PHP Help with PHP contact form code

beacon · Apr 13, 2011

I purchased a web template which had the following code inserted for a contact page but it didnt not come with a PHP file to support it and I would like to avoid a "mailto" solution. Could someone help me with the PHP code?

<h2 class="title6">feedback</h2>
<form id="ContactForm" action="contactformprocess.php">
<div>
<label><input name="name"<input type="text" value="Your Name:" class="input" onblur="if(this.value=='') this.value='Your Name:'" onfocus="if(this.value =='Your Name:' ) this.value=''" /></label>
<label><input type="text" value="Company:" class="input" onblur="if(this.value=='') this.value='Company:'" onfocus="if(this.value =='Company:' ) this.value=''" /></label>
<label><input type="text" value="E-mail:" class="input" onblur="if(this.value=='') this.value='E-mail:'" onfocus="if(this.value =='E-mail:' ) this.value=''" /></label>
<div class="textarea">
<textarea cols="" rows="" onblur="if(this.value=='') this.value='Message:'" onfocus="if(this.value =='Message:' ) this.value=''" >Message:</textarea>
</div>
</div>
<div class="alignright">
<a href="#" class="link" onclick="document.getElementById('ContactForm').reset()">Clear</a><a href="#" class="link" onclick="document.getElementById('ContactForm').submit()">Send</a>
</div>
</form>
</div>

The file "contactformprocess.php" does not exist yet....thats why I am here

Thanks in advanced

tomw · Apr 13, 2011

Please give this simple script a try and see if it works for you. Note that the script name is contact.php and also make sure to update the send_to email address.

Code:

<?php
   $name    = $_POST ['name'];
   $company = $_POST ['company'];
   $email   = $_POST ['email'];
   $message = $_POST ['message'];
   if(!$name || !$company || !$email || !$message)
   {
       echo "
<h2>Feedback</h2>
<form method='post' action='contact.php'>
   Name: <br /><input name='name' type='text' value='$name' /><br /><br />
   Company: <br /><input name='company' type='text' value='$company' /><br /><br />
   EMail: <br /><input name='email' type='text' value='$email' /><br /><br />
   Message:<br />
   <textarea name='message' cols='55' rows='8'>$message</textarea><br /><br />
   <input type='submit' value='Send' />
</form>
<p>All fields are required</p>
    ";
       exit;
   }
$send_to = 'your_email@your_domain.com'; // change to your email
mail($send_to, "Name: $name Company: $company" , $message, "From: $email");
echo "Thank you for your feedback";
?>

beacon · Apr 14, 2011

Thanks very much for your assistance, Much appreciated.

kulugo04 · Mar 7, 2012

Hi I have the same problem, I downloaded a template but did not come with a .php. Below is my Form code in my contactus.html. I tried all of the codes in this forum but I couldn't get my CSS to work with the codes I tried. I was wondering if someone can could create a .php to link my below code so I don't have to change my css style file as it is so complicated, it's been four days that I've been trying but I can't make it to work. Thanks in advance.

Code:

<form action="#">
 
                <table>
                    <tr>
                        <td><label for="name"><strong>Name:<strong></label></td>
                        <td><input type="text" maxlength="30" id="name" /> </td>
 
                        <td><label class="email" for="email">Email:</label></td>
 
                        <td><input type="text" maxlength="30" id="email" /></td>
 
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td><label for="subject"><strong>Subject:</strong></label></td>
 
                        <td><input type="text" maxlength="30" id="subject" /></td>
 
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td class="message"><label for="message"><strong>Message:</strong></label></td>
                        <td colspan="3"><textarea name="message" id="message" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea></td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td>
                        <td>
                        <td><td colspan="1"><input type="submit" value="" id="send" /></td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </form>

tomw · Mar 7, 2012

Hello and welcome to FWT.

Your code should be something like this:

Code:

<?php
  $name    = $_POST ['name'];
  $subject = $_POST ['subject'];
  $email  = $_POST ['email'];
  $message = $_POST ['message'];
  if(!$name || !$subject || !$email || !$message)
  {
      echo"
<form method='post' action='[SIZE=15px][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#141414]contactus.php[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]'>
  <table>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='name'><strong>Name:<strong></label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' id='name' value='$name' /> </td>
        <td><label class='email' for='email'>Email:</label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' id='email' value='$email' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='subject'><strong>Subject:</strong></label></td>
    <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' id='subject' value='$subject' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td class='message'><label for='message'><strong>Message:</strong></label></td>
    <td colspan='3'><textarea name='message' id='message' cols='30' rows='10'>$message</textarea></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td>
        <td>
          <td><td colspan='1'><input type='submit' value='Send' id='send' /></td>
      </tr>
  </table>
</form>";
      exit;
  }
  $send_to = 'your_email@your_domain.com'; // change to your email
  mail($send_to, "Name: $name Company: $company" , $message, "From: $email");
  echo "Thank you for contacting us! We will response to you soon.";
?>

Now rename contactus.html to contactus.php and save it.

