php question

[maximillion]

what i am looking to accomplish:

i have a simple form where a user enters their email and clicks submit..

what i need is 1 php file that sends me an email containing their email address.. it doesn't need to give a thank you message or anything, just clear the box after submitting.

it can have like a popup box saying something like "Thank you, your email address has been submitted."

 

[ruletka]

<?php 
 $theiremail = $_REQUEST['email']; 
 $to = 'youremail@live.com';
 $fields = array(); 
 $fields{"email"} = "Email"; 
 $body = "\n\n"; foreach($fields as $a => $b){ 	$body .= sprintf("%20s: %

s\n",$b,$_REQUEST[$a]); } 
 
 $headers2 = "From: $theiremail"; 
 $subject2 = "Someone contacted you"; 
 $autoreply = "".$theiremail."";
 
 if($theiremail == '') {print "You have not entered an email, please go 

back and try again";} 
 else { 
 
 $send = mail($to, $subject2, $autoreply, $headers2); 
 if($send) 
 {header( "Location: http://www.site.com/thanks" );} 
 else 
 {print "We encountered an error, please notify 

webmaster@YourCompany.com"; } 
 }
?>

I got the code from http://php.about.com/od/phpapplications/ss/form_mail_3.htm and I altered it.

 

[maximillion]

cool, i'll have to test it out.. ty

 

[maximillion]

didn't work on zymic hosting.. i'll have to try it on another host later today.

 

[Nemesis]

didn't work on zymic hosting.. i'll have to try it on another host later today.

 

[Hall of Famer]

umm Nemisis...

I dont think it makes any differences by switching to a different host, but its just me.

 

[maximillion]

i don't think script actually works.. and i'm sure it wasn't even tested before being posted... but at least ruletka tried

 

[Tequila]

I found my favorite contact form tutorial though in obscuro, there is one other I like at CSS Tricks (great site that one, another that I really recommend is Girls Who Geek (used to be Tutorialtastic and CodeGrrl)).

 

[maximillion]

cool.. ty - but ii just wanted a pre-made script ready for use with just the email and submit

 

[Tequila]

The one at CSS Tricks is downloadable, it's just in a neat container. :3 Maybe taking a look at it will make it easier to modify?

 

[ruletka]

No, I tested it before I posted it...
Do you have a field that has the name of 'email' (caps matters). Did you add your email in the $to = youremail ? Is there any spaces there or typos? A common reason is because you didnt check the spam mail in your email. It goes to spam because most subdomain hosts arent trusted by email sites.