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.

[B]<?php
$to      = 'feedback@yoursite.com';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'User Message';
$headers = 'From: $userEmail';

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);[/B]
?>

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 = "impin@in.com"; //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: '.$email."\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
ini_set("sendmail_from","impin@in.com"); 
mail($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:

[B]//[/B]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['[B]email[/B]'])) {

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 = "impin@in.com"; //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","impin@in.com"); 

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\WEB ppliance\SiteDa ta\Domains\outs ource projectstoindia .com\ROOT\Inetp ub\wwwroot\mail .php on line 11
Mail Not Sent.