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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:23 · Edited by: Vishal P. Rao
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A simple but secure PHP contact form with image validation (Captcha) for spam protection.
A contact form is one of the basic requirements of a website. However, most free contact form scripts available are not secure and are prone to hijack (one can use your form to spam people) and automated submissions (contact form spam using bots or software). Scary isn't it? It definitely is.
Using image validation (Captcha) eliminates (upto 99%) automated form submissions and form hijacking.
Due to overwhelming response, I have created a new dedicated site for the form! Please download the script from that site:
Easy PHP Contact Form
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# Posted: 13 Mar 2009 09:31
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Hi Vishal,
Captcha does help in minimizing spam.
I tested your form. I entered everything and hit the code reset to see if it would provide a new captcha code. It did. Code is easy to read. Form is user friendly.
Submission went well.
I got the "Contact Form
We have received your message. If required, we'll get back to you as soon as possible."
at the end. Seems to work smoothly.
Very nice.
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 13 Mar 2009 22:55
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Thanks for checking out NS 
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sudsind
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2009 02:28
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Hi, Vishal i want to know how an administrator or website owner recieves the data when somebody submits a form and where the data goes.
Also please tell me how to insert this php form in our HTML code file.
Thanks
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2009 07:23
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The data goes to the email address specified in the form. All instructions are provided in the Read Me file. If you still have problems, you can contact me.
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barbon
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# Posted: 4 Apr 2009 11:25
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Many thanks Vishal for this brilliant contact form... it's exactly what I've been looking for for ages now! Your instructions were very clear which makes all the difference. In my experience, that's where so many others fall down but you really did make them idiot proof!!
Thanks too for all the help with the changes I wanted to make to it.. you were most helpful and very, very fast!
Much appreciated.. I'm spreading the word among my web designer friends!!
Keep up the good work... Anne-Marie
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 6 Apr 2009 00:16
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Thank you so much for your comments Anne-Marie It's my pleasure.
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Iwan100
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2009 12:36
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Many thanks for this great contact form. It works!
My wishlist: The subject field should be a dropdown.
Vihsal, is this possible?
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rdkelsey
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2009 17:32
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Hello,
I really like this captcha form ... it is working well, but I do have a situation I haven't been able to remedy.
On the original site we have URLs like:
domain.com/pagename.php?id=someidentifier
and in the original form this was used:
<input name="id" type="hidden" value ="<?php echo $_GET['id']; ?>
as a hidden field in the form ... the value of "id" was passed through to the email.
This was to identify which pages people were coming from.
I get an error when I place that hidden field into this form.
How can I make this work?
--Robert
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Seth
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2009 18:37
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is it possible to add a REDIRECT url after submitting the info ?
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 9 Apr 2009 06:11
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rdkelsey: How can I make this work?
Just send me a message and I can send you the modified form.
Seth: is it possible to add a REDIRECT url after submitting the info ?
Yes, that's possible!
Iwan100: My wishlist: The subject field should be a dropdown. Vihsal, is this possible?
Anything is possible
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gotrank
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# Posted: 10 Apr 2009 10:13
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I got the form to post, but the captcha doesn't come up. Any thoughts?
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gotrank
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# Posted: 10 Apr 2009 10:34
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here is what my contact.php looks like:
<?php session_start(); ?>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title></title>
<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body>
<?php
include 'top.php';
?>
<center><?php include("forms/contact-form.php"); ?></center>
<?PHP include ("bottom.php"); ?>
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 11 Apr 2009 06:51
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gotrank, unless you provide me with your FTP details, it's not possible for me to find why the Captcha is not working.
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eagleeye
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# Posted: 16 Apr 2009 06:21
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buddy when i submit the form, i get these errors
Warning: main(/securimage.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\jawadmedia.com\httpdocs\contact-form.php on line 141
Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '/securimage.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;./includes;./pear') in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\jawadmedia.com\httpdocs\contact-form.php on line 141
Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: securimage in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\jawadmedia.com\httpdocs\contact-form.php on line 142
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 17 Apr 2009 01:34
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I believe you are trying to get it work on your local machine. If that's the case then it may not work because path structures on local machines are different from that of web servers.
