PHP/HTML Contact Form send to specific email based on dropdown

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EDITED:

I have a contact form using HTML/PHP. I would like users to be able to select a department from a dropdown menu, and have the email sent to just that department's email address.

My question is: Where in the PHP do I specify what email address the information is sent to based on the users dropdown selection. I'm assuming it's from this portion of the code:

HTML

            <label class="custom-select">
                <select name="department">
                    <option>Technical Issues</option>
                    <option>Charities</option>
                    <option>General Inquiries</option>
                    <option>Other</option>
                </select><span><!-- fake select handler --></span>
            </label>
            </div>
            <div class="column-100">

                <textarea name="message" placeholder="Type your message here..."></textarea>

            </div>
            <div class="column-100 center">
                <input type="submit" value="Send" data-error="Fix errors" data-processing="Sending..." data-success="Thank you!">
            </div>
            <footer class="notification-box"></footer>
        </form>

</div>

PHP

define('FROM_EMAIL', '');

// Recipient's e-mail. To this e-mail messages will be sent.
// e.g.: [email protected]
// multiple recipients e.g.: [email protected], [email protected]
define('TO_EMAIL', '[email protected]');

/**
 * Function for sending messages. Checks input fields, prepares message and sends it.
 */
function sendMessage() {
    // Variables init

Thanks in advance. :)

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TravisF · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-27 13:24:32Z

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You're going to have to fix your HTML to pass a value so we know which is selected:

<select name="department">
   <option value="technical">Technical Issues</option>
   <option value="charities">Charities</option>
   <option value="general">General Inquiries</option>
   <option value="other">Other</option>
</select>

In your form processor pull out the value:

$dept = $_POST['department'];

Then switch statement to grab the proper email:

switch($dept) {
   case 'technical':
       $to = "[email protected]";
       break;

   //Rest of email cases
}

// Mail it!
$result = mail($to, $title, $message, $headers);

edited Aug 27, 2015 at 13:24

answered Aug 25, 2015 at 20:19

TravisF

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Jen Over a year ago

Thank you! That worked perfectly. I hadn't used switch statements before so thank you for explaining everything.

James Pederson · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-25 20:20:44Z

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I'd set up some logic in the PHP to change the TO_EMAIL variable to the appropriate email. (Line 6 of your PHP)

switch ( $_POST['department'] ) {
    case "Technical Issues":
        define('TO_EMAIL', '[email protected]');
    break;
    case "Charities":
        define('TO_EMAIL', '[email protected]');
    break;
    case "General Inquiries":
        define('TO_EMAIL', '[email protected]');
    break;
    default:
    case "Other":
        define('TO_EMAIL', '[email protected]');
    break;
}

Wouldn't that work?

edited Aug 25, 2015 at 20:20

answered Aug 25, 2015 at 20:15

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