Take a Peek, and Help Fine Tune...

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 02:03 AM

While waiting for my new Soho account to be reset (where I planned to be busy in today) I created a new business venture to convert spare time into some revenue....problem is, I think I still don't have the forms done properly.

Take a peek, and nudge this "forms first-timer" to perfection, please!

Of course, all comments on creative are welcome.

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 02:19 AM

Vasili-

Taking a quick peek- I see that your e-mail field was named "Email Address". This will not work. You should name it - email

I have created a couple tutorials on this and you can find them here if you wish. They will walk you step -by-step.;
http://netisopen.com/computer/TF001/T001.html -**Simple form

http://netisopen.com/computer/TF005/T005.html - ** One with Field Validation.

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 02:24 AM

Andy-
Apart from I am getting the emails when submitted, what do I need to do about the 404 showing up after "submitting"??
Put up another "acknowledgement" or can I (how?) simply close the window?

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 02:28 AM

I tried your form and got the same thing. Did you receive my e-mail?

Could you post the php script here so we can look at it?

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 02:30 AM

OK

Any thoughts on my mimalist approach to things here?

(Mind you this will be a site found by recommendation, or private means, so it doesn't have to be "ranked" by the SE's)

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 02:32 AM

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Succesfully processed your order</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H2>Thanks for your order!</H2>

<?PHP
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS[email];
$mailto = "DrawingBoard@WordPointe.com";
$mailsubj = "Project Submission";
$mailhead = "From: $email\n";
reset ($HTTP_POST_VARS);
$mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form:\n";
while (list ($key, $val) = each ($HTTP_POST_VARS))
{
$mailbody .= "$key : $val\n";
}
mail($mailto, $mailsubj, $mailbody, $mailhead);
?>
</BODY>
</HTML>

And actually, I didn't get any email....it was so busy I assumed it was test incoming.....

**SChajin** · 05-26-2006, 02:33 AM

I think you are getting the help that you need, he knows a lot more then me.

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 02:39 AM

Also- did you get my form submission in your e-mail?

You named the form action: submission.php Make sure the page that you have the php script in is named and spelled the exact same. Does this submission page have a message like -Thanks your form has been submitted with a link back to your site?

Andy

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 02:47 AM

Ok-

The php script begining should be as follows;

<script language="php">

and the end one should be like so;

</script>

This will properly enclose the script and let it run. Additionally- make sure to change the field name "Email Address" on the form to "email"

Save everything and then publish and give it a try.

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 02:48 AM

No....created the "submission" page both in bv and as Notepad.php as "tutorialized"....
No....so far, I just have the splash fron, and the "form" not an acknowledgement

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by Andy128

Ok-

The php script begining should be as follows;

<script language="php">

and the end one should be like so;

</script> doing now...refresh next time you look

This will properly enclose the script and let it run. Additionally- make sure to change the field name "Email Address" on the form to "email" --done

Save everything and then publish and give it a try.

Andy

Appreciate the walk-through, Andy...

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 02:51 AM

Suggest going back to one of the tutorials -preferably the simple one, and then go step by step. I have a feeling you will be successfull and less frustrated.

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 02:55 AM

I can't see where to specify "language".....at top of script that presently shows:
<?.php

or somewhere else??

and also, about the "Thanks for your order, etc. in H1 and H2...shouldn't those be changed??

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 03:08 AM

I take it this page is created in Notepad and is named tutorialized.php- Correct? If so- then you need to make your form action- tutorialized.php

<h2> Thank You for your Order</h2> *Is fine

Directly under that is where <script language="php"> goes

near the bottom where ?> is - replace with </script>

Make sure the script in notepad was saved as tutorialized.php and that you uploaded it to the server. Make the changes above and then try again.

I am assuming the submission page is the page that contains the form? Correct? This should be saved as html and there should be no php script with in it.

It is hard to tell- but I think that you mixed the two tutorials to gether.

What should happen is this: Customer fills out the form and hits submit. The form is sent to the php script located in the tutorialized.php page where that script gathers the info from the form and sends it via e-mail provided to your e-mail address. It should display -"Thank you for Your oder"

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 03:18 AM

Hmmmm. Followed the BV tutorial and HTML example verbatim - who would think? - and still mussed up.

Thanks. I'll follow these instr verbatim, and see what's up next.

