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jay_bo · 07-07-2007, 08:29 AM

i want a forum on my site which emails to my address OFF the SITE i DONT want it to open up ther default email program

thanks

mademokid · 07-07-2007, 05:03 PM

Do you have php and sendmail on your webserver?

williwaw · 07-07-2007, 06:29 PM

Try this simple form. There are a butt load of them available.

1. First you need to create a form to use the PHPmail script. A form will look something like the one below.
It must be saved as an htm or html file. You can edit the one below to suit your own needs.

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Contact Us</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../css/nms.css" />
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" action="mail.php">
<table>
<tr>
<td>What is your name ?</td>
<td><input type="text" name="name" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>What is your e-mail address ?</td>
<td><input type="text" name="email" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Comments:</td>
<td><textarea name="data" cols=40 rows=6></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><input type="submit" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

2. Next you need to create a file named mail.php which will contain the following code.

<?
$to = 'me@mydomain.com';
$subject = 'subject';
$message = 'From: ' . $_REQUEST['name'] . "\n\n" . $_REQUEST['data'];
$email = $_REQUEST['email'];
$headers = 'From: ' . $email . "\r\n" .
'Reply-To: ' . $email . "\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

mail ($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
header("Location: thanks.html");
?>

Note: You will replace 'me@mydomain.com' with your e-mail account and 'subject' with what
will be in the subject field of the e-mail. Replace "thanks.html" with the name of the page that the
viewer will be redirected to after submitting the form.

3. Upload both files into your webspace. Make sure to set the correct permission for the PHP file.

Further reading: PHP Mail

Cheers,
Williwaw

jay_bo · 07-08-2007, 06:21 AM

didnt quite get step 3

3. Upload both files into your webspace. Make sure to set the correct permission for the PHP file.

could you just describe it abit more and thanks for this, it is excellent please could you check this out and give me your thoughts if this would work or not website

mademokid · 07-08-2007, 09:15 AM

Do you have a hosting company or a web address yet?

jay_bo · 07-08-2007, 11:18 AM

no not yet i have been testing my scripts out on easy php

im not sure on what he means by this "Make sure to set the correct permission for the PHP file"

williwaw · 07-08-2007, 12:27 PM

This will not work for you then. You must have FTP access to the/your server for this to work.

To answer your other question:
Use permissions to define who can and cannot view files or folders, who can and cannot run files, and who can and cannot change files or folders on a server.

Cheers,
Williwaw

jay_bo · 07-09-2007, 06:14 AM

oryt okay i get ya. yea wel im designing a web site for a hotel so i will have one soon

07-07-2007, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
jay_bo Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 878	php i want a forum on my site which emails to my address OFF the SITE i DONT want it to open up ther default email program thanks

07-07-2007, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
mademokid Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 28	Re: php Do you have php and sendmail on your webserver?

07-07-2007, 06:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
williwaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 82	Re: php Try this simple form. There are a butt load of them available. 1. First you need to create a form to use the PHPmail script. A form will look something like the one below. It must be saved as an htm or html file. You can edit the one below to suit your own needs. <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Contact Us</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../css/nms.css" /> </head> <body> <form method="post" action="mail.php"> <table> <tr> <td>What is your name ?</td> <td><input type="text" name="name" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>What is your e-mail address ?</td> <td><input type="text" name="email" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> Comments:</td> <td><textarea name="data" cols=40 rows=6></textarea></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><input type="submit" /></td> </tr> </table> </form> </body> </html> 2. Next you need to create a file named mail.php which will contain the following code. <? $to = 'me@mydomain.com'; $subject = 'subject'; $message = 'From: ' . $_REQUEST['name'] . "\n\n" . $_REQUEST['data']; $email = $_REQUEST['email']; $headers = 'From: ' . $email . "\r\n" . 'Reply-To: ' . $email . "\r\n" . 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion(); mail ($to, $subject, $message, $headers); header("Location: thanks.html"); ?> Note: You will replace 'me@mydomain.com' with your e-mail account and 'subject' with what will be in the subject field of the e-mail. Replace "thanks.html" with the name of the page that the viewer will be redirected to after submitting the form. 3. Upload both files into your webspace. Make sure to set the correct permission for the PHP file. Further reading: PHP Mail Cheers, Williwaw

07-08-2007, 06:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
jay_bo Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 878	Re: php didnt quite get step 3 3. Upload both files into your webspace. Make sure to set the correct permission for the PHP file. could you just describe it abit more and thanks for this, it is excellent please could you check this out and give me your thoughts if this would work or not website

07-08-2007, 09:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
mademokid Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 28	Re: php Do you have a hosting company or a web address yet?

07-08-2007, 11:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
jay_bo Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 878	Re: php no not yet i have been testing my scripts out on easy php im not sure on what he means by this "Make sure to set the correct permission for the PHP file"

07-08-2007, 12:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
williwaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 82	Re: php This will not work for you then. You must have FTP access to the/your server for this to work. To answer your other question: Use permissions to define who can and cannot view files or folders, who can and cannot run files, and who can and cannot change files or folders on a server. Cheers, Williwaw

07-09-2007, 06:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
jay_bo Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 878	Re: php oryt okay i get ya. yea wel im designing a web site for a hotel so i will have one soon

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