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PHP email problems!
want to parse variables into html email

Oslo2004

msg:1292357 4:13 pm on Aug 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Hi there i am attempting to set up a form using php and have an autoresponding page that will include the customers name and details that they have just entered.

But i do not know the correct php setup for this to work everything is going smooth except for the $name and $clubname variables that do not appear when the email is sent.

The code is below and i would much appreciate any help on this topic.

I have marked the part i need help with (((((LIKE THIS)))))) >>>>>>>$what<<<<<<<

Thanks Guys.

<? 
// THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE PHP CODE 
$clubname = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['orgname'];
$clubaddress = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['orgaddress'];
$seniors = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['employees'];
$juniors = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['members'];
$role = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['role'];
$name = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$state = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['state'];
$city = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['city'];
$phone = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['phone'];
$email = @$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$error_msg="";
$msg="";
if(!$name) $error_msg .= "Your name \n";
if($name) $msg .= "Your Name: \t $name \n";
if(!$phone) $error_msg .= "Your phone number \n";
if($phone) $msg .= "Phone: \t $phone \n";
if(!$email) $error_msg .= "Your email\n";
if($email){
 if(!eregi("^[a-z0-9._]+@[a-z0-9\-]+\.[a-z0-9\-\.]+$", $email)){
 echo 'That is not a valid email address.';
 exit;
} else {
 $msg .= "Email: \t $email \n";
}
if(!$clubname) $error_msg .= "Your Organisation/Social Club's Name \n";
if($clubname) $msg .= "Organisation/Social Club Name: \t $orgname \n"; 
if(!$clubaddress) $error_msg .= "Your Organisation/Social Club's address \n";
if($clubaddress) $msg .= "Organisation/Social Club Address: \t $clubaddress \n"; 
if(!$city) $error_msg .= "Your Organisation/Social Club's City \n";
if($city) $msg .= "City: \t $city \n";
if(!$state) $error_msg .= "Your Organisation/Social Club's State \n";
if($state) $msg .= "State: \t $state \n";
if($seniors) $msg .= "Employees: \t $employees \n";
if($juniors) $msg .= "Members: \t $members \n";
if(!$role) $error_msg .= "Your Role \n";
if($role) $msg .= "Role: \t $role \n";

$sender_email="";
if(!isset($name)){
 if($name==""){
 $sender_name="Web Customer";
 }
}else{
 $sender_name=$name;
}
if(!isset($email)){
 if($email==""){
 $sender_email="Customer@website.com";
 }
}else{
 $sender_email=$email;
}
if($error_msg!= ""){
echo"You didn't fill in these required fields:<br>" . nl2br($error_msg); 
exit;
}
echo " <br><h2>Thank you for your feedback $name</h2>";

/* recipients */
$to = "me@example.net.au" . ", " ; // note the comma
$to .= "$email";

/* subject */
$subject = "Welcome to example";

/* message */
$message = '

<modnote: stripped static html from here - jatar_k>

CONGRATULATIONS! 
 
((((((((WHAT DO I PUT HERE)))))))) >>>>>>$name<<<<<<<<<< of $clubname has been registered as Entry
Number (Entry Number) in the competition to win $1500 worth of clothing
& promotional products drawn on the 31 st of December 2004. $clubname will be advised by email to $email
of the winner by no later than the 7 th of January 2005.
 
If
any information shown is incorrect, please (click here) to advise us
of any changes.
GOOD LUCK! 
<h2 class="style20">PRINT OUT THIS EMAIL
</h2>
THIS
EMAIL IS WORTH CASH! 
Keep
this print out along with any other entries from (Organisation
or Club Name) to use within 12 months of the date of this email. Maximum
redeemable value for (Organisation
or Club Name) is
$25 for 25 entries.
How Can
(Organisation or Social Club Name)Further Benefit?
</div>
<ul>

<modnote: stripped static html from here - jatar_k>

</html>
';

/* To send HTML mail, you can set the Content-type header. */
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

/* additional headers */
$headers .= "To: Rudy <me@example.net.au>\r\n";
$headers .= "From: example <me@example.com>\r\n";
$headers .= "";
$headers .= "";
/* and now mail it */
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
//THIS IS THE END OF THE PHP CODE?>

Sorry i know that is a lot of code but i didnt know if i could shorten it or not and yes the html is bad! but this is a friends work and he wants me to fix it and time is of the essence!

If anyone could help me out it would be great!

Thanks again.

[edited by: jatar_k at 4:49 pm (utc) on Aug. 20, 2004]
[edit reason] heavily edited code [/edit]

Timotheos

msg:1292358

4:59 pm on Aug 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Hi Oslo2004,

You've got single quotes around your message variable which means it won't be parsed for variables. Many things you can do but at this point I'd concatenate all your variables.

$message = '
CONGRATULATIONS! 
 
' . $name . ' of ' . $clubname . ' has been registered as Entry
Number (Entry Number) in the competition to win $1500 worth of clothing
& promotional products drawn on the 31 st of December 2004. ' . $clubname . ' will be advised by email to ' . $email . '... and so on and so on

Oslo2004

msg:1292359

5:49 pm on Aug 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Thanks so much for that it worked treat!

Cheers
Enrico

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