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November 6th, 2002, 01:13 AM

neobyte

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create a feedback form possible?

It appears that using the mail() function makes it possible to create a simple feedback form where you're limited to a "message" from the respondant, but that's seems to be it. (I got an error message telling me that mail() could only contain 5 parameters...I was trying for six!)
Is there a way to have a real feedback form, one with 15 or 20, or whatever amount of questions in an html format that someone could submit (email) to you that would be processed by your php script?
As I understand this, every item you define in your html form ( i.e. defined as in <input type="text" name="item">) is automatically assigned to the array $_POST...and if I'm right about that, then there must be a way to get that info.
Or is the mail() function limited to just a few pieces of data?
Please don't add a link to mail() in the manual - I've read it at least 20 times now and still get nothing from it.
I can't understandd why can't I find info on this seemingly simple question...am I the only person who would like to have a feedback form on my site that contains more than one <teatarea> entry? I thought php was gonna be fun...?...!...? Input....neeeeed input....inpooot...

November 6th, 2002, 01:24 PM

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Is there a way to have a real feedback form, one with 15 or 20, or whatever amount of questions in an html format that someone could submit (email) to you that would be processed by your php script?

There is no limit on the amount of information you can send to the mail function for proccessing. You must create a message string that holds all of the information you wish to send, like so ->

PHP Code:


		
			
 $message = false;

$subject = 'some subject';

$email_to = 'someaddress@this.com';

$email_from = $_POST['email'];



$message .= 'The users answer to question #1 is: ' . $_POST['ques_1'] . "\n\r";

$message .= 'The users answer to question #2 is: ' . $_POST['ques_2'] . "\n\r";

$message .= 'The users answer to question #3 is: ' . $_POST['ques_3'] . "\n\r";

$message .= 'The users answer to question #4 is: ' . $_POST['ques_4'] . "\n\r";

$message .= 'The users answer to question #5 is: ' . $_POST['ques_5'] . "\n\r";

$message .= 'The users answer to question #6 is: ' . $_POST['ques_6'] . "\n\r\n\r";



$message .= 'The users name is: ' . $_POST['name'] . "\n\r";

$message .= 'The users phone # is: ' . $_POST['phone'] . "\n\r";

$message .= 'The users email is: ' . $_POST['email'] . "\n\r";



$message .= 'The user wrote this feedback:' . "\n\r";

$message .= $_POST['feedback'];



mail( $email_to, $subject, $message, 'From: ' . $email_from, /* Extra Headers, If Any */ );

As you see, there is no limit on the size of the message.

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November 7th, 2002, 10:50 PM

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Thanks jpenn!

Thanks so much for laying this out in plain English (and text!)...I wonder why the manual doesn't have a straight forward example like yours?! I truly have been searching for days just trying to get an answer that gets right to the heart of the problem with no superlative balogna!
Thanks very, very much...I still can't imagine how one could possibly glean this information from the "explanation" in the manual.
Would have responded sooner, but had a server issue and am setting-up another router on the LAN. I'll be back working on the webpage and php by tomorrow...got the basic php working on my page that simply asks for questions/comments. Check it out later next week...with your advice, I should have the form thing done www.rjscollects.com. (My boss will be overjoyed!)

November 8th, 2002, 12:37 AM

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November 8th, 2002, 12:02 PM

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Boochies!

thanks...I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions...I'm living of fear of mySQL...but that's down the road. Your clip is excellent...I get a laugh everytime I look at it!!!

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