Choose variable based on users choice from picklist.
- by Kelbizzle
I have this form. Basically what I want is to send a auto-response with a different URL based on what the user picks in the "attn" picklist. I've been thinking I could have a different variable for each drop down value. It will then pass this variable on to the mail script that will choose which URL to insert inside the auto response that is sent. It gives me a headache thinking about it sometimes. What's the easiest way to accomplish this?
Am I making more work for myself? I really don't know because I'm no programmer. Thanks in advance!
Here is the form:
<form name="contact_form" method="post" action="sendemail_reports.php" onsubmit="return validate_form ( );">
<div id='zohoWebToLead' align=center>
<table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="txt_body">
<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 width=480 style='border-bottom-color: #999999; border-top-color: #999999; border-bottom-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-width: 2px; background-color:transparent;'>
<tr>
<td width='75%'><table width=480 border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 style='border-bottom-color: #999999; border-top-color: #999999; border-bottom-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-width: 2px; background-color:transparent;'>
<input type="hidden" name="ip" value="'.$ipi.'" />
<input type="hidden" name="httpref" value="'.$httprefi.'" />
<input type="hidden" name="httpagent" value="'.$httpagenti.'" />
<tr></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan='2' align='left' style='border-bottom-color: #dadada; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 2px; color:#000000; font-family:sans-serif; font-size:14px;'><strong>Send us an Email</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap style='font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold' align='right' width='25%'> First Name : </td>
<td width='75%'><input name='visitorf' type='text' size="48" maxlength='40' /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap style='font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold' align='right' width='25%'>Last Name :</td>
<td width='75%'><input name='visitorfl' type='text' size="48" maxlength='80' /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap style=
'font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold' align='right' width='25%'> Email Adress : </td>
<td width='75%'><input name='visitormail' type='text' size="48" maxlength='100' /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap style='font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold' align='right' width='25%'> Phone : </td>
<td width='75%'><input name='visitorphone' type='text' size="48" maxlength='30' /></td>
</tr>
<td nowrap style='font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold' align='right' width='25%'> Subject : </td>
<td width='75%'><select name="attn" size="1">
<option value=" Investment Opportunities ">Investment Opportunities </option>
<option value=" Vacation Rentals ">Vacation Rentals </option>
<option value=" Real Estate Offerings ">Real Estate Offerings </option>
<option value=" Gatherings ">Gatherings </option>
<option value=" General ">General </option>
</select></td>
<tr>
<td nowrap style=
'font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold' align='right' width='25%'> Message :<br />
<em>(max 5000 char)</em></td>
<td width='75%'><textarea name='notes' maxlength='5000' cols="48" rows="3"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2 align=center style=''><input name='save' type='submit' class="boton" value=Send mail />
<input type='reset' name='reset' value=Reset class="boton" /></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</form>
Here is the mail script:
<?php
//the 3 variables below were changed to use the SERVER variable
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$httpref = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
$httpagent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
$visitorf = $_POST['visitorf'];
$visitorl = $_POST['visitorl'];
$visitormail = $_POST['visitormail'];
$visitorphone = $_POST['visitorphone'];
$notes = $_POST['notes'];
$attn = $_POST['attn'];
//additional headers
$headers = 'From: Me <[email protected]>' . "\n" ;
$headers = 'Bcc: [email protected]' . "\n";
if (eregi('http:', $notes)) {
die ("Do NOT try that! ! ");
}
if(!$visitormail == "" && (!strstr($visitormail,"@") || !strstr($visitormail,".")))
{
echo "<h2>Use Back - Enter valid e-mail</h2>\n";
$badinput = "<h2>Feedback was NOT submitted</h2>\n";
echo $badinput;
die ("Go back! ! ");
}
if(empty($visitorf) || empty($visitormail) || empty($notes )) {
echo "<h2>Use Back - fill in all fields</h2>\n";
die ("Use back! ! ");
}
$todayis = date("l, F j, Y, g:i a") ;
$subject = "I want to download the report about $attn";
$notes = stripcslashes($notes);
$message = "$todayis [EST] \nAttention: $attn \nMessage: $notes \nFrom: $visitorf $visitorl ($visitormail) \nTelephone Number: $visitorphone \nAdditional Info : IP = $ip \nBrowser Info: $httpagent \nReferral : $httpref\n";
//check if the function even exists
if(function_exists("mail"))
{
//send the email
mail($_SESSION['email'], $subject, $message, $headers) or die("could not send email");
} else {
die("mail function not enabled");
}
header( "Location: http://www.domain.com/thanks.php" );
?>
