newbie ..need help with form please

jonbob · #1 (**permalink**) 19-03-11, 01:40 PM

hi all . i am new to webdesign and made a little site for my company.
As i have very little understanding of how to it ,i used a template and changed its contents (weeks later).
The site looks ok (wilkinsandsons.co.uk) but the problem i have is the php contact form ,it sends to my email but i get no text in it it just says this

Name:
Email :
Subject:

and none of the fileds have the text i sent. my php form code is

<?php

/* Email Variables */

$emailSubject = 'contactformprocess!';
$webMaster = 'willywonker1@aol.com';

/* Data Variables */

$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email address'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];

$body = <<<EOD
<br><hr><br>
Name: $Name <br>
Email : $Email <br>

Subject: $Subject <br>
EOD;

$headers = "From: $email\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
$success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body,
$headers);

/* Results rendered as HTML */

$theResults = <<<EOD
<html>
<head>
<title>sent message</title>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="4;URL=http://wilkinsandsons.co.uk">
<style type="text/css">

</style>
</head>
<div align="center">Your email will be answered soon as possible!
You will return to Wilkins and Sons plastering in a few seconds !</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
EOD;
echo "$theResults";
?>

hope someone can help as its driving me insane and its all i need to finish it

MrTWS · #2 (**permalink**) 19-03-11, 06:33 PM

I'm not up on PHP but try this link to a free script
You can compare like for like and maybe work out the problem

LINK
Thanks

jonbob · #3 (**permalink**) 20-03-11, 09:43 AM

ok thanks for the reply ,trying to work it out but im no computer wiz and finding it very hard.
did'nt really want to change my script because i am getting even more confused,but looks like i will have to .
Thanks for your reply

MrTWS · #4 (**permalink**) 20-03-11, 03:20 PM

Why don't you use an ASP script for the contact pages - at least I could help you then LOL
I assume that the script you've put below is the actual script (including the aol address?
Because I guess that might be the problem as you should be using an email account that you have setup already on WHUK, something like for example info@wilkinsandsons.co.uk not sending it to an AOL email

I suspect it is to with validation as well as authentication with sending emails through a contact form

jonbob · #5 (**permalink**) 20-03-11, 10:00 PM

tried what you said still can not get it to work .

is a asp script just as hard to understand and can i use it on my linux shared hosting?
christ how long did it take you guys to learn all this stuff!
thanks for helping

jonbob · #6 (**permalink**) 21-03-11, 12:26 AM

a few hours later and i have worked it out..

just went through the code and a space in the wrong place here and there will not let it work .. christ thought i would never get there..
thanks for helping Mr TWS

MrTWS · #7 (**permalink**) 21-03-11, 12:24 PM

Bonus then - glad you got it sorted. If you require any further help then just give us a shout
Bye for now