Need a simple, safe "Contact Us" script.

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by madbry, May 19, 2007.

  1. #1
    I need a simple script for my "contact us" page, where a person could submit a blurb that would be e-mailed to me. Fields for the name, email address and a short message would be nice.

    I know basic HTML, so I can cut and paste mark-up with no problem. I am weak in areas of programming, PHP, etc. Actually, I am rather nervous about the prospect of a form script that would give hackers a chance to do some damage to my website. Would this kind of form pose a danger? I know I may be subjecting myself to spam, but I can always remove the script, if I get tired of the spammers.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    madbry, May 19, 2007 IP
  2. MrX

    MrX Well-Known Member

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    Unless the script somehow interacts with a database backend (which a simple script obviously wouldn't) there isn't much a hacker could really do with a contact form except annoy you.
     
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  3. allout

    allout Prominent Member

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    If you want a form, no one can normally hack you but spammers can annoy the heck out of you. Here is a simple scramble scrip that helps stop spammers.

    Just replace the areas taht say replace this with your info and it should work fine for you . When I switched from forms to this, I have not received any spam.

    <script language="javascript">

    <!-- Hide from old browsers-->

    function scramble(){
    var p1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6
    p1='<a href="mai'
    p2='front of email(replace this)'
    p3='">'
    p1+='lto:'
    p2+='@'
    p5='</a>'
    p6='What you want the link to say(replace this)'
    p2+='domain.com (replace this)'
    p4=p6

    document.write(p1+p2+p3+p4+p5)
    }

    scramble()

    //-->
    </script>
     
    allout, May 19, 2007 IP
  4. Servii

    Servii Banned

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    <?php
    					   if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] != 'POST'){
    						  $me = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
    					?>
    					   <form name="form1" method="post"
    							 action="<?php echo $me;?>">
    						  <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center">
    							 <tr>
    								<td align="left"><span>Name:</span></td>
    								<td align="left"><input type="text" name="Name"></td>
    							 </tr>
    							<tr>
    								<td align="left"><span>Email:</span></td>
    								<td align="left"><input type="text" name="Email"></td>
    						    </tr>
    							 <tr>
    								<td align="left" valign="top"><span>Message:</span></td>
    								<td align="left"><textarea name="MsgBody" cols="40" rows="5"></textarea></td>
    							 </tr>
    							 <tr>
    								<td align="left"><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send"></td>
    							 </tr>
    						  </table>
    					   </form>
    
    
    					<?php
    							 } else {
    								  error_reporting(0);
    								  $recipient = 'Change Me';
    								  $subject = 'Change Me';
    								  $from = stripslashes($_POST['Name']);
    								  $telno = stripslashes($_POST['TelNo']);
    								  $email = stripslashes($_POST['Email']);
    								  $company = stripslashes($_POST['Company']);
    								  $message = stripslashes($_POST['MsgBody']);
    								  $msg = "Message from: $from\n\nTelephone Number: $telno\n\nEmail: $email\n\nUsers Message:\n\n $message\n\n";
    								  if (mail($recipient, $subject, $msg))
    									 echo nl2br("<b>Message Sent</b>");
    								  else
    									 echo "An unknown error occurred.";
    					   }
    		?>
    PHP:
    I would use this code, very good. Change the parts that say Change Me.

    Servii
     
    Servii, May 20, 2007 IP
  5. Rishimac

    Rishimac Guest

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    Try Contactify.com
     
    Rishimac, May 20, 2007 IP
  6. sitefever

    sitefever Banned

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    Do a google search for dynaform.php. Its really easy, you can use whatever form fields you want, and it can send a message not only to you but also to whoever filled out the form.
     
    sitefever, May 20, 2007 IP