HTML and PHP message form

Question

I'm currently working on a HTML form that uses PHP to send a message to email. I'm testing in MAMP and am unable to get a response after clicking "send message". Any advice would be much appreciated.

HTML

<form action="mail.php" method="POST">
    <div class="row half">
        <div class="6u">
            <input type="text" class="text" name="name" placeholder="Name" />
        </div>
        <div class="6u">
            <input type="text" class="text" name="email" placeholder="Email" />
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="row half">
        <div class="12u">
            <textarea name="message" placeholder="Message" rows="6" cols="25"></textarea>
            <br />
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
        <div class="12u">
            <ul class="actions">
                <li class="button form" input type="submit" value="Submit">Send Message</li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
</form>

PHP

<?php 
    $name = $_POST['name'];
    $email = $_POST['email'];
    $message = $_POST['message'];
    $formcontent="From: $name \n Message: $message";
    $to = '[email protected]';
    $subject = "Contact Form";
    $mailheader = "From: $email \r\n";
    $send_message=mail($to, $subject, $formcontent, $mailheader);

    if($send_message){
        echo "thank you"
    } else {
        echo "error";
    }
?>

Thanks

Are you getting any error? You may need to check error log file for more information about any error occurred. — Sasidhar Vanga
– Sasidhar Vanga, Commented Oct 31, 2013 at 6:46
try turning on error reporting in MAMP, it helps to have it write errors to display when you are starting out. — max
– max, Commented Oct 31, 2013 at 6:50

user2663434 · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-31 06:47:00Z

5

found some errors in ur code

correct this:

<li class="button form" input type="submit" value="Submit">Send Message</li>

to

<li class="button form"> <input type="submit" value="Submit">Send Message</li>

correct this:

 echo "thank you"

to echo "thank you";

answered Oct 31, 2013 at 6:47

user2663434

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user2940282 Over a year ago

Thanks Ashish, Vishal, Madurai, Vanga and papirtiger - I'll try all these suggestions. Ashish thanks again for the code corrections.

Vishal · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-31 07:01:49Z

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Are you checking this in your local server? php mail() function may probably not work in local servers.Check it in some online servers(after correcting the bugs mentioned by @Ashish ).

answered Oct 31, 2013 at 7:01

Vishal

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Madurai · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-31 07:30:10Z

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HTML

<form action="mail.php" method="POST">
<div class="row half">
    <div class="6u">
        <input type="text" class="text" name="name" placeholder="Name" />
    </div>
    <div class="6u">
        <input type="text" class="text" name="email" placeholder="Email" />
    </div>
</div>
<div class="row half">
    <div class="12u">
        <textarea name="message" placeholder="Message" rows="6" cols="25"></textarea>
        <br />
    </div>
</div>
<div class="row">
    <div class="12u">
        <ul class="actions">
            <li class="button form"> <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="sendmessage"/>Send Message</li> // Use name attribute
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>

*Use Name Attribute *

PHP

      <?php 
    if($_POST['sendmessage']!="")
    {
        $name = $_POST['name'];
        $email = $_POST['email'];
        $message = $_POST['message'];
        $formcontent="From: $name \n Message: $message";
        $to = '[email protected]';
        $subject = "Contact Form";
        $mailheader = "From: $email \r\n";
        $send_message=mail($to, $subject, $formcontent, $mailheader);

        if($send_message){
            echo "thank you";
        } else {
            echo "error"; } 
 }
?>

Try this code.

edited Oct 31, 2013 at 7:30

answered Oct 31, 2013 at 7:03

Madurai

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user2663434 Over a year ago

<li class="button form" input type="submit" value="Submit" name="sendmessage">Send Message</li> here also dude..it will give syntax error..

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