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Contact PHP forms in Yahoo Smallbusiness Server

clement — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:14:51 +0000

If you are wondering why the regular PHP forms does not respond in Yahoo Smallbusiness server, we have another set of PHP codes to resolve all issues in Yahoo Small Business server.

First let us create an html file called contact.html in dreamweaver, with 4 fields ie: Name, Email, Phone & Message as shown below:

click on the form tag at the bottom of the contacts.html and link it to contacts-thanks.php and to be opened in a new window as shown below:

At this point you may not have a contacts-thanks.php with you, but remember to do this when you make your contacts-thanks.php

Now open another php document in Dreamweaver and copy the below codes:

Thankyou! We will get back to you soon.

/* Set e-mail recipient */
$myemail = “clement@bestwebdesignz.com”;

/* Check all form inputs using check_input function */
$name = check_input($_POST['name']);
$email = check_input($_POST['email'], “Write a subject”);
$phone = check_input($_POST['phone']);
$msg = check_input($_POST['msg']);

/* If e-mail is not valid show error message */
/*if (!preg_match(“/([\w\-]+\@[\w\-]+\.[\w\-]+)/”, $email))
{
show_error(“E-mail address not valid”);
}*/

/* If URL is not valid set $website to empty */
if (!preg_match(“/^(https?:\/\/+[\w\-]+\.[\w\-]+)/i”, $website))
{
$website = ”;
}

/* Let’s prepare the message for the e-mail */
$message = “Hello! Clement – Bestwebdesignz.

Your contact form has been submitted by:

Name: $name
E-mail: $email
Phone: $phone
Message: $msg

End of message
“;

/* Send the message using mail() function */
mail($myemail, $name, $message);

/* Functions we used */
function check_input($data, $problem=”)
{
$data = trim($data);
$data = stripslashes($data);
$data = htmlspecialchars($data);
if ($problem && strlen($data) == 0)
{
show_error($problem);
}
return $data;
}

function show_error($myError)
{
?>

Please correct the following error:

exit();
}
?>

Put in the thankyou message on top of the tag or just below the tag, as you can see in the above code, where it says “Thankyou! We will get back to you soon.”

Change the email id in the above code where it says “clement@bestwebdesignz.com” with your email id.

Now save this code in your contacts-thanks.php

Important Note: Make sure the fields in the contact form ie: TextField are the same defined in your contacts-thanks.php, for example the first field in the contact form which reads Name: is defined as “name” in the TextField, similarly the “name” is pulled up in the contact-thanks.php codes as in line 7th and 21st lines as evident above.

Also make sure that the contact form in your contacts.html is tagged with your contacts-thanks.php in the action section and opens in a new window, as explained above in point 2.

Upload both your files ie: contacts.html and contacts-thanks.php to the root directory of your Yahoo small business server using FileZilla.

Once the two files above are uploaded you can go to your browser and check your site, in this case, it will be http://bestwebdesignz.com/contacts.html

Fill in the contact form and click on the submit button.

Now check your mails as defined in your php codes, you can wait for a couple of minutes to see it coming, or check your spam folders etc.,

That’s it, you now know how to use yur contact PHP forms in Yahoo Small Business Server.

PHP code for Contact form

clement — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:11:30 +0000

If you have a contact form and wondering how to redirect the contact form to be redirected to your mail id, you can follow the below steps to send all your contact form details to your mail id.

Fist let us create a php folder called thankyou.php or you can do this later too, you can open dreamweaver and within the tag of your code copy and paste the below php codes.

echo $name.”. We will get back to you soon.”;
$name=$_REQUEST['name'] ;
$email=$_REQUEST['e-mail'];
$phone=$_REQUEST['phone'];
$msg=$_REQUEST['message'];

$Message = ” Form Details \n\n”;
$Message .= ” Name : $name \n”;
$Message .= ” E-mail : $email \n”;
$Message .= ” Phone : $phone \n”;
$Message .= ” Message : $msg \n”;

mail(“clement@bestwebdesignz.com”, “Website Visitors”, $Message , “From: $email\n”);
?>

You can change the mail id where it says, “clement@bestwebdesignz.com” to your mail id, now you can save the file in dreamweaver as thankyou.php

With the above step being completed, you have a file called thankyou.php.

2. While you open your contact.html page, you will see in the design part, the form which has the fields above:

while you click on each field inside, and check the code, you should have the same name as in the form, for example, when you click inside the Name: box of your contact form in your contact.html, the TextField must say “name” as described in your thankyou.php form, also check for all the 4 field names here.

After you do this, you must tag your form to your thankyou.php file and how to do this, you can see the below image and explaination:

click on the at the footer of your dreamweaver and in the action part where I have circled in red you must click on the yellow folder besides that and tag your form with the thankyou.php and also select the target as _blank, now save your files and upload them to your server.

Go to the contact page in your browser ie: http://bestwebdesignz.com/contact.html and put in your name, email, phone and message there and submit the form, you should receive the details filled in the contact form to your mail id as mentioned in the php code.

