Flash/PHP Email Form Issues

[s22225]

I have been struggling with this Flash/PHP Email Form for weeks from a template I have been using. Everything seems to be good with the PHP file and location on the server, but not sure about the Actionscript. I assume it has something to do with this portion of the code (full code below):
btnSubmit.onRelease = function ()

{
if (txtField1.text == label1 || txtField2.text == label2 || txtField3.text == label3)
{
gotoAndStop(3);
}
else
{
_parent.contactform.loadVariables("email.php", "POST");
gotoAndStop(2);
} // end else if
};
stop ();

Any helpful hints and such would be really appreciated. I’ve been searching for answers and posting on forums and yet to get a good solution.

Thanks.


Here is the full Flash Actionscript code that doesn't seem to be sending the data to the PHP file to email out. When the user submits the form on the website, no errors are generated at all. The PHP file is located at the same level in the website directory structure.


function clearField()
{
txtField1.text = label1;
txtField2.text = label2;
txtField3.text = label3;
Selection.setFocus("_focus");
} // End of the function
label1 = "NAME:";
label2 = "E-MAIL:";
label3 = "MESSAGE:";
var mcContacform = _root.contactform;
countField = 5;
clearField();
var arrayLabel = new Array();
for (i = 1; i < countField + 1; i++)
{
txtField = this["txtField" + i];
txtField.index = i;
arrayLabel[i] = this["label" + i];
txtField.tabIndex = i;
txtField.onSetFocus = function ()
{
if (this.text == arrayLabel[this.index])
{
this.text = "";
} // end if
};
txtField.onKillFocus = function ()
{
if (this.text == "")
{
this.text = arrayLabel[this.index];
} // end if
};
} // end of for
btnClear.onRollOver = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("over");
};
btnClear.onRollOut = btnClear.onReleaseOutside = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
btnClear.onRelease = function ()
{
clearField();
};
btnSubmit.onRollOver = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("over");
};
btnSubmit.onRollOut = btnSubmit.onReleaseOutside = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
btnSubmit.onRelease = function ()
{
if (txtField1.text == label1 || txtField2.text == label2 || txtField3.text == label3)
{
gotoAndStop(3);
}
else
{
_parent.contactform.loadVariables("email.php", "POST");
gotoAndStop(2);
} // end else if
};
stop ();



Here is the PHP with my email and site name to be coded:


<?php
//Type the receiever's e-mail address
$emailAddress = "my@emailaddress";
//Type your Site Name
$siteName = "My Site";

$contact_name = $_POST['name'];
$contact_email = $_POST['email'];
$contact_message = $_POST['message'];

if( $contact_name == true ) {
$sender = $contact_email;
$receiver = $emailAddress;
$client_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

$email_body = "The Name Of The Sender: $contact_name \nEmail: $sender
\n\nMessage: \n\n$contact_message \n\nIP ADDRESS: $client_ip \n\n$siteName";

$emailAutoReply = "Hi $contact_name, \n\nWe have just received your E-Mail. We will get
in touch in a few days. Thank you! \n\n$siteName ";

$extra = "From: $sender\r\n" . "Reply-To: $sender \r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();
$autoReply = "From: $receiver\r\n" . "Reply-To: $receiver \r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();

mail( $sender, "Auto Reply: $contact_name", $emailAutoReply, $autoReply );

if( mail( $receiver, "New E-Mail - $contact_name", $email_body, $extra ) ) {
echo "success=yes";
} else {
echo "success=no";
}
}
?>

[mike007]

Have you tried the php email script by it's self to see if that part works first?

Originally Posted by s22225

I have been struggling with this Flash/PHP Email Form for weeks from a template I have been using. Everything seems to be good with the PHP file and location on the server, but not sure about the Actionscript. I assume it has something to do with this portion of the code (full code below):
btnSubmit.onRelease = function ()

{
if (txtField1.text == label1 || txtField2.text == label2 || txtField3.text == label3)
{
gotoAndStop(3);
}
else
{
_parent.contactform.loadVariables("email.php", "POST");
gotoAndStop(2);
} // end else if
};
stop ();

Any helpful hints and such would be really appreciated. I’ve been searching for answers and posting on forums and yet to get a good solution.

Thanks.