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eagleeye
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:01
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no buddy i always work on my webserver i use and test everything on the webhost server.
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2009 01:01
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eagleeye: no buddy i always work on my webserver i use and test everything on the webhost server.
Can I have your FTP access? Here's how to contact me.
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rdkelsey
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# Posted: 20 Apr 2009 02:48
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Vishal P. Rao: rdkelsey: How can I make this work? Just send me a message and I can send you the modified form.
Hi Vishal,
I did send you an email back on April 9. This issue is getting more important now.
What I need to do is have a url like:
domain.com/somepage.html?id=pagename
and have the "pagename" as the ID passed through to the email sent by the form.
How can I make this happen?
Robert
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rdkelsey
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# Posted: 20 Apr 2009 10:15
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rdkelsey: What I need to do is have a url like: domain.com/somepage.html?id=pagename and have the "pagename" as the ID passed through to the email sent by the form.
Vishal, maybe I make this a bit more clear ...
There are a lot of links throughout this site that point to the "Contact Form" ... each of the links is a URL like the above, to identify which page the user clicked the "Contact From" link from ... this shows us which pages get the most queries and helps know how people are using the site.
The link "ID" needs to pass through the contact form and into the email.
--Robert
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 21 Apr 2009 01:50
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rdkelsey: There are a lot of links throughout this site that point to the "Contact Form" ... each of the links is a URL like the above, to identify which page the user clicked the "Contact From" link from ... this shows us which pages get the most queries and helps know how people are using the site. The link "ID" needs to pass through the contact form and into the email.
It can be done Robert. I don't remember getting your email. I'll work on the code and let you know. As I'm on a vacation now, it might take a couple of days.
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jpyarger
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2009 11:58
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hi I am getting this error:
Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /var/www/vhosts/angelettimd.com/httpdocs/contact.php:5) in /var/www/vhosts/angelettimd.com/httpdocs/forms/securimage.php on line 422
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jpyarger
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:05
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also how could I add a "telephone number" field?
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:35
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jpyarger: Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /var/www/vhosts/angelettimd.com/httpdocs/contact.php:5) in /var/www/vhosts/angelettimd.com/httpdocs/forms/securimage.php on line 422
Please make sure you have this line in the beginning of contact.php:
<?php session_start(); ?>
jpyarger: also how could I add a "telephone number" field?
Please send me an email with your requirements.
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rdkelsey
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# Posted: 25 Apr 2009 07:31
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Vishal P. Rao: It can be done Robert. I don't remember getting your email. I'll work on the code and let you know. As I'm on a vacation now, it might take a couple of days.
Hi Vishal,
Any progress on this?
--Robert
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:56
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rdkelsey: Hi Vishal, Any progress on this? --Robert
I had sent you a PM but I haven't got a reply yet.
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vertigo
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# Posted: 10 May 2009 21:17
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Hi Vishal,
Is it possible for you to post that drop down menu modification that was mentioned here?? I sure can use that as well.
Any plans to add a few check boxes?? Would love to have that.
Excellent form my man 
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 11 May 2009 00:01
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vertigo: Is it possible for you to post that drop down menu modification that was mentioned here?? I sure can use that as well. Any plans to add a few check boxes?? Would love to have that.
Whatever customizations you need, you can contact me. It's not possible to post customized versions because each individual has different needs.
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chadstur
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# Posted: 16 May 2009 15:17
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Hi there,
I wish to have a contact form on my website however, it doesn't seem to work as I do not have PHP on my computer. I have attempted to install it several times, but I always just end up downloading some zip file that has nothing in it called install.
Can you please assist on how I can go about getting PHP on my computer (link to website preferred)
Cheers, Chad
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Vishal P. Rao
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# Posted: 18 May 2009 00:42
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PHP needs to be installed on the server where your website is hosted and not on your PC, unless of course you use it as a server for hosting your sites. Most hosting servers have it installed by default.
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