I am trying to create a send email form and my code keeps giving me the error message that the email is not being sent. This is my first time creating a form like this on codeigniter. Please help,
Here's my controller:
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Contactus extends CI_Controller {
function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
$this->load->library('email');
}
public function index(){
$this->load->helper('url');
$this->load->view('base');
$this->load->view('contactUs');
}
public function send_mail(){
//read parameters from $_POST using input class
$name = $this->input->post('name');
$email = $this->input->post('email');
$subject = $this->input->post('subject');
$message = $this->input->post('yourMessage');
$config = Array(
'protocol' => 'smtp',
'smtp_host' => 'your host',
'smtp_port' => port for host,
'smtp_user' => 'user@example.com',
'smtp_pass' => 'yourpassword',
'mailtype' => 'html',
'charset' => 'iso-8859-1',
'wordwrap' => TRUE
);
$this->load->library('email', $config);
$this->email->set_newline("
");
$this->email->from($email, $name);
$this->email->to('example@example.com');
$this->email->subject($subject);
$this->email->message($message);
if ($this->email->send()){
// mail sent
$this->session->set_flashdata('msg','<div class="alert alert-success text-center">Your mail has been sent successfully!</div>');
redirect('contactus/send_mail');
}else{
//error
$this->session->set_flashdata('msg','<div class="alert alert-danger text-center">There is error in sending mail! Please try again later</div>');
redirect('contactus/index');
}
}
}
Here's my Html file:
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>css/contact.css">
<title>Contact Us</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1><center>Contact Us</center></h1>
<hr>
<div class="container">
<div id="home-search">
<form action= "<?php echo site_url("contactus/send_mail"); ?>" method='POST'>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
<img src="http://oasissanjose.com/uploads/3/6/2/4/3624456/8429182_orig.png" class="pull-right" width="200" height="250">
<div class="panel panel-primary">
<h2 class="lead section-lead panel-heading">Questions, Concerns? Contact us using the email template below:</h2>
<h3 class="text-info panel-body"><center>All Fields are Mandatory</center></h3>
<div class="form-all">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name">Full Name<span class="form-required">*</span></label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="name" name="name" placeholder="Jane Doe" required/>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="email">Email Address<span class="form-required">*</span></label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="email" name="email" placeholder="jane.doe@example.com" required/>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="subject">Subject<span class="form-required">*</span></label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="subject" name="subject" placeholder="Subject" required/>
</div>
<div class="form-group ">
<label for="yourMessage">Your Message<span class="form-required">*</span></label>
<textarea class="form-control" id="yourMessage" name="yourMessage" placeholder="Message" required></textarea>
</div>
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" name="submit" value="Send Message" >
<br>
</div>
</div>
<br><br>
<img src="http://content.presentermedia.com/files/animsp/00005000/5562/question_mark_serious_thinker_md_wm.gif" class="pull-right" width="400" height="250">
</div>
</div>
</form>
<?php echo $this->session->flashdata('msg'); ?>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End of Container -->
</body>
</html>
