[Halpin13]

hello all web guys, I'm needing a little help, I've searched the net and can't seem to find the information I'm after... at the moment i have set up a html contact from which has an action to go to a .php file, this then saves the data into csv file.

im also wanting to get a email notification every time someone fills the form in, i know i can't have two actions on the html form but surely there is some sort of php code i can use..

links below and thank you


http://www.rubb.co.uk/content/footer/contact_us2.htm

http://www.rubb.co.uk/content/footer/test.php

[briers]

Yes in php, under the code for the csv just put in a simple mail function

Search for php mail function

It tells you the syntax, put your email in and a subject... Be sure to check your spam box. Send mail on Linux by default needs some tweakIng to avoid the spam boxes. In your case it doesn't matter because you aren't sending to users.

[Halpin13]

would i use something like this.....


// Your email address
$email = "you@example.com";

// The subject
$subject = "Enter your subject here";

// The message
$message = "Enter your message here";

mail($email, $subject, $message, "From: $email");

echo "The email has been sent.";




i take it in the mail($.... i put the field ids of my form...

$name,$telephone,$email,$company,$requirements,$so urce


sorry I'm new to php and just self learning, thanks for the help

[Halpin13]

this has seemed to work


<?php

$name = $_POST['name'];
$telephone = $_POST['telephone'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$company = $_POST['company'];
$requirements = $_POST['requirements'];
$source = $_POST['source'];

//now we open the file using the a flag, this will create the file if
//it does not exist, and puts the pointer(where it starts writing) at the
//end of the file
$filename = "formresults2.csv";
$handle = fopen($filename, 'a');


//now we prepare our string to be added:
$string_to_add = "$name,$telephone,$email,$company,$requirements,$s ource\n";
fwrite($handle, $string_to_add);

//now close the file
fclose($handle);



$name = $_REQUEST['name'];
$telephone = $_REQUEST['telephone'];
$email = $_REQUEST['email'];
$company = $_REQUEST['company'];
$requirements = $_REQUEST['requirements'];
$source = $_REQUEST['source'];

// message
$message = "
Rubb Buildings Contact us Form

Name - $name
Telephone - $telephone
Company - $company
Requirements - $requirements
Source - $source

";

// Mail it
mail("mjhalpin13@gmail.com", "rubbcontactus: $subj", $message, "From: $email");


?>