I am currently creating a quote form for my company website, and wanted to make it a little more friendly than the usual "thank you everyone who fills out that form over there, and who I really don't care about..." I've tried two variations of the code and I've included the form code as well.
Thank you in advance
<form action="thankyouquote.php" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Full Name:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><label>
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="25" maxlength="90" />
</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Email Address:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><input name="email" type="text" id="email" size="25" maxlength="90" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Primary Phone:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><input name="phone1" type="text" id="phone1" size="15" maxlength="90" />
Ext.
<input name="ext1" type="text" id="ext1" size="5" maxlength="90" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Alternate Phone:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><input name="phone2" type="text" id="phone2" size="15" maxlength="90" />
Ext.
<input name="ext2" type="text" id="ext2" size="5" maxlength="90" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Preferred Method of Contact:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><select name="method" id="method">
<option value="e-mail" selected="selected">Email</option>
<option value="phone">Phone</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Best Time to Reach:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><select name="time" id="time">
<option value="in the morning" selected="selected">Morning (8AM-12PM)</option>
<option value="at noon">Noon (12PM-1PM)</option>
<option value="in the afternoon">Afternoon (12PM-5PM)</option>
<option value="in the evening">Evening (5PM-9PM)</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Resident State:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><select name="state" id="state">
<option value="AL">Alabama </option>
<option value="AK">Alaska </option>
<option value="AZ">Arizona </option>
<option value="AR">Arkansas </option>
<option value="CA">California </option>
<option value="CO">Colorado </option>
<option value="CT">Connecticut </option>
<option value="DE">Delaware </option>
<option value="DC">District of Columbia </option>
<option value="FL">Florida </option>
<option value="GA">Georgia </option>
<option value="HI">Hawaii </option>
<option value="ID">Idaho </option>
<option value="IL">Illinois </option>
<option value="IN">Indiana </option>
<option value="IA">Iowa </option>
<option value="KS">Kansas </option>
<option value="KY">Kentucky </option>
<option value="LA">Louisiana </option>
<option value="ME">Maine </option>
<option value="MD">Maryland </option>
<option value="MA">Massachusetts </option>
<option value="MI">Michigan </option>
<option value="MN">Minnesota </option>
<option value="MS">Mississippi </option>
<option value="MO">Missouri </option>
<option value="MT">Montana </option>
<option value="NE">Nebraska </option>
<option value="NV">Nevada </option>
<option value="NH">New Hampshire </option>
<option value="NJ">New Jersey </option>
<option value="NM">New Mexico </option>
<option value="NY">New York </option>
<option value="NC">North Carolina </option>
<option value="ND">North Dakota </option>
<option value="OH">Ohio </option>
<option value="OK">Oklahoma </option>
<option value="OR">Oregon </option>
<option value="PA">Pennsylvania </option>
<option value="RI">Rhode Island </option>
<option value="SC">South Carolina </option>
<option value="SD">South Dakota </option>
<option value="TN">Tennessee </option>
<option value="TX">Texas </option>
<option value="UT">Utah </option>
<option value="VT">Vermont </option>
<option value="VA">Virginia </option>
<option value="WA">Washington </option>
<option value="WV">West Virginia </option>
<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Website Budget:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><select name="budget" id="budget">
<option value="1-500">$0-$500</option>
<option value="500-1000">$500-$1000</option>
<option value="1000-2000">$1000-$2000</option>
<option value="2000-3000">$2000-$3000</option>
<option value="Undefined">Undefined</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Current Website: (optional)</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><input name="currentsite" type="text" id="currentsite" size="25" maxlength="90" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Type of Site Needed:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><select name="type" id="type">
<option value="Personal">Personal Website Design</option>
<option value="Busines">Business Profile Design</option>
<option value="Ecommerce">Ecommerce Solution</option>
<option value="Other">Other Website Design</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>Description:</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><textarea name="description" cols="25" rows="4" id="description"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%"><p>How did you hear about us?</p>
</td>
