Thread: Forms I need my clients to have the ability to upload photos

I have got my form up and running, but when form info is sent to my e-mail it does not carry through the photos. Is there a solution to this?

I have set up as multipart form/data is this correct or should I use application-x.www etc.???

multipart/form-data is correct when using file uploads.

Why don't the photo files up load on the e-mail to me?

How about a link?

I set up upload boxes with browse facility, how would I do this link to get the photos to me.

I am offering clients the chance to advertise property

see www.algorfacostablanca.com and click new button and go to form. not sure you can see anything else to help me. I want them to upload the photo and send via e-mail to me, the form does get e-mailed minus the photo files

Remove the paypal link form the form and make sure all the fields are within the form area. If you want to add the paypal link add it to your success page (which you need if you haven't made it already as well as a failure page). The page also needs to be a php not an html as you have it now. Change it in page properties, save and republish..You will also need to remove the html version from your c-pannel.

Have you entered your email address in the form properties?

I have done what you suggested and the phopto still does not show as a link. I cannot get the auto PHP sript to work, and have put uploadaction.php as a command, with multiform/multidata.

In the form properties the action shoud be
<?echo($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);?>
Method: POST
Encoding type: Multipart/form-data

Then check the built in php form processor
enter your email, etc.

I have used that but it I get a "404" message

also encoding type box is blank

Got result page but still no links to photos in e-mail. Could the problem be sending photos from my own website

When do you get the error? When you submit the form? Have you created the success and error pages and are they named as such?

Are you using the Form Wizard or naval's ABVFP ?

I used form wizard. My success page is called uploadaction.php

I have no error page as I have no size limit on the photos, should I have?

the 404 error has now gone and I am using the automatic with

my email : info@algorfacostablanca.com
Subject : Website form
Message values from website
Success url http://www.algorfacostablanca.com/uploadaction.php

all othe fields are in the e-mail

Ok you need to take all the spaces out of the name of the form page (use lower case letters). The success page is fine and the error page just cover any unforseen event.

will this work?

If I remember correctly our resident expert has said that adding spaces in the page name breaks the form processing. So I would start there (will not hurt in any event) also you will have to "save page as" once you take the spaces out, republish, and change your links from your other pages. I have a file upload on my site and it works perfectly using the same format I have given you.

now it will not open the success page at all, is this due to picture size I wonder

I tried to send you a picture but the success page failed this has to be working in order for the form to work.

I don't know why it is not working now

I got the e-mail part of it and your dog on a pole photo location but how do i view the photo?

Check your link for your success page

As for the picture you should be able to see it, open it and save it once you success page is working.

i know i am a pain but how do i check trhe link?

Originally Posted by davbat53

i know i am a pain but how do i check trhe link?

In the form page properties in the success URL

I have got the succes url working, but all i have in the e-mail is this how do i see you picture?
Values submitted from web site form:
Name : D son
Address : home
Telephone_Number : 5555555555
email : me@me.com
Editbox5 : test test test
Editbox6 : 15485
Photo1 : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\puppy on a pole.jpg
Phot** :
Photo3 :
Photo4 :
Photo5 :
Photo6 :
photo7 :
photo8 :
photo9 :
photo10 :
TextArea1 : See if this phot will come through Submit : Submit

I sent another, I got the success page this time and it seemed to work this time. If not try moving your form down slightly away from your menu bar, it could be interfering.

I got the e-mail , but am not sure why I cannot open your photo.

could my mail settings be blocking the image?

Did it still say this in the photo 1 area? C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\puppy on a pole.jpg
Not sure what is going on when I recieve an upload it is uploaded to my site in a folder called uploads and it will send me a link to open. Saying the followng files have been uploaded.

that is correct just text in the e-mail photo1 area. maybe I need to do something else to make it upload to cpanel?

I didn't. try removing all the file uploads, reinserting just one (use the button for file upload, moving the form away form the menu bar, save and republish. And lets see if we can get the one to work

I could not find your form page. A direct link please ?

www.algorfacostablanca.com/properties.php is the form page

Fixed by using ABVFP and correctly setting up the form in it.