Hope this helps. Let us know if you run into any problems.

kulugo04 · Mar 7, 2012

Hi tomw,

Thanks for your quick response. I was able to add the code above changing below line. I tried it with a document named contactsample.php just to test, but still could not receive any email, I changed "$send_to =" to my email address but did not get any emails back. Am I still missing something? Below is the actual contactsample.php link. Again thank you for your help.

http://homefairies.com/contactsample.php
Code:
<form method='post' action='[SIZE=15px][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#141414]contactus.php[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]'>
Code:
<form method='post' action='contactsample.php'>

tomw · Mar 7, 2012

I made a mistake of copying all your codes. There were some errors I've overlooked. Copy the codes below and your page should work now:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <title>Contact Us - Home Fairies LLC</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://homefairies.com/css/style.css" />
  <!--[if IE 9]>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://homefairies.com/css/ie9.css" />
  <![endif]-->
  <!--[if IE 8]>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://homefairies.com/css/ie8.css" />
  <![endif]-->
  <!--[if IE 7]>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://homefairies.com/css/ie7.css" />
  <![endif]-->
</head>
 
<body>
<div id="header">
  <div>
      <div id="logo">
    <a href="index.html"><img src="http://homefairies.com/images/homefairieslogo.jpg" alt="Logo" /></a>
      </div>
      <div id="navigation">
    <div>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">FAQs</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Testimonials</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Employment</a></li>
          <li class="current"><a href="contactus.php">Contact Us</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
      </div>
  </div>
</div>
<div id="content">
  <div>
      <h3><center>Call us now for a free, no-obligation consultation</center></h3>
      <center>
    <h2>
        <p>Telephone. : <span>(510) 363-8118</span>
          <br>Fax : <span>(510) 372-0421</span>
          <br>Email : <span><a
          href="mailto:inquiries@homefairies.com?subject=Inquiry"
          title="mailto:inquiries@homefairies.com?subject=Inquiry">inquiries@homefairies.com
          </a></span>
        </p>
    </h2>
      </center>
      <h2 class="title6">Contact Us</h2>
<?php
  $name    = $_POST ['name'];
  $subject = $_POST ['subject'];
  $email  = $_POST ['email'];
  $message = $_POST ['message'];
  if(!$name || !$subject || !$email || !$message)
  {
      echo"<p>Make sure all the fields below are filled out!</p>
<form method='post' action='contactus.php'>
  <table>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='name'><strong>Name:<strong></label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='name' value='$name' /> </td>
        <td><label class='email' for='email'>Email:</label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='email' value='$email' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='subject'><strong>Subject:</strong></label></td>
    <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='subject' value='$subject' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td class='message'><label for='message'><strong>Message:</strong></label></td>
    <td colspan='3'><textarea name='message' name='message' cols='30' rows='10'>$message</textarea></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td>
        <td>
          <td><td colspan='1'><input type='submit' value='Send' id='send' /></td>
      </tr>
  </table>
</form>";
      exit;
  }
  $send_to = 'name@your_domain.org'; // change to your email
  mail($send_to, "Name: $name Company: $company" , $message, "From: $email");
  echo "Thank you for contacting us! We will response to you soon.";
?>
</body>
</html>

I tested it and it works.

tomw · Mar 7, 2012

Just copy the codes from <?php ... to ?> and replace those in your page.

Sorry for the confusion.

kulugo04 · Mar 7, 2012

Sweet Thanks tomw! It works, I can now receive messages, but there is a minor aesthetic problem that I could not figure out.

