Mail autoresponder activation

PHP
1

This is the code that I have installed in what I call process_sub.php. which is demonstrated at this TEST LINK

The page accounts for the following processes on a simple submit email form:
Part 1. //VALIDATE THE SUBMITTED EMAIL
Part 2. //WRITE VALIDATED EMAIL TO LIST
Part 3. //SEND AUTORESPONDER MESSAGE

Parts 1 and 2 of the code works. When part 3 of the code is introduced it throws a 500 error.

[SIZE=3]The process I seek to manage is as follows. A visitor submits an email which is validated and entered to, and stored in a flatfile List. I am seeking also that an autoresponse is forwarded to the submitters email address.

I seek to find if I am on the right track in Part 3 of the code! Any direction / resolution greatly appreciated.
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<html><head>
<title>Write Subscribe to List....</title>
</head><body>
<br />
<?php

    //Part 1.  VALIDATE THE SUBMITTED EMAIL
    $Email   = $_POST['Email'];
    $Email = htmlspecialchars($_POST['Email']);
    if (!preg_match("/([\\w\\-]+\\@[\\w\\-]+\\.[\\w\\-]+)/",$Email)) {
        die("Please enter a valid email address....!<br /><br />Use the Go Back Button to return to the SUBMIT EMAIL Form");
        }

    //Part 2.  WRITE VALIDATED EMAIL TO LIST
    $List    = $_POST['List'];
    if (file_exists("data/$List")) {
        $myfile = file("data/$List");
        $fh = fopen("data/$List", "w");
        for ($index = 0; $index < count($myfile); $index++) {
            if ($Email != rtrim($myfile[$index])) {
                fputs($fh, $myfile[$index]);
            }
        }
        fputs($fh, $Email . "\
");
        fclose($fh);
    } else {
        $myfile = fopen("data/$List", "w");
        fputs($myfile, $Email . "\
");
        fclose($myfile);
    }

//SEEKING TO INSTALL THE AUTORESPONDER CODE HERE TO FUNCTION
//AFTER VISITOR EMAIL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, VALIDATED AND ADDED TO LIST.
// This Part 3 of the code when introduced throws a 500 error....?


    //Part 3.  SEND AUTORESPONDER MESSAGE
    $From    = $_POST['From'];
    $Body    = $_POST['Body'];

    $Body =  readfile("data/autoresponder.txt");
    mail("$Email","Welcome to my mailing list.!",
    "$Body","From: Author of Mail\
Reply-To: home@gmail.com");
    $addresses = file("data/$List");
    $addresses = file("data/Email.lst");
    $fh = fopen("data/Email.lst","a");
    for ($index=0; $index < count($addresses); $index++)
    {
    if ($Email != trim($addresses[$index]))
    {fputs($fh,$myfile[$index]);}
    }
    fputs($fh,$Email."\
");
    fclose($myfile);

?>
<br><br>
Thank you for subscribing to our E-mail List!
<br><br>
<a href="index.php">Back to Home Page</a>.
</body></html>
2

Hi webiter
A 500 is usually a server config error which will be recorded in the error log. If you have access to the logs, have a look what it says.

3

Hi spikeZ & Sitepoint,

Now got error logging going at [U][B]Test Position[/B][/U].
Script lines in question on page process_sub.php numbered as attached image.

The following is extracted from the error_log.txt

Notice: Undefined index: $From in C:\CustomerData\webspaces\webspace_00156450\wwwroot\postbox.webitry.net\process_sub.php on line 42

The following is the current configuration of line 42 $From = $_POST[‘$From’];

Guidence/direction needed to get this issue resolved…!

The following is also recorded in the error_log.txt

[09-Jan-2012 19:36:39] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: List in C:\CustomerData\webspaces\webspace_00156450\wwwroot\postbox.webitry.net\editnames.php on line 11

The following is the content of line 11 <?php echo $List ?>.

Again guidence/direction needed to get this issue resolved…!

The following is the code for the editnames.php page.

<html><head><title>Edit Maillist addresses</title></head><body>
<table cellspacing="10" border="2" bordercolor="blue" ><tr><td>

<form method="post" action="writenamefile.php">
<b>Editing E-mail details for List...</b><br />
<?php echo $List ?>.  <!--SHOULD THERE BE ADDITIONAL LIST SELECTION HERE..?-->
Fix an address by editing <br />in place, or remove an address<br />
by deleting the WHOLE line altogether.<br />
<b>No blank LINES or SPACES allowed! </b>
<br><br><textarea cols="27" rows="20" name="Body">

<?php

    $List  = $_POST['List'];
    if (file_exists("data/$List"))
    {readfile("data/$List");}
	
?>

</textarea>
<br>
<input type="hidden" name="List" value="<?php echo $List ?>">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Save This List">
</form>

<a href="addnames.php">Add names to the list</a>.
<br><a href="data/log.txt">View Send Log</a>.
</td></tr></table></body></html>

Thanks for assisting.

4

You have to define a variable before you can use if.
You call $list on line 11 but dont define it till later in the script:


$List  = $_POST['List'];

and line 42 should be


 $From = $_POST['From'];
5

Sorry spikeZ I may not have framed my question all that well.

Line 42 is as you have indicated $From = $_POST[‘From’]; and it is presenting the error - Notice: Undefined index: $From in C:\CustomerData\webspaces\webspace_00156450\wwwroot\postbox.webitry.net\process_sub.php on line 42

The line 11 is a different page and a different issue. Perhaps I should not have presented the line 11 issue here.

6

Thanks and much appreciated, I have got rid of the two errors that were presenting. I edited line as follows: $From = ‘myemail@gmail.com’;

I note the following items arising that I could do with some direction on:

   [B]1.[/B] When the email arrives from the autoresponder it only presents with the [B]number[/B] of characters in the message! (ie not the message but just a numerical value as in 145) . Does this mean that the   [COLOR="#A52A2A"]$Body =  readfile("data/autoresponder.txt");[/COLOR] line of the code is in some way faulty?

    [B] 2. [/B] How might I go about hiding the autoresponder message from the visitor? All I want the visitor to see on screen is the [B]Thank you for subscribing to our E-mail List![/B]  and the Go Back button.