[PHP][HTML] Simple Contact Form

#1 14-07-2009, 08:39 PM

Here is how to make a simple contact form with an HTML form and a simple PHP file to handle it.

This is the HTML code for a VERY basic form. This can be manipulated very easily to fit with styling etc, the only parts that must be kept in tact are the form and its elements.

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<form name="main" method="post" action="contact.php">
<tr><td>Subject:&nbsp;</td><td><input name="subject" type="text" id="subject" size="50"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Name:&nbsp;</td><td><input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="50"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Email:&nbsp;</td><td><input name="email" type="text" id="email" size="50"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Message:&nbsp;</td><td><textarea name="message" cols="50" rows="4" id="message"></textarea></td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"></td></tr>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Here is the PHP component. (This would go in a file called "contact.php" because that was the "action" property specified in the HTML form)

<?php

// Get the email from the form
$email_from = $_POST['email'];

//Get the name from the form
$name = $_POST['name'];

// Get the subject from the form
$subject = $_POST['subject'];

// Get the message from the form
$message = $_POST['message'];

//Check if any fields were left blank...
if ($message == "" || $subject == "" || $name == "" || $email_from == "") {
echo 'You left one or more field blank.  Please go back and fix this.';
}
else {
//Combine $name $email_from and $message
$body  =  "From: $name\n E-Mail: $email_from\n Message:\n $message";

// The email address to send the info. to
$to = 'your@email.com';

//Send the email
$sendEmail = mail($to, $subject, $body);
echo 'Your message was sent.  Thank you!';
}
?>

Please note that this can be made more complex, but this is just a very simple, bare bones contact form in this thread.

#2 14-07-2009, 08:40 PM

Ah thanks for this Matt.I'm actually going to use it. It saves me from writing up my own (or wasting time online finding one that doesn't even work).
Thanks.

#3 15-07-2009, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by Matt

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
</body>
<table>
<form name="main" method="post" action="contact.php">
<tr><td>Subject:&nbsp;</td><td><input name="subject" type="text" id="subject" size="50"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Name:&nbsp;</td><td><input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="50"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Email:&nbsp;</td><td><input name="email" type="text" id="email" size="50"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Message:&nbsp;</td><td><textarea name="message" cols="50" rows="4" id="message"></textarea></td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"></td></tr>
</form>
</html>

I just now looked at this and you have your </body> tag in the wrong spot. It should be under the last </form> tag.

#4 15-07-2009, 06:00 AM

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#5 15-07-2009, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by World Domination

I just now looked at this and you have your </body> tag in the wrong spot. It should be under the last </form> tag.

Yeah, my bad. I just threw an HTML file together there really quickly and must have overlooked it. Thanks for letting me know