Form works with odbc but does not email notice?

mzeidler 20 Sep, 2007
Hello,
I've been able to get my form working with regards to having my online input data being placed into my database via odbc, but can't seem to get the email notice working on the form, any thoughts? Thanks, z
Max_admin 21 Sep, 2007
Hi mzeidler,

Please try to send to free email accounts(just as a test first), use the latest version V2.3.4, does this solve it ? No ? please send here a screenshot of your general tab and turn Debug on and send the debug output screenshot.

Cheers

Max
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mzeidler 21 Sep, 2007
Currently I have version 2.3 installed, Will Version 2.3.4 eliminate the mailing problem? Currently the html/php form that I'm using works outside of ChronoForms and sends an email! When I put the code into Chronoforms it is no longer sending the email! Any thoughts? Thanks z :-)
Max_admin 21 Sep, 2007
hmmm, could you please post the form code ?🙂

Cheers

Max
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mzeidler 21 Sep, 2007
html >>>>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><h1><font color="#006633">Contact ResLife</font></td>
</tr>


<tr>
	<td align="right"><strong>Last Name:</strong></td>
	<td width="5"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="5" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td>
	<td width="100%"><input name="lastName" type="text" value="" size="30"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="5">
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td align="right"><strong>First Name:</strong></td>
	<td width="5"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="5" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td>
	<td width="100%"><input name="firstName" type="text" value="" size="30"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="5">
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td>
</tr>

<tr>
	<td align="right"><strong>E-mail:</strong></td>
	<td width="5"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="5" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td>
	<td width="100%"><input name="eMail" type="text" value="" size="30"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="5">
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td>
</tr>
<tr height="5">
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td>
</tr>
<tr height="5">
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><strong>Enter your message below:</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><textarea name="reason" rows="8" cols="58"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr height="5">
	<td colspan="3" width="100%"><img src="Spacer.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br><br>Post edited by: admin, at: 2007/09/21 18:54
mzeidler 21 Sep, 2007
PHP >>>>>>


<?php
/*
STaRS Web Team
Washington University in St. Louis
Project:         Residential Life Forms
Filename:        Contact.php
Description:        This file takes the input from Contact.html and emails the default ResLife information address.

Created:        12/04/03       FJM
Modifications:  12/04/03       FJM        Adding Comments
				12/05/03	 	FJM			Changed email address in to field

Inputs:                (from Contact.html)
lastName                Last Name of Student
firstName               First Name of Student
eMail                   Email Address of Student
reason					Message of Student

*/
?>

<html>
<head>
<title>Washington University in St. Louis Residential Life - Contact ResLife</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">

</script>
</head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
	/*
	 Milonic DHTML Website Navigation Menu - Version 3.4
	 Written by Andy Woolley - Copyright 2002 (c) Milonic Solutions Limited. All Rights Reserved.
	 Please visit http://www.milonic.co.uk/menu or e-mail menu3@milonic.com for more information.
	 
	 The Free use of this menu is only available to Non-Profit, Educational & Personal web sites.
	 Commercial and Corporate licenses  are available for use on all other web sites & Intranets.
	 All Copyright notices MUST remain in place at ALL times and, please keep us informed of your 
	 intentions to use the menu and send us your URL.
	*/
// -->
</script>

<script src="../../menu/menu_array_index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../../menu/mmenu.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<body link="#0000CC" vlink="#0000CC" alink="#0000CC">
<table width="59%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td width="960" height="99">
      <p><img src="../../Pictures/Banners_Headers/main_banner-wht.png" width="701" height="99">
      </p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding=5 width="73%" align=left bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
  <tbody>
    <tr valign=top>
      <td style="COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap width=156 height="458" bgcolor="#990000">
        <table width="144" border="0" bgcolor="#990000">
          <tr>
            <td width="180" colspan="2"> <div align="center"><img src="../../Pictures/Banners_Headers/washu-banner.png" width="150" height="50"></div></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td height="202" colspan="2" valign="top">
              <div align="left"> </div>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
      </td>
      <td valign=top width="525" height="458">
        <div align="left">
        <h1><font color="#006633">Contact ResLife</font></h1>

<?php
//Creating date tag
$today = date("F j, Y, g:i a"«»);

//Creating email parameters
$email_body = "Message to ResLife:\r\n\r\n";
$email_body .= "Submitted on: ".$today."\r\n\r\n";
$email_body .= "Last Name: ".$_POST["lastName"]."\r\n";
$email_body .= "First Name: ".$_POST["firstName"]."\r\n";
$email_body .= "Email: ".$_POST["eMail"]."\r\n";
$email_body .= "Message: ".$_POST["reason"]."\r\n";

//Creating headers for email
$headers = "From: Message to ResLife <".$_POST["eMail"].">";

//Display results of email function
$formsent = mail("kkunz@wustl.edu, pnichols@wustl.edu", "Message to ResLife", $email_body, $headers);

if($formsent == 1)
	{
	print("<p>Thank you, <b>".$_POST["firstName"]." ".$_POST["lastName"]."</b>. We have received your Message to ResLife."«»);
	}
else
	print("I'm sorry, there's a problem with your form. Please try again."«»);
?>


Post edited by: admin, at: 2007/09/21 18:53<br><br>Post edited by: admin, at: 2007/09/21 18:54
Max_admin 22 Sep, 2007
Hi mzeidler,

Ok, so lets completely remove that PHP code, do you get the email ?

Max
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mzeidler 25 Sep, 2007
Remove the php code, within Chronforms?? Please advise...Thanks, Mike :-)
Max_admin 25 Sep, 2007
yes, remove any php code you have added anywhere in chronoforms!!

Cheers

Max
Max, ChronoForms developer
ChronoMyAdmin: Database administration within Joomla, no phpMyAdmin needed.
ChronoMails simplifies Joomla email: newsletters, logging, and custom templates.
mzeidler 26 Sep, 2007
still no luck sorry....
Max_admin 26 Sep, 2007
Hi,

So now you have only the html code and you have enabled emails, filled up all necessary fields and it doesn't work ??
Max, ChronoForms developer
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ChronoMails simplifies Joomla email: newsletters, logging, and custom templates.
mzeidler 26 Sep, 2007
Unfortunately! I've never been able to have any forms working through Chronoforms send me an email notice?? Hmmmm? I'll keep plugging away at it! Thanks! :-)
Max_admin 26 Sep, 2007
Please try the one in the written/visual tutorial then let me know if this wont work, please try to use free email accounts and check if your site is sending emails when new user registers!🙂

Sincerely,

Max
Max, ChronoForms developer
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ChronoMails simplifies Joomla email: newsletters, logging, and custom templates.
mzeidler 28 Sep, 2007
Max,
It Works! WooHooo!! I had our unix guru look at it and he discovered that a bogus domain existed in the sendamail, thus was not working in sending email! I now have my html/php form working in chronoforms, both sending email and depositing data via odbc into mySQL db! Keep up the great work!! Thanks, Mike :-)
Max_admin 28 Sep, 2007
Great!! thanks Mike!

Max
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