Here is the full Flash Actionscript code that doesn't seem to be sending the data to the PHP file to email out. When the user submits the form on the website, no errors are generated at all. The PHP file is located at the same level in the website directory structure.


function clearField()
{
txtField1.text = label1;
txtField2.text = label2;
txtField3.text = label3;
Selection.setFocus("_focus");
} // End of the function
label1 = "NAME:";
label2 = "E-MAIL:";
label3 = "MESSAGE:";
var mcContacform = _root.contactform;
countField = 5;
clearField();
var arrayLabel = new Array();
for (i = 1; i < countField + 1; i++)
{
txtField = this["txtField" + i];
txtField.index = i;
arrayLabel[i] = this["label" + i];
txtField.tabIndex = i;
txtField.onSetFocus = function ()
{
if (this.text == arrayLabel[this.index])
{
this.text = "";
} // end if
};
txtField.onKillFocus = function ()
{
if (this.text == "")
{
this.text = arrayLabel[this.index];
} // end if
};
} // end of for
btnClear.onRollOver = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("over");
};
btnClear.onRollOut = btnClear.onReleaseOutside = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
btnClear.onRelease = function ()
{
clearField();
};
btnSubmit.onRollOver = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("over");
};
btnSubmit.onRollOut = btnSubmit.onReleaseOutside = function ()
{
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
btnSubmit.onRelease = function ()
{
if (txtField1.text == label1 || txtField2.text == label2 || txtField3.text == label3)
{
gotoAndStop(3);
}
else
{
_parent.contactform.loadVariables("email.php", "POST");
gotoAndStop(2);
} // end else if
};
stop ();



Here is the PHP with my email and site name to be coded:


<?php
//Type the receiever's e-mail address
$emailAddress = "my@emailaddress";
//Type your Site Name
$siteName = "My Site";

$contact_name = $_POST['name'];
$contact_email = $_POST['email'];
$contact_message = $_POST['message'];

if( $contact_name == true ) {
$sender = $contact_email;
$receiver = $emailAddress;
$client_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

$email_body = "The Name Of The Sender: $contact_name \nEmail: $sender
\n\nMessage: \n\n$contact_message \n\nIP ADDRESS: $client_ip \n\n$siteName";

$emailAutoReply = "Hi $contact_name, \n\nWe have just received your E-Mail. We will get
in touch in a few days. Thank you! \n\n$siteName ";

$extra = "From: $sender\r\n" . "Reply-To: $sender \r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();
$autoReply = "From: $receiver\r\n" . "Reply-To: $receiver \r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();

mail( $sender, "Auto Reply: $contact_name", $emailAutoReply, $autoReply );

if( mail( $receiver, "New E-Mail - $contact_name", $email_body, $extra ) ) {
echo "success=yes";
} else {
echo "success=no";
}
}
?>

[s22225]

I'm a newbie to scripting and php..when i load the .php file on the server it's a blank page. Is there an easy way to test this?

Thanks.

[mike007]

Originally Posted by s22225

I'm a newbie to scripting and php..when i load the .php file on the server it's a blank page. Is there an easy way to test this?

Thanks.

How are you running it? On a webserver? online or home server?

[s22225]

I'm running it on a web server using a hosting package with Hostgator. I have run other PHP mail scripts without a problem in the past..not using Flash though.

[mike007]

But does this one work with out the flash part?
Is this in Flash or Flex. Because I see that you have some If statements in PHP. I usually do all the validation in the client app and they just have a key sent to the php to verify that the request is authentic.

Originally Posted by s22225

I'm running it on a web server using a hosting package with Hostgator. I have run other PHP mail scripts without a problem in the past..not using Flash though.

[s22225]

This is a flash script but I'm unsure how to test these components independently..

[mike007]

Here is my php email script:

function sendEmail($toaddress)
{
$to = $toaddress;
$subject = "Subject goes here";
$body = "Body of the email";
$from = "This is your email that you are sending from";
$headers = "From: $from";

	 if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers)) 
	 {
  		return "1";
 	 } 
 	else 
 	 {
 		return "0";
 	 }
}

This is simple and works.

[s22225]

so i should replace my php script with that code to see if it works? any chance you can IM or talk voice on gchat or msn?

[mike007]

I just want to make sure that it is not a problem with your PHP code before we start to troubleshoot the flash part. I sent you a PM with my gtalk.

Originally Posted by s22225

so i should replace my php script with that code to see if it works? any chance you can IM or talk voice on gchat or msn?