(PS: Waited 7 hours for an answer to my ticket since I couldn't access my Soho cP, and still waiting to hear.....at 120/hr, a lot of my time went down the tubes today)

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 03:25 AM

Here's the official tutorial:

www.YourDomainName.com/contact.html

Change the form properties (in BlueVoda) to:

Action: contact.php (replace the "contact" with whatever the page name is)
Method: POST
EncodingType: (remove the text/plain, so the field becomes empty)

2) Now create a new file using Notepad and call it: contact.php
So now you will have two pages one called

www.YourDomainName.com/contact.htmland one called

www.YourDomainName.com/contact.php

Enter the following code into the file (replace order@example.com with your own email address):

<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>Succesfully processed your order</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H2>Thanks for your order!</H2>
<?PHP

$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS[email];
$mailto = "order@example.com";

$mailsubj = "Enter Your Subject Here";
$mailhead = "From: $email\n";reset ($HTTP_POST_VARS);$mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form:\
n";while (list ($key, $val) = each ($HTTP_POST_VARS))
{$mailbody .= "$key : $val\n";mail($mailto, $mailsubj, $mailbody, $mailhead);?
</BODY></HTML>
3) Now use BlueFTP upload the above .php file to your web server and place it in your public_html folder.

Note: The above script must be uploaded to the server for it to work.

Extra Help

Click Here to download a zip file containing the above PHP code. Simply.... 1) Open the PHP file with notepad 2) Replace the above "BLUE" Items with your email and subject 3) Save and upload the PHP file as instructed in the above #3

PLEASE NOTE:

The .html page that contains your form must have the EXACT same name as your .php page. For example If your form is on a page called feedback.html , the php page will be called feedback.php

and here's my CORRECTED script, saved as "submission.php" in notepad, as that is the name of the page saved in BV....correct?

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Project Submission</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H2>Thank You For Submitting To Word Pointe!</H2>

<language="php">
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS[email];
$mailto = "DrawingBoard@WordPointe.com";
$mailsubj = "Project Submission";
$mailhead = "From: $email\n";
reset ($HTTP_POST_VARS);
$mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form:\n";
while (list ($key, $val) = each ($HTTP_POST_VARS))
{
$mailbody .= "$key : $val\n";
}
mail($mailto, $mailsubj, $mailbody, $mailhead);
</script>
</BODY>
</HTML>

I feel like doing it completely over, using your sheets. Is the email address need to be in lower case?? hmmm....
Since the site is a sub-domain, this notepad php file doesn't need to go in the sub-folder does it? I can just have it out in the main public as long as I never create conflicting files, right?

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 03:34 AM

Vasili,

It looks like it should work now. Upload the submission.php in the same folder/directory as the submission.html. There will be no conflict as their extensions are different.

Give it a wack and see if it works.

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 04:03 AM

Thanks, Major Andy!

I will try once again....

Still......any comments on the type or creatives on the site?? Anyone??

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 04:10 AM

Vasili,

Yes it looks very nice. The only link that works is the submit your project.

But what you have looks very good.

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 04:26 AM

Thanks again for everything, Andy.
(Publishing again now)

It's really a very minimal type of site, with only an invitation - of sorts - to participate....it's all about word crafting, and since it's private contracting kind of thing, portfolios can't be published....but I think I will add a clause that examples of previous work similar to project submission will accompany follow-up contact/quote....

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 04:29 AM

OK, Andy........we're getting somewhere.
(Don't you have to go eat dinner???)

This is what I get after "submit"
Thank You For Submitting To Word Pointe!

$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS[email]; $mailto = "drawingboard@wordpointe.com"; $mailsubj = "Project Submission"; $mailhead = "From: $email\n"; reset ($HTTP_POST_VARS); $mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form:\n"; while (list ($key, $val) = each ($HTTP_POST_VARS)) { $mailbody .= "$key : $val\n"; } mail($mailto, $mailsubj, $mailbody, $mailhead);

>>>>>>> which shouldn't appear at all.....*wish I could have a nice background in the acknowledgement!

And, I am assuming I am awaiting for email to arrive too!

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 04:41 AM

Vasili,

We are loosing ground trying to figure out the problem. I suggest that you s**** and start with this;

http://netisopen.com/computer/TF001/T001.html

This will allow you to create a nice "Thank you - your form has been submitted" page that you can customize the way you wish and to match your site. You could probably create it in less time than we could correct our problems here.

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 05:53 AM

Whew!