1. The input box for the Name, Email, Subject is white in color.
2. The Send radio icon has another "Send".

http://homefairies.com/contactus.php

Sorry for all the troubles, rookie here.

tomw · Mar 7, 2012

Ok, one more time:

Code:

<?php
  $name    = $_POST ['name'];
  $subject = $_POST ['subject'];
  $email  = $_POST ['email'];
  $message = $_POST ['message'];
  if(!$name || !$subject || !$email || !$message)
  {
      echo"<p>Make sure all the fields below are filled out!</p>
<form method='post' action='contactus.php'>
  <table>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='name'><strong>Name:<strong></label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='name' value='$name' id='name' /> </td>
        <td><label class='email' for='email'>Email:</label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='email' value='$email' id='email' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='subject'><strong>Subject:</strong></label></td>
    <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='subject' value='$subject' id='subject' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td class='message'><label for='message'><strong>Message:</strong></label></td>
    <td colspan='3'><textarea name='message' name='message' cols='30' rows='10'>$message</textarea></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td>
        <td>
          <td><td colspan='1'><input type='submit' value='' id='send' /></td>
      </tr>
  </table>
</form>";
      exit;
  }
  $send_to = 'name@yourdomain.com'; // change to your email
  mail($send_to, "Name: $name Company: $company" , $message, "From: $email");
  echo "Thank you for contacting us! We will response to you soon.";
?>

Hopefully this will be the last time

Don't feel sorry. We all were rookies at one time.

kulugo04 · Mar 7, 2012

tomw thank you so much it works perfect!

I don't know how you did it but it's great! Thanks again one happy camper here!

Matta · Mar 19, 2012

Hi tomw...... i have the same situation as the previous 2 posters you managed to help, i´m completely stumped as to how to activate my contact form from the template i also downloaded, spent the last days lost in tutorials to no avail, perhaps if its not too much trouble, could you generate a php script for me aswell? i would be eternally grateful......

</div>
<h2>Contact Form</h2>
<form id="ContactForm">
<div>
<div class="wrapper">
<span>Full Name:</span>
<input type="text" class="input" >
</div>
<div class="wrapper">
<span>E-mail:</span>
<input type="text" class="input" >
</div>
<div class="textarea_box">
<span>Message:</span>
<textarea name="textarea" cols="1" rows="1"></textarea>
</div>
<div class="wrapper">
<span> </span>
<a href="#" class="button1" onClick="document.getElementById('ContactForm').reset()"><span></span><strong>Clear</strong></a>
<a href="#" class="button1" onClick="document.getElementById('ContactForm').submit()"><span></span><strong>Send</strong></a>
</div>
</div>
</form>

tomw · Mar 19, 2012

Hi Matta, welcome to FWT.

Can you let us know which template you downloaded?

Take a look at this tutorial. It shows you everything you need to know about creating a contact form or mailer.

hiba · Mar 17, 2013

hi,,

i have the same problem + a problem on how to receive back the multiple options from a list... will be thankful if someone helped me on it and correct mistakes if there are any..
thaaaamx alot

here is the code :

<form id="contact-form" method="post" action="appoitment.php">
<fieldset>

<label for="name">
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="35" value="Your Name" onfocus="if(this.value=='Your Name'){this.value=''}" onblur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Your Name'}" maxlength="90"></label>

<label for="phone">
<input type="text" name="phone" id="phone"
size="15" value="Telephone" onfocus="if(this.value=='Telephone'){this.value=''}" onblur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Telephone'}" maxlength="15">
</label>

<label for="email">
<input type="email" name="email" id="email" value="Email" onfocus="if(this.value=='Email'){this.value=''}" onblur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Email'}" maxlength="50">
</label>

<label for="datepicker">
<input type="text" id="datepicker" value="Date" onfocus="if(this.value=='Date'){this.value=''}" onblur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Date'}" maxlength="10">
</label>

<label for="time">Best times:</label>
<div class="errorGroup">
<div class="fieldPair">
<div class="fieldGroup">
<span id="Times_Spry">
<span class="selectRequiredMsg">Please select a time </span>
<select name="time[]" size="1" multiple="multiple" class="formListfield" id="time" tabindex="8">
<option value="09:00 AM">09:00 AM</option>
<option value="10:00 AM">10:00 AM</option>
<option value="11:00 AM">11:00 AM</option>
<option value="12:00 PM">12:00 PM</option>
<option value="04:00 PM">04:00 PM</option>
<option value="05:00 PM">05:00 PM</option>
<option value="06:00 PM">06:00 PM</option>
<option value="07:00 PM">07:00 PM</option>
<option value="08:00 PM">08:00 PM</option>
</select>
</span> </div>
</div>
</div>

