them out now.

Apologies for not replying earlier - working to some rather major deadlines.