That’s it, you now know how to write a PHP code for a Contact form.

How to know if your hosting supports PHP

clement — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:33:25 +0000

If you have contact forms or any other forms in php and wondering if your hosting supports PHP, you can follow the below steps to know if your hosting supports PHP.

1. Open dreamweaver and go to the code page and copy and past the below php codes within the tag as shown below.

mail(‘clement@bestwebdesignz.com’,'Test mail’,'The mail function is working!’);
echo ‘Mail sent!’;
?>

2. Put in your mail id where it says ‘clement@bestwebdesignz.com’ in the code above.

3. Save the file as mailtest.php and upload it to your server using your FTP.

4. Go to your URL or domain name, in this case http://bestwebdesignz.com/ and add your php file name along with it, ie: http://bestwebdesignz.com/mailtest.php/ (since I have uploaded mailtest.php in the root directory ie: public_html folder.

5. Now check your mail and see if you received your mail, you can wait for a while too, check your spam folders too.

If you have received the mail which says “The mail function is working” then you know that your hosting supports PHP, if not your hosting does not support PHP.

That’s it, you now know how to know if your hosting supports PHP.

How to manage user permissions in phpBB

clement — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:21:43 +0000

How to manage user permissions in phpBB

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. Click on the Permissions link found on the main menu.

Then click on the Users’ permissions link found on the left side of your screen, under Global Permissions.

Enter the name of the user in the screen that shows and click on the submit button, then assign a role for the user and then click on the apply all permissions button. That’s it, the user’s permissions have been adjusted. We can return to this page at any point of time and adjust the permissions of any users.
That’s it, you now know how to manage user permissions in phpBB

How to manage styles in phpBB

clement — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:50:58 +0000

How to manage styles in phpBB

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. Click on the Styles link found on the main menu.

We can edit the look of the phpBB from this page. Let us look at the different options available.
Click Themes link found on the left side of your screen under style components.

It is on this page that you can install, edit and delete themes. Themes are a combination of colors, images and styles that make up the look and feel of the forums.
Now click on Imagesets which is found below themes link as shown above.
It is on this page that you can view and modify our image sets. This includes all images and buttons used on this site.
Click styles link found under the style management.
Styles consists of a combination of a theme and image set. It is on this page that you can activate edit and delete your styles.
Let us activate a new style now.

Click on the activate link as shown above.
The new style has been activated and is now available for selection by the users
You now know how to manage styles in phpBB

How to manage smilies in phpBB

clement — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:19:36 +0000

How to manage smilies in phpBB

Smilies or emoticons as they are sometimes referred to, are small images you can insert into your posts to further express your feelings or thoughts.

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. Click on posting link found on the main menu.

Then click on smilies link found on the left side of your menu card under messages.

A list of available smilies will be listed on your screen.

To edit a smilie click on the green icon as shown above, change the name of the emotion for the smilie and click on the submit button.
To delete a smilie click on the red icon as shown above, press the YES button to confirm.
You now know how to manage smilies in phpBB

How to use the search tool in phpBB

clement — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:43:32 +0000

How to use the search tool in phpBB

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. We can search for a keyword in the search box found on the right top side of your screen or you can even use the advanced search.

Click on the Advanced search and enter the keywords you would like to search the forum for, select the forum(s) to search in, when ready click the search button.
That’s it, you will see that the search results are displayed, you can click on any post to be taken to its thread.
You now know how to use the search tool in phpBB

How to reply to an existing topic in phpBB.

clement — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:22:01 +0000

How to reply to an existing topic in phpBB.

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. Click on Your first forum link found on your screen.

Click on the forum in which you want to reply to a topic, then choose a topic you want to reply to as shown below.

Click on the post reply link

A subject is optional for a reply, but can be entered if you wish, the enter the reply and click on the submit button.
Now take a look by click on the view your submitted message. You will be able to see the reply you added.
That’s it, you now know how to reply to an existing topic in phpBB.

How to register as a user in phpBB

clement — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:05:05 +0000

How to register as a user in phpBB

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. Click on the Register link found on the extreme right of your screen.

Read the Registration Agreement Terms, once you have read through it and agree to the terms, click on the I agree to these terms A Registration Form screen will show up.
Complete the Registration form and click on the submit button.
That’s it, the account has been created and you can login with your new user name and password.
You now know how to register as a user in phpBB

How to manage ranks in phpBB

clement — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:50:09 +0000

How to manage ranks in phpBB

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. Click on the users and groups link found on the main menu.

Then click on the manage ranks link found on the left side of your screen, under Users.

It is from this page that you will be able to add ranks that will then automatically be given to people as they reach the specified post milestones

Now click on add new rank button.

Enter a rank title, select NO at set as special rank since this won’t be a special rank, then click on submit button.
You will see for yourself that a new rank has been added, to delete a rank just click on the red icon shown above, to edit a rank click on the green icon.
That’s it you now know how to manage ranks in phpBB