submit a record and send email

Hi All,

I have this PHP code that Inserts a record to mysql database.

I was wondering if someone could help me to modify this code to send email upon submitting the record.
send email and the user.

here is the php code:
///////////////////////////////
<?php require_once('Connections/psyc.php'); ?>
<?php
if (!function_exists("GetSQLValueString")) {
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "")
{
if (PHP_VERSION < 6) {
$theValue = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($theValue) : $theValue;
}

$theValue = function_exists("mysql_real_escape_string") ? mysql_real_escape_string($theValue) : mysql_escape_string($theValue);

switch ($theType) {
case "text":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "long":
case "int":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
break;
case "double":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? doubleval($theValue) : "NULL";
break;
case "date":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "defined":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue : $theNotDefinedValue;
break;
}
return $theValue;
}
}

$editFormAction = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
if (isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$editFormAction .= "?" . htmlentities($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);
}

if ((isset($_POST["MM_insert"])) && ($_POST["MM_insert"] == "form2")) {
$insertSQL = sprintf("INSERT INTO helpu (ID, date_created, sunetid, first_name, last_name, email, phone, Reported_issue) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)",
GetSQLValueString($_POST['ID'], "int"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['date_created'], "date"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['sunetid'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['first_name'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['last_name'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['email'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['phone'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['Reported_issue'], "text"));

mysql_select_db($database_psyc, $psyc);
$Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $psyc) or die(mysql_error());
}
?>
<style type="text/css">
.headin_1 {
text-align: center;
}
.Tables {
}
</style>
<div>
<p>Helpu</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<form action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>" method="post" name="form2" id="form2">
<table align="center">
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">ID:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="ID" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">Date_created:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="date_created" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">Sunetid:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="sunetid" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">First_name:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="first_name" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">Last_name:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="last_name" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">Email:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="email" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">Phone:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="phone" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">Reported_issue:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="Reported_issue" value="" size="32" /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="baseline">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
<td><input type="submit" value="Insert record" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="MM_insert" value="form2" />
</form>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
////////////////////////////////

I have also attached the index.php file in here.

Thanks for any help,


Abby

 

Do you want to use SMTP or the general PHP mailing function to accomplish this?

 

The web-server will be running on MAC OSX 10.7 lion server , so whichever is easier and more compatible to setup.
On the Server I have already enabled the PHP and Email. So probably PHP would the one we need to use??

Thanks in advance,

Abby

 

After this line

$Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $psyc) or die(mysql_error());

PHP:

Add this

mail('email@address.com', 'Subject', 'Message', "From: Notification <notification@website.com>\r\n");

PHP:

The from field can be changed to show any email you want, but could end up being caught by a spam filter.

Alternatively, you can use HTML code in the email, by adding Content-Type to the 4th argument (the email headers)

mail('email@address.com', 'Subject', '<p>HTML message - <a href="#">Link</a></p>', "From: Notification <notification@website.com>\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\n");

PHP:

Keep in mind PHP there must be an SMTP server configured to work with PHP, as it may fail. Not sure if OS X has a native SMTP handler.

 

Keep in mind the mail() function is not very secure.

 

Adding this line:
mail('email@address.com', 'Subject', '<p>HTML message - <a href="#">Link</a></p>', "From: Notification <notification@website.com>\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\n");

Works very well!!! thank you!!

Now, if I want to add some of the fields into the email content how should I do it.
Fields name:

first_name
Last_name
Phone
email
Reported_issue


Thanks in advance,

 

Using :
.PHP_EOL


Did what I wanted!!!

here is part of code:


$to = "x@yahoo.com";
$subject = "Helpu Notification System.";
$message =
"First_name: ".$_POST['first_name'].PHP_EOL .
"Last_name: " .$_POST['last_name'].PHP_EOL.
"Email: " .$_POST['email'].PHP_EOL.
"Reported_Issues: ". $_POST['Reported_issue'].PHP_EOL.
"Phone_Number: " . $_POST['phone'];
$headers = "From: Helpu System\r\n" .
$from = "Helpu System";
$headers = "From:" . $_POST['first_name'] ;
$body =
mail($to,$subject,$message , $body, $headers );