Forms

[chrisgocrazyH]

Hello i did a form Email me form and when i hit submit it opens out look it dosent just send it, It would open a new Message thats blank

<form action="mailto:[email protected]" method="get" enctype="text/plain">
Name*<br>
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" size="30" style="color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Trebuchet MS; border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color: #131313" /><br>
What Job*<br>
<select name="rating" id="rating" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color: #131313" size="1"><br>
  <option>Options:</option>
  <option>DJ</option>
  <option>Radio manager</option>
  <option>Alterations Artists</option>
  <option>News Reporter</option>
  <option>News Manager</option>
  <option>Content Manager</option>
  <option selected>Pick a Job Please</option>
</select><br>
Why*<br>
<textarea name="improve" id="improve" rows="4" cols="46" style="color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Trebuchet MS; border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color: #131313"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" value="Send Feedback" style="border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color: #C0C0C0" />
</form

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[Jme]

You need to use php to send it to the pop server and deliver the email.

<?php
if(isset($_POST['send']))
//send would be the name of your submit button..
{
    $name = $_POST['name'];
    //The name field..
    $job = $_POST['job'];
    //The choose job dropdown.
    $improve = $_POST['improve'];
    //The improve textarea
    if(!isset($name) || !isset($job) || !isset($improve))
    {
        echo("Fields left blank..");
    }
    else
    {
        $to = "[email protected]";
        $subject = "Contact form submission from " . $name . "..";
        $msg = "" . $name . " has contacted you about the " . $job . " job opening. He left the following message..\n\n" . $msg . "";  
        mail("$to", "$subject", "$msg");
    }
}
else
{
    echo("Your form..");
}
?>

That should work, take out the form action and name your job option as job and your submit button as send.

[MrCraig]

:S a bit unclean..

[Jme]

I don't see how it's unclean but oh well, it was only an example of how it would be done..

[chrisgocrazyH]

ty worked

[MrCraig]

I don't see how it's unclean but oh well, it was only an example of how it would be done..

You havent cleaned anything ... :rolleyes:

Eg

$name = $_POST[name]; 

[Hitman]

You havent cleaned anything ... :rolleyes:

Eg

$name = $_POST[name]; 

I think JME is thinking you meant it's not tidy.

If there are exploits to POP servers (or whatever he's sending to) with web forms, good idea to clean the forms, but I don't know if there are.

[Jme]

I think JME is thinking you meant it's not tidy.

If there are exploits to POP servers (or whatever he's sending to) with web forms, good idea to clean the forms, but I don't know if there are.

Ohhh, i see I didn't see the point to clean the input because it can't effect the pop server. If i was inserting it into a database then there would be a point to cleaning the input.

[Invent]

Yes it's unsecure.

Remove \n and \r from inputs.

[MrCraig]

Someone might find a way..

better to be safe than sorry.