A Simple Newsletter Subscription Form 1

[BooYaKaSha]

Hello -

I am doing a pro-bono project for a Christian organization. They want a weekly newsletter that users can subscribe to. Cause it's free, I really don't have the resources available -- and time is critical right now -- to learn how to do this right. I just need a quick how-to.

Here goes. I have a mass email program that can recognize email with "Subscribe" in the subject line and automate everything else. I just need a small, two-field form with a submit button on a web page:

Field 1 - Name
Field 2 - Email Address
Button - Subscribe

When the user clicks subscribe, I need an automated script that will do the following:

1 - Generate a new email message with:
a. "Subscribe" in the Subject line
b. "NAME=(Field 1)" in the body
c. "EMAIL=(Field 2)" in the body
2 - Send the email to "newsletter@myDomain.net" without using the submitter's email (?).

Cause of all the inherent issues involved, I really don't want to use a standard "POST" for submitting the form. I have been using Javascript / DHTML / Flash for some time, but I am new to server-side stuff.

More info: The hosting company uses PHP & ASP (but not ColdFusion). I do not have a testing server set up on my computer, but will do so if this is necessary. I don't really need a database to store this stuff, since my email prog will store the information here.

Thanks a million in advanced for anyone's help. You are truly a lifesaver if you can help me.

Peace.

 

[jamesmills]

hay mate you still looking for an answer to this?

You are best posting in the php section or somthing but post back if you still need help and i can help you out.

 

[Cheech]

Does the host support cdonts or jmail etc.. ?

What you trying to achieve is relatively simple depending on your host options.

Cheech

[Peace][Pipe]
If you don't stand up for something, you'll fall down. Toke it Easy.
Howard Marks.

 

[BooYaKaSha]

OK, I just called the hosting company, and they said I have to use CGI sendmail....They don't have the two you mentioned...

Does this work for the task at hand?

 

[jamesmills]

did you not say that the server had php?

ok try this ode.....just pop it into one of your pages

<?php
if ($subscribe != &quot;true&quot { ?>

<form name=&quot;form1&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; action=&quot;<?php print&quot;$PHP_SELF?subscribe=true; ?>&quot;>
<input name=&quot;name&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; id=&quot;name&quot;>
<br>
<input name=&quot;email&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; id=&quot;email&quot;>
<br>
<input type=&quot;submit&quot; name=&quot;Submit&quot; value=&quot;Subscribe&quot;>
</form>

<?php }

elseif (subscribe == &quot;true&quot {
if (($name != &quot;&quot AND ($email != &quot;&quot) {
$recipient = &quot;newsletter@myDomain.net&quot;;
$subject = &quot;Subscribe&quot;;
$message = &quot;$name
$email&quot;;
$extra = &quot;From: Website <website@myDomain.net>&quot;;
mail ($recipient, $subject, $message, $extra);
print (&quot;Thank you $name, you have now subscribed to the newsletter&quot;
}else{
print(&quot;Your have not filled in all the form please use browser back button to go back to form!&quot;
}
}
?>

it is untested, let me know how it goes

 

[jamesmills]

ahhh ooops
in the elseif bit change this line

elseif (subscribe == &quot;true&quot {
to this
elseif ($subscribe == &quot;true&quot {

 

[BooYaKaSha]

Everyone:

Thanks for the replies. Tek-Tips was down for a while, so I couldn't respond. I did find a free script (Matt's Form Mail) that did the trick.

Thanks for taking the time to help me though.