I'm currently using XAMPP and PHPMailer for a simple 'CONTACT ME' email form on my test-website. The problem is as follows. I cannot seem to be able to send out a test email to make sure if it is working. I've spent the majority of my weekend trying to find out the root of this problem but I still cannot seem to find an answer. It does not even tell me if something went wrong or not.
I've tried the following according to the web/ StackOverFlow/ Documentation:
- removed semicolon from php.ini for line "extension=php_openssl.dll"
- restarted XAMMP
- updated port and host values *seen below*
- DLd PHPMailer from https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer
- watched PHPAcademy's "Build A PHP Contact Form" Video on Youtube
- Actually 95% of his code is his...just doesn't work for me
- Left a comment on his video. No response as of yet.
I've looked through most of the questions on this site and came up with nothing that can resolve my problem. I'm reading through quiet a few of documentation and so far. I seem to be doing the right thing. Therefore it baffles me that this simple form is not working for me.
contact.php
<?php
session_start();
require_once 'helpers/security.php';
$errors = isset($_SESSION['errors']) ? $_SESSION['errors'] : [];
$fields = isset($_SESSION['fields']) ? $_SESSION['fields'] : [];
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="eng">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Contact Form</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="indexContactStyle.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="contact">
<?php if( !empty($errors)) : ?>
<div class="panel">
<ul> <li> <?php echo implode('</li><li>', $errors ); ?> </li> </ul>
</div>
<?php endif ?>
<form action="contact.php" method="post">
<label>
Your Name * <input type="text" name="inputName" autocomplete="off" <?php echo isset($fields['name']) ? ' value= " '. e($fields['name']) .' " ' : '' ?> >
</label>
<label>
Your Email * <input type="text" name="inputEmail" autocomplete="off" <?php echo isset($fields['email']) ? ' value= " '. e($fields['email']) .' " ' : '' ?> >
</label>
<label>
Your Message * <textarea name="message" rows="8"><?php echo isset($fields['message']) ? e($fields['message']) : '' ?></textarea>
</label>
<input type="submit" value="Send">
<p class="muted"> * means a required field</p>
<button class="muted" type="button" onClick="goBack()">Back</button>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
<?php
unset($_SESSION['errors']);
unset($_SESSION['fields']);
?>
index.php
<?php
session_start();
require_once 'libs/phpMailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php';
$errors = [];
print_r($_POST);
if (isset($_POST['inputName'], $_POST['inputEmail'], $_POST['message'])) {
$fields = [
'name' => htmlentities( $_POST['inputName'] ),
'email' => $_POST['inputEmail'],
'message'=> $_POST['message']
];
foreach ($fields as $field => $data) {
if( empty($data) ) {
$errors[] = 'The ' . $field . 'field is required.';
}
}
if(empty($errors)) {
$m = new PHPMailer;
$m->isSMTP();
$m->SMTPauth = true;
$m->SMTDebug = true;
$m->Host ='smtp.gmail.com';
$m->Username = '[email protected]';
$m->Password = 'myPass';
$m->SMTPSecure = 'ssl';
$m->Port = 465;
$m->isHTML(true);
$m->Subject = 'Contact form submitted';
$m->Body ='From: ' .$fields['name'] . ' ( ' . $fields['email'] . ' ) <p> ' . $fields['message'] . ' </p> ' ;
$m->FromName = 'Contact';
// Not entirely sure what is supposed to go here. Some ppl put their own email others the email of the sender. which one is it?
$m->AddAddress('[email protected]', 'myName');
if ( $m->send() ) {
header('Location: thanks.php');
die();
} else {
$errors[] = 'Sorry could not send email. Try again later ';
}
}
} else {
$errors[] = 'Something went HORRIBLY WRONG!!';
}
$_SESSION['errors'] = $errors;
$_SESSION['fields'] = $fields;
header('Location: contact.php');
The following code works fine for me. Try this: