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Mercer
2007-08-20
2013-06-03
  • Mercer

    Mercer - 2007-08-20

    I am trying to modify a form so that a different recipient is chosen based on a drop-down box selection. I'm sure it's just me, but I feel like I'm breaking my brain trying to figure this out.

    The basic form fields are Name, Email, Subject, Subject Matter, and Comments. Name, Email, and Subject are user-inputable text boxes, Subject Matter is the drop-down box, and Comments is a textarea.

    What I want is for the user to select from the drop down box, and based on their selection, the email will go to a different address.

    ie: User selects subject matter 'A', email goes to a@a.com. User selects subject matter 'B', email goes to b@b.com.

    How would I do this using process.php?

    Thanks in advance.

     
    • TNTEverett

      TNTEverett - 2007-08-21

      In the process.php you will find a line that starts with "mail(".
      just above this line put in something like this:
      if($a=="a"){
      mail("a@a.com",...
      Then just below end the if statement with a close bracket
      }

      Copy these lines and paste below and change the if statement to something like:
      else if($a=="b"){
      mail("b@b.com",...
      }
      else {
      mail("a@a.com",...
      }

      Without details of the process.php I can not be too specific but you should get the general idea.  If you still need help come back and post again. 

       
    • Mercer

      Mercer - 2007-08-21

      Having a bit of trouble figuring out where exactly to put the lines you mentioned; I got a syntax error when I placed where I thought it ought to go. Here's the edited version of process.php before adding the above...Any help is greatly appreciated, and I thank you so much for being willing to help those of us who aren't so familiar with php.

      <?php
      include("global.inc.php");
      $errors=0;
      $error="The following errors occured while processing your form input.<ul>";
      pt_register('POST','Name');
      pt_register('POST','Email');
      pt_register('POST','Subject');
      pt_register('POST','Department');
      pt_register('POST','Comments');
      $Comments=preg_replace("/(\015\012)|(\015)|(\012)/","&nbsp;<br />", $Comments);if($Name=="" || $Email=="" || $Subject=="" || $Department=="" || $Comments=="" ){
      $errors=1;
      $error.="<li>You did not enter one or more of the required fields. Please go back and try again.";
      }
      if($errors==1) echo $error;
      else{
      $where_form_is="http".($HTTP_SERVER_VARS["HTTPS"]=="on"?"s":"")."://".$SERVER_NAME.strrev(strstr(strrev($PHP_SELF),"/"));
      $message="Name: ".$Name."
      Email: ".$Email."
      Subject: ".$Subject."
      Department: ".$Department."
      Comments: ".$Comments."
      ";
      $message = stripslashes($message);
      mail("a@a.com","$Subject",$message,"$Email");

      header("Refresh: 0;url=thanks.html");
      ?><?php
      }
      ?>

       
      • TNTEverett

        TNTEverett - 2007-08-21

        You still have to fill in the blanks but here it is:

        <?php
        include("global.inc.php");
        $errors=0;
        $error="The following errors occured while processing your form input.<ul>";
        pt_register('POST','Name');
        pt_register('POST','Email');
        pt_register('POST','Subject');
        pt_register('POST','Department');
        pt_register('POST','Comments');
        $Comments=preg_replace("/(\015\012)|(\015)|(\012)/","&nbsp;<br />", $Comments);
        if($Name=="" || $Email=="" || $Subject=="" || $Department=="" || $Comments=="" ){ $errors=1;
        $error.="<li>You did not enter one or more of the required fields. Please go back and try again."; }
        if($errors==1) echo $error;
        else{
        $where_form_is="http".($HTTP_SERVER_VARS["HTTPS"]=="on"?"s":"")."://".$SERVER_NA
        ME.strrev(strstr(strrev($PHP_SELF),"/"));
        $message="Name: ".$Name."
        Email: ".$Email."
        Subject: ".$Subject."
        Department: ".$Department."
        Comments: ".$Comments."
        ";
        $message = stripslashes($message);

        if($Department=="FILL_IN_THE_BLANK") {
        // First case email according to first department selection
        mail("a@a.com","$Subject",$message,"$Email");
        } else if($Department=="FILL_IN_THE_BLANK") {
        // Second case email according to second department selection
        mail("b@b.com","$Subject",$message,"$Email");
        } else {
        // Third case is the default in case of any mixup in the department selection
        mail("a@a.com","$Subject",$message,"$Email");
        }

        header("Refresh: 0;url=thanks.html");
        ?><?php
        }
        ?>

         

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