Free PHP Contact Form with Spam Protection

Discussion in 'Web Design and Hosting' started by Vishal P. Rao, Mar 13, 2009.

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  1. c_nordheim

    c_nordheim New Member

    Hi Vishal,
    Here is some feedback regarding my problem. The SMTP Authentication version also did not work. After a lot of googling it seems the problem is with Godaddy. They do not allow form emails to be sent in that way, but they supply their own form file. So I did the following:

    In my Godaddy account settings I entered the email address I want my form to send the messages to. Then Godaddy automatically creates a gdform.php file and places it in my rootdirectory.

    I then created contact.html and copy pasted godaddy's demo form:




    First Name:


    Last Name:


    E-Mail:


    Comments:
    Type comments here.




    So contact.html sends the information to gdform.php which in turn sends it to my email. This is the only way it get a form to work on godaddy. But unfortunately the form is very simple, no design, no captcha, no validation.

    I do not know php, how easy/difficult is it to modify your form to send the message via gdform.php?

    FYI, this is the gdform.php code:
     
    c_nordheim, Dec 12, 2011
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  2. Vishal P. Rao

    Vishal P. Rao Administrator Staff Member

    What the above file (gdform.php) does is just create a file with your form contents in a directory "ssfm" in your server root directory. I believe they have cron job running to mail the contents of this file at regular intervals.

    With the above setup, I think you'll not receive the contents of the form message immediately. It'll be mailed at regular intervals (5,15 or 30 mins), as specified by GoDaddy.

    c_nordheim: The SMTP Authentication version also did not work.
    What was the error you were getting with this?
     
    Vishal P. Rao, Dec 12, 2011
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  3. spear

    spear New Member

    Hi Vishal,

    Thank you for your great work!
    I don't get any error if I enter whatever symbols I wish for email, name, etc ... The "Email validation function" seems doesn't work. The only is that have no letter then, but the sender wont know this.
     
    spear, Dec 18, 2011
    #183
  4. kkri78

    kkri78 New Member

    Vishal,
    The image is not showing in my system?
    Do i need to configure something.
    I followed the instruction you specified but it doesn't work.
     
    kkri78, Jan 19, 2012
    #184
  5. Vishal P. Rao

    Vishal P. Rao Administrator Staff Member

    Please check if GD libraries are installed on your server. Most likely they are not installed.
     
    Vishal P. Rao, Jan 19, 2012
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  6. anshu

    anshu New Member

    Hey!
    I tried to run your contact form but it shows this error after i click on the submit button:
    Mailer Error: Could not instantiate mail function.

    Please tell me what I can do to solve this problem.

    Thanx!
     
    anshu, Mar 26, 2012
    #186
  7. Vishal P. Rao

    Vishal P. Rao Administrator Staff Member

    anshu
    Your web host has probable disabled PHP Sendmail function. Talk with them for alternatives. If they allow SMTP authentication, then you can try using that version.
     
    Vishal P. Rao, Mar 28, 2012
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  8. Yeoch

    Yeoch Member

    Hi Vishal,

    I come here ... to tell you that I have been using your free PHP Contact Form with Spam Protection for a few years by now. I have benefited from it.

    I'd like to suggest you somehow put this offer/thread permanently at the top of Web Design and Hosting.
    Fix this thread at the top of Web Design and Hosting ... so that others can see your offer. Presently, such a good offer of yours is hidden pages away from immediate view.

    Bye
     
    Yeoch, Aug 14, 2013
    #188
    Vishal P. Rao likes this.
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