How to create a email feedback form for my existing website?

[impin]

users fill the feedback form and send mails to us.

i wnat to ue php mail() function. plz help how to use the php script? what are the things i need for that?

i am new to this plz help...

[londres9b]

It's very simple actually.

 <?php
$to      = '[e-mail]';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'User Message';
$headers = 'From: $userEmail';
 
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>
 

I suppose you know how how to get the $message, the $userEmail and possibly the $subject from the feedback html form. If not just say so.

[impin]

simply i can upload the php script to my website?

i want to know other than the html form and php script what else i need?

i upload both the form and script to my website. but the mail is not reciving...

this is my contact form

 <form id="contacts-form" method="post" action="mail.php" onSubmit="return validateForm(this)">
                                             <fieldset>
                                                <div class="field"><label>Full Name:</label><input type="text" value="" name="name"/> <font color="#FF0000" size="+1">*</font></div> 
                                                <div class="field"><label>E-mail:</label><input type="text" value="" name="email"/> <font color="#FF0000" size="+1">*</font></div>
                                                <div class="field"><label>Phone:</label><input type="text" value="" name="phone"/> <font color="#FF0000" size="+1"></font></div>
                                                <div class="field"><label>Subject:</label><input type="text" value="" name="subject"/></font></div>
 
                                                <div class="field"><label>Services:</label><select name="services">
  <option>------------Select------------</option>                                              
  <option>Call Center Services</option>
  <option>Data Entry Services</option>
  <option>KPO Services</option>
  <option>Health Care Services</option>
  <option>Software Development</option>
</select> 
  <font color="#FF0000" size="+1">*</font>
</div>
                                                <div class="field"><label>Message:</label><textarea name="message" cols="" rows=""></textarea> </div>
 
                                                <div align="center"><input type="submit" value="SUBMIT"/></font></div>
 
                                                <!--<div class="alignright"><a href="mail.php" class="button" onclick="document.getElementById('contacts-form').submit()"><em><b>Submit</b></em></a>
                                                </div>-->
                                             </fieldset>
                                          </form>
 

this is my mail.php script

<?php
//if(isset($_POST['email'])) {
 
 
    $email_to = "[e-mail]"; //mail id
    $email_subject = "Outsource Projects to India";
 
 
    $name = $_POST['name']; 
    $email = $_POST['email'];
    $phone = $_POST['phone']; 
    $services = $_POST['services'];
    $message = $_POST['message'];
 
 
 
 
    $email_message = "Form details below.\n\n";
 
    function clean_string($string) {
      $bad = array("content-type","bcc:","to:","cc:","href");
      return str_replace($bad,"",$string);
    }
 
    $email_message .= "Name: ".clean_string($name)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Email: ".clean_string($email)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Phone: ".clean_string($phone)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Services: ".clean_string($services)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Message: ".clean_string($message)."\n";
 
 
// create email headers
$headers = 'From: '.$email."\r\n".
'Reply-To: '.$email."\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
ini_set("sendmail_from","[e-mail]"); 
mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers);  
?>
 

is anything wrong in the code? or what else the problem?

[impin]

now my website is online. but the mails only not going...

if (mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers))
{
    echo "<h4>Thank you for sending email</h4>";
} else {
  echo "<h4>Can't send email</h4>";
}
?>
 

i get result as "cant send email".

so what i do?

[londres9b]

Well before anything let's make sure you realize that you have this on your code:

//if(isset($_POST['email'])) {

Was that a mistake or what? If that line is commented if means it will never be executed. And so your script will never run.

[impin]

even if this line is executed, still i wont get mail.

still i get the result as i cant send mail...

if(isset($_POST['email'])) {
 

in this code 'email' is what? it is email.php?! or its a keyword? in myacse my php file is mail.php.
so i have to change the code like this?

if(isset($_POST['mail'])) {
 

or i can use the same code

if(isset($_POST['email'])) {
 

plz help

[londres9b]

if(isset($_POST['email'])) {

That 'email' comes from the form, the field with name='email'.

You use that to to tell the script to run only if the form as been submitted. Normally you'd use $_POST['submit'] but you can use any other form field.

Not sure exactly what the problem was (probably that if in the beginning) but the code now works.

<?php
if(isset($_POST['email'])) {
 
 
    $email_to = "[e-mail]"; //mail id
    $email_subject = "Outsource Projects to India";
 
 
    $name = $_POST['name']; 
    $email = $_POST['email'];
    $phone = $_POST['phone']; 
    $services = $_POST['services'];
    $message = $_POST['message'];
 
 
 
 
    $email_message = "Form details below.\n\n";
 
    function clean_string($string) {
      $bad = array("content-type","bcc:","to:","cc:","href");
      return str_replace($bad,"",$string);
    }
 
    $email_message .= "Name: ".clean_string($name)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Email: ".clean_string($email)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Phone: ".clean_string($phone)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Services: ".clean_string($services)."\n";
    $email_message .= "Message: ".clean_string($message)."\n";
 
 
// create email headers
$headers = 'From: '.$email."\r\n".
'Reply-To: '.$email."\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
ini_set("sendmail_from","[e-mail]"); 
 
if (mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_message, $headers))
{
    echo "<h4>Thank you for sending email</h4>";
} else {
  echo "<h4>Can't send email</h4>";
}
 
}
else {
 
echo "<h3>Error</h3>";
}
?>
 

Emails coming from mail() scripts usually go to spam folder, be sure to check it if you're not receiving emails.

[impin]

really this code works for you?!
for me still not working..
still i get result cant send mail...

my web host provider provides
php 4.3.2 only

[londres9b]

Oh.. I'm not sure if php 4.3.2 supports mail()..

Can't you get another provider that has php 5 ?

[impin]

ok thank you

[impin]

sorry. its php 4.2.3.

i will contact the web host provider.

[impin]

this code works for you. right?

[londres9b]

yes.. why? it isn't working for you?

[impin]

yes. its not working for me. i developed the script using php version 5.3.
i also tried in 4.2.3 version.

in both versions the mail function is not working. the web host provider provides php 4.2.3 version only.

[impin]

i get this error

Warning: Failed to connect to mailserver, verify your "SMTP" setting in php.ini in E:\Program Files\Ensim\WEBppliance\SiteData\Domains\outsource projectstoindia.com\ROOT\Inetpub\wwwroot\mail.php on line 11
Mail Not Sent.

[londres9b]

That seems to be an error of php.ini, which can only be corrected by the hosting company. I suggest you contact them again and report that error.

[impin]

ok thank you

[impin]

for smtp authentication php mail(), i have write a different script?

simple mail() doesnt work for smtp authentication mail()?

the simple mail() and smtp authenticated mail() both have different codes?! or are they same?

[pradeepkr13]

try using sockets.

[londres9b]

You're supposed to be able to send emails from the hosting provider's server, you don't need smtp authentication as far as I know..
what did the hosting company said??

[impin]

they are saying, we need an smtp authentication to send mail...

[londres9b]

Well, I and all the other people can send mails using just the mail() function so the problem is really of your hosting provider.

If you can, I strongly recommend you change to another hosting provider (One who has php latest version for a start).

[kovik]

Any host that forces you to use an external SMTP authentication to send e-mails isn't a host meant for developers. Hosts that distrust their clients aren't the kind that I'd be comfortable being a client of, since they've probably had issues on their servers before.

I'd find a developer-friendly host.

[impin]

the hosts having some problem with php and they ask me to change the code in asp. i changed the mail script into asp and now its working...
thanks for your help...

[londres9b]

Glad to hear it.

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