<td width="50%"><input name="referredby" type="text" id="referredby" size="25" maxlength="90" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" align="center"><p>This form entitles you to a free consultation by Nightshade Web Solutions.<br />
This form does not represent any further obligation to or by Nightshade Web Solutions.<br />
Nightshade Web Solutions will never share or sell your personal information.</p>
<p>By submitting this form you agree to the above conditions.</p>
<p align="center">
<label>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" id="Submit" value="Submit" /> </label>
<label>
<input type="reset" name="Reset" id="Reset" value="Reset" />
</label>
</p></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form><?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$to = "sales@thenightshade.com";
$subject = "Consultation Form";
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$phone1 = $_POST['phone1'];
$ext1 = $_POST['ext1'];
$phone2 = $_POST['phone2'];
$ext2 = $_POST['ext2'];
$method = $_POST['method'];
$time = $_POST['time'];
$state = $_POST['state'];
$budget = $_POST['budget'];
$currentsite = $_POST['currentsite'];
$type = $_POST['type'];
$description = $_POST['description'];
$referredby = $_POST['referredby'];
$body = "Name: ".$name."<br />Email: ".$email."<br />Phone1: ".$phone1." ".$ext1."<br />Phone2: ".$phone2." ".$ext2."<br />Method: ".$method."<br />Time: ".$time."<br />State: ".$state."<br />Budget: ".$budget."<br />Current Site: ".$currentsite."<br />Type: ".$type."<br />Description: ".$description."<br />Referred By: ".$referredby."";
echo "<p>Thank you ".$name.", for your consultation request, an associate will contact you shortly via ".$method.", during ".$time.".</p>";
mail($to, $subject, $body);
} else {
echo "<p>blarg!</p>";
}
?><?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$to = "sales@thenightshade.com";
$subject = "Consultation Form";
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$phone1 = $_POST['phone1'];
$ext1 = $_POST['ext1'];
$phone2 = $_POST['phone2'];
$ext2 = $_POST['ext2'];
$method = $_POST['method'];
$time = $_POST['time'];
$state = $_POST['state'];
$budget = $_POST['budget'];
$currentsite = $_POST['currentsite'];
$type = $_POST['type'];
$description = $_POST['description'];
$referredby = $_POST['referredby'];
$body = "Name: $name<br />Email: $email<br />Phone1: $phone1 $ext1<br />Phone2: $phone2 $ext2<br />Method: $method<br />Time: $time<br />State: $state<br />Budget: $budget<br />Current Site: $currentsite<br />Type: $type<br />Description: $description<br />Referred By: $referredby";
echo "<p>Thank you $name, for your consultation request, an associate will contact you shortly via $method, during $time.</p>";
mail($to, $subject, $body);
} else {
echo "<p>blarg!</p>";
}
?>A short troubleshooting note for (and thanks to for the simple example): when a form "errors out" and no mail is sent the fault usually falls into three areas — the browser-to-script submission, the PHP script itself, or the mail subsystem on the server. Common culprits are wrong method or action on the form, missing name attributes on inputs, the processing file not being parsed as PHP (wrong extension or server config), a silent PHP syntax/runtime error, or an unconfigured local SMTP/mail setup.
Quick, safe checks to run on the server while debugging:
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
var_dump($_POST);This confirms whether the form data reaches the script and shows any PHP error messages. Remember to disable display_errors on production and inspect server/PHP error logs instead.
Mail-specific tips: check the boolean return from mail() and the server mail logs if available. On local/dev environments mail() often needs php.ini SMTP settings; on shared hosts mail may be restricted or flagged as spam if headers/From addresses are not correct. For reliable delivery and easier debugging, use an authenticated SMTP library such as PHPMailer rather than raw mail() (PHPMailer). The PHP manual is useful for basics: PHP forms tutorial and mail() reference.
Checklist: verify form field names and action, confirm PHP parsing and error output, test a minimal script that only dumps $_POST, then test mail delivery (or use SMTP via PHPMailer).
Jump to Post— samarudge 16You could do something like this:
<?php $Name = $_POST["Name"]; $Email = $_POST["Email"]; echo"Thank you $Name,<br/> Your question was sent and we will reply to the email address $Email"; ?>That is obviously a very simple bit of code but you can expand on that and add …
You could do something like this:
<?php
$Name = $_POST["Name"];
$Email = $_POST["Email"];
echo"Thank you $Name,<br/> Your question was sent and we will reply to the email address $Email";
?>That is obviously a very simple bit of code but you can expand on that and add HTML tags to the Echo statement.
Regards,
Sam Rudge
Thanks samarudge,
but if you open my attached files... you'll see that I'm already way past that point. What I'm having a problem with, is that the form returns an error, and it doesn't send the information... I'm hoping that I'm just missing something simple, because I've been over the coding several times.
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