I'm very new to php and made a contact form by following a video but It doesn't seem to work. I was getting a STARTTLS error but then I added
ini_set("SMTP","ssl://smtp.gmail.com"); ini_set("smtp_port","465");
I don't know why it is gmail and why that port when the original smtp and port are the ones from my ISP and not of gmail, but now that I've added this I get a separate error?
The Error:
Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 relaying denied in C:\xampp\htdocs\ContactForm\form_process.php on line 83
I am running this on a Localhost XAMPP Apache server to test it before signing up for a hosting service. I have included my index.php (mostly html), my form_process.php(the actual error catching and sending of mail is here).
in my php.ini:
[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/smtp
SMTP = mail.mymts.net ;smtp.gmail.com
; http://php.net/smtp-port
smtp_port=587 ;465
; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/sendmail-from
sendmail_from = ExampleEmail@gmail.com
index.php (I'm not sure whether I need like the doctype and header stuff but I added a body because I needed to apply css to the whole body, then a header to organize links and the rest just cuz I thought maybe it's okay):
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
and open the template in the editor.
-->
<?php include ('form_process.php');?>
<html>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/email.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div id="navbar" class="li flex-container nav hidden-xs">
<a class="nav-link flex-item " href="index.html#bottom">PHOTOGRAPHER</a>
<a class="nav-link flex-item" href="Portfolio.html">PORTFOLIO</a>
<a class="hplogo-a flex-item hidden-xs hidden-sm" href=""><img id="logo" src="Images/WHITELOGO.png" alt=""></a>
<a class="nav-link flex-item" href="Investment.html">INVESTMENT + FAQ</a>
<a class="nav-link flex-item" href="#">BLOG</a>
</div>
<div id="myNav" class="overlay hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg">
<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="closebtn" onclick="closeNav()">×</a>
<div class="overlay-content">
<a href="index.html#bottom">PHOTOGRAPHER</a>
<a href="Portfolio.html">PORTFOLIO</a>
<a href="javascript:window.location.reload();">INVESTMENT + FAQ</a>
<a href="#">BLOG</a>
</div>
</div>
<span id="toggle" style="font-size:30px;cursor:pointer" onclick="openNav()" class="hidden-sm hidden-lg hidden-md popup">☰ </span>
<div class="container top email">
<p class="eramble eramble1 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-offset-1 col-xs-10 col-sm-10 "> Finding a photographer is a delicate process and you really need to trust your instinct. You put your trust and faith in us to capture your most valuable memories and to tell your story through our camera. You're here because you feel that my work can represent and accentuate the love between you and your fiancé.</p>
<p class="eramble eramble2 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-offset-1 col-xs-10 col-sm-10">If this is the case, I would love to hear more about you and about your wedding day. So, lets start here! </p>
<div class="email_form">
<form id="contact" action="<?= $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post">
<div class="form-group row">
<div class="col-sm-5 col-xs-5 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-offset-1">
<label for="fname">Name*</label>
<input class="form-control" id="fname" placeholder="Your first name" type="text" tabindex="1" size="30" name="fname" value="<?= $fname ?>" autofocus>
<label for="fname" style="font-size:9px; font-weight:normal; ">First Name</label>
<span class="error"><?= $fname_error?> </span>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-5 col-xs-5">
<label class="visuallyhidden" for="lname">lNAME</label>
<input class="form-control" id="lname" placeholder="Your last name" type="text" name="lname" value="<?= $lname ?>" tabindex="4" >
<label for="lname" style="font-size:9px; font-weight:normal; ">Last Name</label>
<span class="error"><?= $lname_error?> </span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group row">
<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-offset-1">
<label for="email">Email Address*</label>
<input class="form-control" id="email" placeholder="Your Email Address" type="text" name="email" value="<?= $email ?>" tabindex="2" >
<span class="error"><?= $email_error?> </span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group row">
<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-2 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-offset-1">
<label for="phone1">Phone*</label>
<input class="form-control" size="4" maxlength="3" id="phone1" placeholder="Your Phone Number" type="text" name="phone1" value="<?= $phone1 ?>" tabindex="3" >
<label for="phone1" style="font-size:9px; font-weight:normal; ">(###)</label>
<span class="error"><?= $phone1_error?> </span>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-2">
