Here is my code for a contact form, i cant get to work. Can someone please help me since i dont really now php. i also added the css. i got it from a tutorial but for some reason my code is not working.
<?php
$hasError = false;
$sent = false;
if(isset($_POST['submitform'])) {
$name = trim(htmlspecialchars($_POST['name'], ENT_QUOTES));
$email = trim($_POST['email']);
$message = trim(htmlspecialchars($_POST['message'], ENT_QUOTES));
$fieldsArray = array(
'name' => $name,
'email' => $email,
'message' => $message
);
$errorArray = array();
foreach($fieldsArray as $key => $val) {
switch ($key) {
case 'name':
case 'message':
if (empty($val)) {
$hasError = true;
$errorArray[$key] = ucfirst($key) . " field was left empty.";
}
break;
case 'email':
if(!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
$hasError = true;
$errorArray[$key] = "Invalid email address";
} else {
$email = filter_var($email, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);
}
break;
}
}
if($hasError !== true) {
$to = "lodewicus@gmail.com";
$subject = "Message from website"
$msgcontents = "Name: $name<br/>Email: $email<br/>Message: $message";
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0
";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
";
$headers .= "From: $name <$email>
";
$mailsent = mail($to, $subject, $msgcontents, $headers);
if($mailsent) {
$sent = true;
unset($name);
unset($email);
unset($message);
}
}
}
?>
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Contact From</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="index.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.11.1/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$("#contactform").validate({
rules: {
name: {
required: true,
minlength: 2
},
email: {
required: true,
email: true
},
message: {
required: true,
minlength: 20
}
},
messages: {
name: {
required: "Please enter your name",
minlength: "Your name must be at least 2 characters!"
},
email: {
required: "Please enter your email address",
email: "Please enter a valid email address"
},
message: {
required: "Please enter your message",
minlength: "Your message must be at least 20 characters"
}
}
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1>Contact Form</h1>
<form id="contactform" method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" novalidate>
<?php
if($sent === true) {
echo "<h2 class='success'>Thanks, your message has been sent successfully</h2>";
} elseif($hasError === true) {
echo '<ul class="errorlist">';
foreach($errorArray as $key => $val) {
echo "<li>" . ucfirst($key) . " field error - $val</li>";
}
echo '</ul>;'
}
?>
<input type="text" name="name" value="<?php echo (isset($name) ? $name : ""); ?>" placeholder="Your Name">
<input type="email" name="email" value="<?php echo (isset($email) ? $email : ""); ?>" placeholder="Your Email">
<textarea name="message" placeholder="Your Message"><?php echo (isset($message) ? $message : ""); ?></textarea>
<input type="submit" name="submitform" value="Send">
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
*, *:before, *:after {
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
*, html {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
outline: none;
}
html {
font-size: 62.5%;
}
::-ms-clear {
display: none;
}
::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
body {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: normal;
background-color: #fff;
color: #222;
}
.container {
position: relative;
width: 600px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.container:first-of-type {
top: 100px;
}
h1 {
text-align: center;
font-size: 42px;
font-size: 4.2rem;
margin-bottom: 10px;
color: #ff3300;
}
#contactform {
padding: 20px;
border: 1px solid #eee;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 2px 3px #ddd;
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 2px 3px #ddd;
box-shadow: 0px 2px 3px #ddd;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
#contactform input[type=text],
#contactform input[type=email],
#contactform input[type=submit],
#contactform textarea {
width: 100%;
height: 34px;
display: block;
padding: 5px 10px;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
color: #222;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
#contactform textarea {
height: 100px;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}
#contactform input[type=submit] {
width: 200px;
margin-bottom: 0;
background-color: #fff;
-webkit-border-radius: 2px;
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
border-radius: 2px;
text-transform: uppercase;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
}
#contactform input[type=submit]:hover {
background-color: #ff3300;
color: #fff;
border-color: #dd2c00;
}
h2.success {
color: #27ae60;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.errorlist {
list-style: none;
}
label.error,
.errorlist li {
margin-bottom: 10px;
color: #bb0000;
display: block;
}
.errorlis li:last-child {
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
