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Simple way of making a mail script

An example for a very simple way to make a mail script that supports HTML tags in PHP.

On Tuesday, October 19th 2004 at 01:42 AM

By Joël Anthöni (View Profile)

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Lets first create our HTML page to test with this script, i've commented out every line so its easier for you to copy and paste it into your text-editor and edit it




<?

/*

   Retrieving user his/her IP Adress  

*/

$ip = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");

?>

<form action="mail.php">

<b>Nickname:</b><br />

<input type="text" name="nickname" value="Your name/nickname" /><br /><br />

<b>E-mail:</b><br />

<input type="text" name="email" value="Your E-mail" /><br /><br />

<b>Message:</b><br />

<textarea name="message" rows="5" cols="50"></textarea><br />

<input name="Submit" type="submit" value="Submit" />

<input name="Submit" type="reset" value="Reset" />

</form>

So now we've got our HTML page, lets start creating the code for mail.php


<?

// The error message if there are one or more fields not filled in

$error = "There are some fields not filled in, <a href=\"javascript:history.go(-1)\">click here to go back</a>";



$nickname = intval($_GET['nickname']);

$message = intval($_GET['message']);

$email = intval($_GET['email']);



/*

  Let's check if all fields are filled in!

  This is a very easy one, but it works perfect..

  Why doing it the hard way while it can be done easely huh ;)

*/

if($nickname == "" || $message == "" || $email == ""){

/*

  Lets echo that error! ;)

  If you want you can also use a JavaScript Application to show a warning-popup.

*/

  echo $error;

}



/*

  if after all everything is filled in correct, lets start sending the mail..

  Edit the variable's below to fit your needs.

*/



else{

$yourwebsite = "http://something.com"; // Your website adress.

$recipientname = "Yourname"; // Whats your name ?!

$subject = "E-mail from yoursite";  // The subject of the mail thats being sended.

$recipient = "you@something.com"; // the recipient (in most case's..this is your e-mail!).



/*

  The headers for the e-mail, no need to change it unless you know what you're doing.

*/

$header = "From: $nickname <$email>\r\n";

$header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";

$header .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

$header .= "X-Priority: 3\r\n";

$header .= "X-MSMail-Priority: Normal\r\n";

$header .= "X-Mailer: PHP / ".phpversion()."\r\n";



/*

  You can change the text/html below to whatever you wish to have.

  you can use HTML!

*/

$content= "

Dear $recipientname, $nickname has sended you an e-mail from $yourwebsite.<br />

<b>Message:</b><br />$message

<br /><br /><b>User IP:</b> <u>$ip</u>

<hr noshade=\"true\" size=\"1\" color=\"#000000\" />

You can contact $nickname back at $email.";



/*

  Lets send the e-mail by using the mail() function.

  No need to change below...this can be edited above!

*/

mail($recipient, $content, $header);



/*

  Message the user will see if the e-mail is succesfully sended,

  You can also send an e-mail to the sender,

  for this place the following line's under the above mail() function:



  $thanks_mail = "

  Dear $nickname, thank you for sending us an e-mail.<br />

  We will try to contact you back withing 24hrs on $email.<br />

  Make sure to not forget to bookmark us! $website.";

  mail($email, $thanks_mail, $header);



*/



echo "Thanks! Your e-mail has been sended succesfull $nickname. We will contact you back on $email Within 24Hrs.";

}

?>

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by Administrator on Thursday, November 24th 2005 at 10:04 AM

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by Ron on Sunday, April 23rd 2006 at 01:19 AM

I can't get this script to work correctly...
I get a big jumble once i hit submit:
click here to go back"; $name = intval($_GET['name']); $message = intval($_GET['message']); $email = intval($_GET['email']); $subject = intval($_GET['subject']); /* Let's check if all fields are filled in! This is a very easy one, but it works perfect.. Why doing it the hard way while it can be done easely huh ;) */ if($name == "" || $message == "" || $email == ""){ /* Lets echo that error! ;) If you want you can also use a JavaScript Application to show a warning-popup. */ echo $error; } /* if after all everything is filled in correct, lets start sending the mail.. Edit the variable's below to fit your needs. */ else{ $yourwebsite = "http://webrsg.com"; // Your website adress. $recipientname = "HR"; // Whats your name ?! $subject = "Job Inquiry from WebRSG.com"; // The subject of the mail thats being sended. $recipient = "jobs@webrsg.com"; // the recipient (in most case's..this is your e-mail!). /* The headers for the e-mail, no need to change it unless you know what you're doing. */ $header = "From: $name <$email>\r\n"; $header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"; $header .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n"; $header .= "X-Priority: 3\r\n"; $header .= "X-MSMail-Priority: Normal\r\n"; $header .= "X-Mailer: PHP / ".phpversion()."\r\n"; /* You can change the text/html below to whatever you wish to have. you can use HTML! */ $content= " Dear $recipientname, $name has sent you an e-mail from $yourwebsite regarding $subject.
Message:
$message

User IP: $ip
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact $name at $email."; /* Lets send the e-mail by using the mail() function. No need to change below...this can be edited above! */ mail($recipient, $content, $header); /* Message the user will see if the e-mail is succesfully sended, You can also send an e-mail to the sender, for this place the following line's under the above mail() function: $thanks_mail = " Dear $nickname, thank you for sending us an e-mail.
We will try to contact you back withing 24hrs on $email.
Make sure to not forget to bookmark us! $website."; mail($email, $thanks_mail, $header); */ echo "Thanks you, $name. Your e-mail has been sent succesfull. We will contact you back shortly."; } ?>

by me on Saturday, December 9th 2006 at 05:06 PM

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by mcp on Tuesday, May 29th 2007 at 08:15 AM

I've used the 'Simple way of making a mail script', I've uploaded the mail.php and my htm file with the form in, when I fill out the form and press send it keeps coming up with - There are some fields not filled in, click here to go back.

All three fields were filled in so I'm a little baffled by this.

Any suggestions

by asheen on Monday, February 9th 2009 at 01:08 PM

when using this code is it necessary to create a database to retrieve the information that the user put in?