My First PHP Mail Form and my errors

Sunamena · June 4, 2016

Hello everyone!

This is my very first PHP document, and i must admit, i have no experience or knowledge about PHP, i looked at an example and tryd to connect the dots to create this one. It works better than expected, but I do encounter a few issues, where I would very much like to have some advise with.

Problem 1: The data from the form gets mailed to me, but even though everything in the form is filled in, I would only receive the
"E-mail: INPUT@HOTMAIL.COM"
The rest of the data like:
"Meetnaam: "
Were blank, as if the data did not exist.
The form did check correctly wether this information was provided, but seems not to provide so in the e-mail send to me.

Problem 2: $meetnaam should be the subject of the e-mail.

Problem 3: $email should also be the e-mail adress asigned to the sender, as such, I can easily reply.

Problem 4: The checkbox, $akkoord, should be checked, if not, an error should be displayed, I do not know how to do this.

Your help with this problem is very much apreciated! :good:
Once again: I am new to this, so try to be very specific (if you would even be so kind, type it out and put the update in bold text) =D

This is the PHP and HTML code I used respectively:

PHP

<?php

/* Set e-mail recipient, WORKS */

$myemail = "support@nimblefeather.com";

/* Check all form inputs using check_input function, WORKS */

$name = check_input($_POST['meetnaam'], "Voer de meet naam in.");

$subject = check_input($_POST['meetadres'], "Voer het adres van de meet in.");

$email = check_input($_POST['email']);

/* If e-mail is not valid show error message, WORKS */

if (!preg_match("/([\w\-]+\@[\w\-]+\.[\w\-]+)/", $email))

{

show_error("Het opgegeven e-mail adres is ongeldig.");

}

/* Let's prepare the message for the e-mail, ERROR */

$message = "

Naam van de meet: $meetnaam

Organisator: $organisator

Adres: $meetadres

Binnen of buiten: $binbuit

E-mail adres: $email

Mag e-mail verschijnen op de website: $emailtonen

Contact (telefoon): $telefoon

Uren: $meeturen

Bereikbaarheid met de trein: $trein

Bereikbaarheid met de auto: $auto

Andere informatie: $andereinfo

Akkoord met de regels: $akkoord

";

/* Send the message using mail() function, $myemail WORKS, $meetnaam should be the Topic but isn't, $message is displayed, yet only partly */

mail($myemail, $meetnaam, $message);

/* Redirect visitor to the thank you page, WORKS */

header('Location: klaar.html');

exit();

/* Functions used, WORKS */

function check_input($data, $problem='')

{

$data = trim($data);

$data = stripslashes($data);

$data = htmlspecialchars($data);

if ($problem && strlen($data) == 0)

{

show_error($problem);

}

return $data;

}

function show_error($myError)

{

?>

<html>

<body>

<p>Oeps, verbeter alstublieft de volgende fout:</p>

<p>Keer terug, en probeer het opnieuw.</p>

</body>

</html>

<?php

exit();

}

?>

HTML

Naam van de meet <span class="verplicht">*</span>:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Naam van de organisatie of organisator:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Adres van de meet <span class="verplicht">*</span>:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Is de meet binnen of buiten?

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

<option value="Buiten">Buiten</option>

<option value="Binnen">Binnen</option>

<option value="Binnen en Buiten">Binnen en Buiten</option>

</select>

</div>

Contact (e-mail adres) <span class="verplicht">*</span>:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Mag dit e-mail adres op de website verschijnen?

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

<input class="bolleke" type="radio" name="emailtonen" value="0" checked> Neen <input class="bolleke" type="radio" name="emailtonen" value="1"> Ja

</div>

Contact (telefoon):

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Uren:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Bereikbaarheid met de trein:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Bereikbaarheid met de auto:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

Andere informatie:

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

<input class="bolleke" type="checkbox" name="akkoord" value="0"> Ik heb de <a href="#">regels</a> gelezen en ga hiermee akkoord.

</div>

</div><!--

--><div class="colformright">

</div>

</form>

dsonesuk · June 4, 2016

Were blank, as if the data did not exist.

They don't exist? Because everything but the email variable has value applied to it

$email = check_input($_POST['email']);

The rest are empty waiting for a value to be applied to them. Every value that is retrieved from form uses $_POST['form_name_attribute_value']; this retrieved value is applied to appropriate variable. Those that are probably fixed and set by you such as subject are applied as a string value representing the subject of email to subject variable, before the message variable.

Sunamena · June 4, 2016

I understand now.

I now receive all of the data, and my biggest problem is solved.

How wonderfull!

New question: Can i make certain text bold in the message? (i tried <b></b> but it didn't work.

Problem still existing: How to check with PHP if the "akkoord" checkbox is checked?

Problem still existing: I can't find how to assign the senders e-mail adress as the sender.
mail($myemail, $meetnaam, $message);
Where do i fit in $email in that function? I always seem to get an error whenever i do so.

Thanks in advance =D
And thanks again for your beuatifull explaination! =D

dsonesuk · June 4, 2016

You place in them at the end as explained here in example 2, 3 under $headers variable

http://www.w3schools.com/php/func_mail_mail.asp

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