<label class="visuallyhidden" for="phone2">Phone*</label>
<input class="form-control" size="4" maxlength="3" id="phone2" placeholder="Your Phone Number" type="text" name="phone2" value="<?= $phone2 ?>" tabindex="3" >
<label for="phone2" style="font-size:9px; font-weight:normal; ">###</label>
<span class="error"><?= $phone2_error?> </span>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-2">
<label class="visuallyhidden" for="phone3">Phone*</label>
<input class="form-control" size="5" maxlength="4" id="phone3" placeholder="Your Phone Number" type="text" name="phone3" value="<?= $phone3 ?>" tabindex="3" >
<label for="phone3" style="font-size:9px; font-weight:normal; ">####</label>
<span class="error"><?= $phone3_error?> </span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group row">
<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-offset-1">
<label for="message">Message*</label>
<textarea placeholder="Type your Message Here...." class="message1 form-control" rows="5" id="message" name="message" tabindex="5" ><?php if(isset($_POST['message'])){
echo htmlentities ($_POST['message']); }?></textarea>
<span class="error"><?= $message_error?></span>
</div>
</div>
<div >
<button class="btn-default btn rbutton col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-offset-1" name="submit" type="submit" id="contact-submit" data-submit="...Sending">Submit</button>
</div>
<div class="success"><?= $success;?></div>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container bottom faq">
<h1>FAQ</h1>
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<footer class="foot">
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<a href="#">MRPOOPYBUTTHOLE@GMAIL.COM</a>
</footer>
</div>
<script>
function openNav() {
document.getElementById("myNav").style.height = "100%";
}
function closeNav() {
document.getElementById("myNav").style.height = "0%";
}
</script>
<!-- jQuery (necessary for Bootstrap's JavaScript plugins) -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
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<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
form_process.php:
<?php
// define variables and set to empty values
$fname_error = $lname_error = $email_error = $phone1_error = $phone2_error = $phone3_error = $message_error="";
$fname = $lname = $email = $phone1 = $phone2 = $phone3 = $message = $success = "";
//form is submitted with POST method
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
if (empty($_POST["fname"])) {
$fname_error = "Name is required";
} else {
$fname = test_input($_POST["fname"]);
// check if name only contains letters and whitespace
if (!preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z ]*$/",$fname)) {
$fname_error = "Only letters and white space allowed";
}
}
if (empty($_POST["lname"])) {
$lname_error = "Name is required";
} else {
$lname = test_input($_POST["lname"]);
// check if name only contains letters and whitespace
if (!preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z ]*$/",$fname)) {
$lname_error = "Only letters and white space allowed";
}
}
if (empty($_POST["email"])) {
$email_error = "Email is required";
} else {
$email = test_input($_POST["email"]);
// check if e-mail address is well-formed
if (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
$email_error = "Invalid email format";
}
}
if (empty($_POST["phone1"])) {
$phone1_error = "required";
} else {
$phone1 = test_input($_POST["phone1"]);
// check if e-mail address is well-formed
}
if (empty($_POST["phone2"])) {
$phone2_error = "required";
} else {
$phone2 = test_input($_POST["phone2"]);
// check if e-mail address is well-formed
}
if (empty($_POST["phone3"])) {
$phone3_error = "required";
} else {
$phone3 = test_input($_POST["phone3"]);
// check if e-mail address is well-formed
}
if (empty($_POST["url"])) {
$url_error = "";
} else {
$url = test_input($_POST["url"]);
// check if URL address syntax is valid (this regular expression also allows dashes in the URL)
if (!preg_match("/\b(?:(?:https?|ftp):\/\/|www\.)[-a-z0-9+&@#\/%?=~_|!:,.;]*[-a-z0-9+&@#\/%=~_|]/i",$url)) {
$url_error = "Invalid URL";
}
}
if (empty($_POST["message"])) {
$message_error = "Message is required";
} else {
$message = test_input($_POST["message"]);
}
if ($fname_error == '' and $lname_error == '' and $email_error == '' and $phone1_error == '' and $phone2_error == '' and $phone3_error == '' and $url_error == '' ){
$message_body = '';
unset($_POST['submit']);
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value){
$message_body .= "$key: $value\n";
}
$to = 'thetalhasuboor@gmail.com';
$subject = 'Contact Form Submit';
if (mail($to, $subject, $message_body)){
$success = "Message sent, thank you for contacting us!";
$fname = $lname = $email = $phone1 = $phone2 = $phone3 = $message = $url = '';
}
}
}
function test_input($data) {
$data = trim($data);
$data = stripslashes($data);
$data = htmlspecialchars($data);
return $data;
}