<div class="btns">
<a class="button" onClick="document.getElementById('contact-form').reset()">Clear</a>
<a class="button" onClick= "document.getElementById('contact-form').submit()">Send</a>
</div>
</fieldset>
</form>

pambati9 · Mar 26, 2013

tomw said: ↑

Ok, one more time:

Code:

<?php
  $name    = $_POST ['name'];
  $subject = $_POST ['subject'];
  $email  = $_POST ['email'];
  $message = $_POST ['message'];
  if(!$name || !$subject || !$email || !$message)
  {
      echo"<p>Make sure all the fields below are filled out!</p>
<form method='post' action='contactus.php'>
  <table>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='name'><strong>Name:<strong></label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='name' value='$name' id='name' /> </td>
        <td><label class='email' for='email'>Email:</label></td>
        <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='email' value='$email' id='email' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td><label for='subject'><strong>Subject:</strong></label></td>
    <td><input type='text' maxlength='30' name='subject' value='$subject' id='subject' /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td class='message'><label for='message'><strong>Message:</strong></label></td>
    <td colspan='3'><textarea name='message' name='message' cols='30' rows='10'>$message</textarea></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
    <td>
        <td>
          <td><td colspan='1'><input type='submit' value='' id='send' /></td>
      </tr>
  </table>
</form>";
      exit;
  }
  $send_to = 'name@yourdomain.com'; // change to your email
  mail($send_to, "Name: $name Company: $company" , $message, "From: $email");
  echo "Thank you for contacting us! We will response to you soon.";
?>

Hopefully this will be the last time

Don't feel sorry. We all were rookies at one time.

Click to expand...

i want contact.php file

Krockett14 · Mar 30, 2013

hey good afternoon and thank for having helpful forum but it seems like i keep walking into a brick wall.
i recently downloaded the Thom Sander Photography Portfolio HTML5/CSS Template
http://www.html5xcss3.com/2012/05/html5-template-thom-sander.html

and im trying to get the Contact form to work but i created the Contact.php file in dreamwaver with this in it:

PHP:

<?php $name = $_POST ['name']; $email = $_POST ['email']; $message = $_POST ['message']; if(!$name || !$email || !$message) { echo " <h2>Feedback</h2> <form method='post' action='contact.php'> Name: <br /><input name='name' type='text' value='$name' /><br /><br /> EMail: <br /><input name='email' type='text' value='$email' /><br /><br /> Message:<br /> <textarea name='message' cols='55' rows='8'>$message</textarea><br /><br /> <input type='submit' value='Send' /> </form> <p>All fields are required</p> "; exit; } $send_to = 'sean@anstey.com'; mail($send_to, "Name: $name Company: $company" , $message, "From: $email"); echo "Thank you for your feedback"; ?>

and this is in my Source code
Code:
                                        <h2>Contact Form</h2>
                                        <form id="ContactForm" action="contact.php">
                                            <div>
                                                <div  class="wrapper">
                                                    <span>Full Name:</span>
                                                    <input type="text" class="input" >
                                                </div>
                                                <div  class="wrapper">
                                                    <span>E-mail:</span>
                                                    <input type="text" class="input" >
                                                </div>
                                                <div  class="textarea_box">
                                                    <span>Message:</span>
                                                    <textarea name="textarea" cols="1" rows="1"></textarea>
                                                </div>
                                                <div class="wrapper">
                                                    <span>&nbsp;</span>
                                                    <a href="#" class="button1" onClick="document.getElementById('ContactForm').reset()"><span></span><strong>Clear</strong></a>
                                                    <a href="#" class="button1" onClick="document.getElementById('ContactForm').submit()"><span></span><strong>Send</strong></a>
                                                </div>
                                            </div>
                                        </form>
and when i test the form out it just takes me to another page where the Contact.php code is visible on the browser page.
i know im doing something wrong but don't know what exactly.
im sorry to have to make you repeat yourself over and over again. i hope i have come across a different kind of problem to change from your habbits.
i hope the information i have given you is enough.

Cheers,

Krockett14 · Apr 1, 2013

small bump still not getting anywhere unfortunately

ishkey · Apr 2, 2013

take a screen shot of what shows in the browser and post it up.

Krockett14 · Apr 2, 2013

actually i changed a few things and now when i click submit it takes me to another page with another Contact form :S so i think i should start from scratch and forget the .php file and work from the first code i posted to build a .php around that because i would really like to keep to original contact form style in place.

Krockett14 · Apr 2, 2013

thanks for helping me by the way

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