How do I complete this AJAX form

Discussion in 'Programming' started by Codelang, Dec 8, 2021.

  1. #1
    Hi, how do I get this form to function well, when you click on send message, it only has an alert-success class on the HTML, so all messages come as green even if it's an error message. Thank you

    Here is the HTML
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
        <title>Ajax Contact Form</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
    </head>
    <body>
    
        <!-- ajax contact form -->
        <section style="margin-top: 50px;">
            <div class="container">
                <div class="row justify-content-center">
                    <div class="col-md-8">
                        <div class="card">
                            <h5 class="card-header">Ajax Contact Form</h5>
                            <div class="card-body">
                                <form class="contact__form" method="post" action="mail.php">
                                   
                                    <!-- form message -->
                                    <div class="row">
                                        <div class="col-12">
                                            <div class="alert alert-success contact__msg" style="display: none" role="alert">
                                                Your message was sent successfully.
                                            </div>
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <!-- end message -->
    
                                    <!-- form element -->
                                    <div class="row">
                                        <div class="col-md-6 form-group">
                                            <input name="name" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Name" required>
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="col-md-6 form-group">
                                            <input name="email" type="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email" required>
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="col-md-6 form-group">
                                            <input name="phone" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Phone" required>
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="col-md-6 form-group">
                                            <input name="subject" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Subject" required>
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="col-12 form-group">
                                            <textarea name="message" class="form-control" rows="3" placeholder="Message" required></textarea>
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="col-12">
                                            <input name="submit" type="submit" class="btn btn-success" value="Send Message">
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <!-- end form element -->
                                </form>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </section>
        <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
        <script src="main.js"></script>
    </body>
    </html>
    HTML:
    This is the JavaScript
    (function ($) {
        'use strict';
    
        var form = $('.contact__form'),
            message = $('.contact__msg'),
            form_data;
    
        // Success function
        function done_func(response) {
            message.fadeIn().removeClass('alert-danger').addClass('alert-success');
            message.text(response);
            setTimeout(function () {
                message.fadeOut();
            }, 2000);
            form.find('input:not([type="submit"]), textarea').val('');
        }
    
        // fail function
        function fail_func(data) {
            message.fadeIn().removeClass('alert-success').addClass('alert-success');
            message.text(data.responseText);
            setTimeout(function () {
                message.fadeOut();
            }, 2000);
        }
       
        form.submit(function (e) {
            e.preventDefault();
            form_data = $(this).serialize();
            $.ajax({
                type: 'POST',
                url: form.attr('action'),
                data: form_data
            })
            .done(done_func)
            .fail(fail_func);
        });
       
    })(jQuery);
    Code (JavaScript):

    And this is the PHP
    <?php
    
        if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    
            # FIX: Replace this email with recipient email
            $mail_to = "demo@gmail.com";
           
            # Sender Data
            $subject = trim($_POST["subject"]);
            $name = str_replace(array("\r","\n"),array(" "," ") , strip_tags(trim($_POST["name"])));
            $email = filter_var(trim($_POST["email"]), FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);
            $phone = trim($_POST["phone"]);
            $message = trim($_POST["message"]);
           
            if ( empty($name) OR !filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) OR empty($phone) OR empty($subject) OR empty($message)) {
                # Set a 400 (bad request) response code and exit.
                http_response_code(400);
                echo "Please complete the form and try again.";
                exit;
            }
           
            # Mail Content
            $content = "Name: $name\n";
            $content .= "Email: $email\n\n";
            $content .= "Phone: $phone\n";
            $content .= "Message:\n$message\n";
    
            # email headers.
            $headers = "From: $name <$email>";
    
            # Send the email.
            $success = mail($mail_to, $subject, $content, $headers);
            if ($success) {
                # Set a 200 (okay) response code.
                http_response_code(200);
                echo "Thank You! Your message has been sent.";
            } else {
                # Set a 500 (internal server error) response code.
                http_response_code(500);
                echo "Oops! Something went wrong, we couldn't send your message.";
            }
    
        } else {
            # Not a POST request, set a 403 (forbidden) response code.
            http_response_code(403);
            echo "There was a problem with your submission, please try again.";
        }
    
    ?>
    PHP:

     
    Codelang, Dec 8, 2021 IP