Wish I was a Corporal again. Episodes like this are extremely embarrassing.

<Saluting Major Andy *****ly!>

**Lincslady** · 05-26-2006, 07:12 AM

Hi Vasili,

Looks good..very proffesional only one thing i could see ... your title on your home page starts half way down the page leaving a big black space at the top ...where as on your subject page your title is at the top.

Is the navigation going to be the subjects in the middle?

But looks really good

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 08:18 AM

Hey, Linda!

I have re-published so many times on this funny little 4 page site that I have begun to think it an omen of sorts!

(I would have been done much sooner had I not 'saved' pages inappropriately, and needed to re-compose them! Like, huh! Maybe they are better the second time around after all?)

Yeah....centering and sizing - for some reason - won't "take" and it's annoying. Trying to settle the issue before it drives me to drink. What? Who said that? Is Sharon here?

It's supposed to be a simple (wow! very simple) 'minimalist' site, one that will be personally promoted or promoted by personal referral. I was talked into this after doing so many "projects" and being told I should get paid. Whatever! I can earn a few drachs while I watch the History Channel, I guess!

PS> STILL can't get into my Soho cPanel to beging designing a new look for TheBlingster! A whole day shot, and Laurel in support is probably slammed anyway....

Thanks for taking the time to peek!

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 10:22 AM

Vasili,

Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The form looks good and I got the thank you page. Hopefully you got my e-mail.

Nice job my friend.

Andy

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 07:49 PM

Yes....thanks to you Andy!

Just finished up some minor tweaks, and letting it rest now.

Your step-by-step "solutions" outshine the official ones, and quite frankly, I think that some of these "crib notes" should be incorporated into the rewriting of the Voda tutorials. I believe that refining the critical aids will drastically cut down of the volume of desperation within the forums, and can only increase the level of customer staisfaction due to a more streamlined, efficient process in creative development.

I would encourage ***** to start a "collection thread" if you will, to have yourself, Naval, Race, Dave, and the others simply post proven solutions to pass on to Sarah to organize and evaluate, to later incorporated in overhauling the tutorials. The beginning of a sizable project, to be sure, but the incredible success of Vodahost seems to mandate the need to fine-tune the service side in preparation for the countless new customers coming on board. (Imagine the results after the first year of our Affiliate Program!)

Well, that's simply my opinion blending with perspective. I remain completely satisfied with my decision to "partner in my success" with Vodahost, and still find myself smiling whenever I notice my vision no longer as constrained.

Again, thanks, Major.....you've defined Voda leadership and committment to community.....again!

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 08:29 PM

Vasili,

Thank you. You're too kind. I'm just an additional cog in the gear-box of an incredible team (family). Makes it a pleasure to part of the forum.

Take care my friend.

Andy

**choco777** · 05-26-2006, 08:30 PM

[quote=Vasili]OK

Any thoughts on my mimalist approach to things here?

First your site is very well done. I have seen on other sites here the same thing which just might be my browser. Maybe you could enlighten me. For instance, in some of the list the text extends into other text,images( it is written over other text ), why?

**Vasili** · 05-26-2006, 08:43 PM

Choc-

I really don't get what you are referring to.....

In both IE and AOL browsers, this site displays properly, and nothing is overlapping.....I might assume that you could be referring to some text placed over an image on the "Submission-Thank You" form, but otherwise I wish I knew what to look for.....

you are using this link, correct?

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 09:04 PM

Choco777,

In firefox- the text/images will overlap if the view setting is set too high. Try this-

Hold down the Ctrl button and then use your scroll on the mouse and move it up and down. You will see the text adjust to a larger font or smaller font depending on which way you are scrolling. The smaller- less overlapping and the larger you go- the more overlaping.

If you do not have a scroll button- look in the View drop down menu for a text adjustment. Set it to medium or small.

Hope that helps-

Andy
**Choco- I saw your post on the videos and it is a problem with firefox that I am working to resolve.

**navaldesign** · 05-26-2006, 09:20 PM

Andy, Just FYI, there is no need for "<script language="php">

and </script>

A simple <php at the beggining and ?> at the end is the same..

**Andy128** · 05-26-2006, 10:19 PM

Thanks Naval-

I went back to my php book and found exactly what you said. I've got lots to learn.

Andy

**choco777** · 05-27-2006, 09:24 PM

Yes that was the link. What Andy suggested worked. Sorry for my ignorance got in the way there.

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