First try at PHP - help please.

[jclark911]

Here's my first stab @ PHP - which is not working by the way.

Can someone provide some assistance please?

Here's the PHP script:

<&quest;
$ToEmail = "mmpharmacy@mmpharmacy.com";
$ToName = "Morrocroft Medical Pharmacy";
$ToSubject = "Patient Profile Form";
$EmailBody = "Patient's name: $name-1\n\nPatient's address: $address-1\n$city-1\n\nPatient's telephone number: $telephone-1\n\nPrescription insurance provider: $provider-1\nID number: $id-1\nRX group number: $rx-1\n\nOther cardholders: $other-1";
$Message = $EmailBody;
mail($ToName." <".$ToEmail.">",$ToSubject, $Message, "From: ".$name-1.);
&quest;>

Here's the 'submit' button code:

on (release) {
loadVariablesNum("patientprofileform.php", 0, "POST");
_root.gotoAndPlay(10);
}

Forms suck!!! Help please!

Jason.

[jclark911]

Did more research, code now reads...

(STILL DOESN'T WORK)

<?php
$ToEmail = $_POST["ToEmail"];
$ToName = $_POST["ToName"];
$Subject = $_POST["Subject"];
$Name = $_POST["name-1"];
$Address = $_POST["address-1"];
$City = $_POST["city-1"];
$Telephone = $_POST["telephone-1"];
$Provider = $_POST["provider-1"];
$Id = $_POST["id-1"];
$Rx = $_POST["rx-1"];
$Other = $_POST["other-1"];
$Message = "Patient's name: $Name\n\nPatient's address: $Address\n$City\n\nPatient's telephone number: $Telephone\n\nPrescription insurance provider: $Provider\nID number: $Id\nRX group number: $Rx\n\nOther cardholders: $Other";
mail($ToEmail, $ToName, $ToSubject, $Message);
?>

Actionscript:

on (release) {
ToEmail = "mmpharmacy@mmpharmacy.com";
ToName = "Morrocroft Medical Pharmacy";
Subject = "Patient Profile Form";
loadVariablesNum("patientprofileform.php", 0, "POST");
_root.gotoAndPlay(10);
}

Any thoughts? This stuff is killing me...

Thanks in advance.

[Musicman]

Hi,

unless your server really uses a very old version of php, you should add these lines near the top of the script:
$name = $_POST['name'];
$address = $_POST['address'];
$telephone = $_POST['telephone'];
$provider = $_POST['provider'];
$id = $_POST['id'];
$rx = $_POST['rx'];
$other = $_POST['other'];

What is the reason for these -1 things all over the place? If you have used them as part of your variable names - please get rid of them before they can bite

You mention _root - is this happening inside a movieclip? If yes, replace the loadVariablesNum with plain loadVariables and specify this as target

Musicman

[jclark911]

Thank you very much MM, but still doesn't seem to be working.

New php:

<?php
$toemail = $_POST['toemail'];
$toname = $_POST['toname'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$name = $_POST['name'];
$address = $_POST['address'];
$city = $_POST['city'];
$telephone = $_POST['telephone'];
$provider = $_POST['provider'];
$id = $_POST['id'];
$rx = $_POST['rx'];
$other = $_POST['other'];
$message = "Patient's name: $name\n\nPatient's address: $address\n$city\n\nPatient's telephone number: $telephone\n\nPrescription insurance provider: $provider\nID number: $id\nRX group number: $rx\n\nOther cardholders: $other";
mail($toemail, $toname, $subject, $message);
?>

'submit' button script:

on (release) {
toemail = "mmpharmacy@mmpharmacy.com";
toname = "Morrocroft Medical Pharmacy";
subject = "Patient Profile Form";
this.loadVariables("patientprofileform.php", 0, "POST");
_root.gotoAndPlay(10);
}

Any other thoughts?

[Musicman]

Hi,

is this already online for testing?

Musicman

[jclark911]

Morrocroft Medical Pharmacy

[Musicman]

Hi,

your movie does not seem to send anything to the server
The code you actually seem to be using in your movie is
this.loadVariablesNum('http://www.mmpharmacy.com/cgi-bin/Formmail.pl', 0, 'POST');
Change to
this.loadVariables('http://www.mmpharmacy.com/cgi-bin/Formmail.pl','POST')

Musicman

[jclark911]

Something I didn't know before was that I had to activate the PHP at my hosting provider. It has now been activated.

My new scripts that I just uploaded are as follows:

PHP:

<?php
$toemail = "mmpharmacy@mmpharmacy.com";
$toname = "Morrocroft Medical Pharmacy";
$subject = "Patient Profile Form";
$name = $_POST['name'];
$address = $_POST['address'];
$city = $_POST['city'];
$telephone = $_POST['telephone'];
$provider = $_POST['provider'];
$id = $_POST['id'];
$rx = $_POST['rx'];
$other = $_POST['other'];
$message = "Patient's name: $name\n\nPatient's address: $address\n$city\n\nPatient's telephone number: $telephone\n\nPrescription insurance provider: $provider\nID number: $id\nRX group number: $rx\n\nOther cardholders: $other";
mail($toemail, $toname, $subject, $message);
?>


'Submit' button:

on (release) {
this.loadVariables("patientprofileform.php", 0, "POST");
_root.gotoAndPlay(10);
}


Questions:

Am I using single vs. double quotes correctly?
Am I correctly pointing to PHP script from Flash?
Is the $toemail variable done correctly?

Any / all help is appreciated - Thank you.

[jclark911]

I just found that the version of PHP my host is using is 4.3.2 if that makes for any changes to the code.

Help would be appreciated - this stuff is driving me nuts...

[Musicman]

Hi,

this time it does not even seem to talk to the server - the problem is in your movie rather than in your scripting

Musicman