Help with PHP on Website - Contact Form

Hello-

I created my first website but have not done any PHP scripting. Here is my code, I’m not for sure what I’m doing wrong. Please help! Also, where do I need to save the php? In the same location as the html? Thanks!

HTML Code

Your Prefered Contact Method:
E-mail
Phone


Project Type:
New Construction Additons Remodeling Other


  <table>
 <tr>
  <th>Your Information</th>
 <td>
  <table>
   <tr>
    <td>Name</td>
    <td><input type="text" name="fullname" /></td>
   </tr>
   
   <tr>
    <td>Address</td>
    <td><input type="text" name="address" /></td>
   </tr>

   <tr>
    <td>City</td>
    <td><input type="text" name="city" /></td>
   </tr>
  
   <tr>
    <td>State</td>
    <td>
       <select name="state" size="1"> 
                <option value="AK">AK</option>
                <option value="AL">AL</option>
                <option value="AR">AR</option>
                <option value="AZ">AZ</option>
                <option value="CA">CA</option>
                <option value="CO">CO</option>
                <option value="CT">CT</option>
                <option value="DC">DC</option>
                <option value="DE">DE</option>
                <option value="FL">FL</option>
                <option value="GA">GA</option>
                <option value="HI">HI</option>
                <option value="IA">IA</option>
                <option value="ID">ID</option>
                <option value="IL">IL</option>
                <option value="IN">IN</option>
                <option value="KS">KS</option>
                <option value="KY">KY</option>
                <option value="LA">LA</option>
                <option value="MA">MA</option>
                <option value="MD">MD</option>
                <option value="ME">ME</option>
                <option value="MI">MI</option>
                <option value="MN">MN</option>
                <option value="MO">MO</option>
                <option value="MS">MS</option>
                <option value="MT">MT</option>
                <option value="NC">NC</option>
                <option value="ND">ND</option>
                <option value="NE">NE</option>
                <option value="NH">NH</option>
                <option value="NJ">NJ</option>
                <option value="NM">NM</option>
                <option value="NV">NV</option>
                <option value="NY">NY</option>
                <option value="OH">OH</option>
                <option value="OK">OK</option>
                <option value="OR">OR</option>
                <option value="PA">PA</option>
                <option value="RI">RI</option>
                <option value="SC">SC</option>
                <option value="SD">SD</option>
                <option value="TN">TN</option>
                <option value="TX">TX</option>
                <option value="UT">UT</option>
                <option value="VA">VA</option>
                <option value="VT">VT</option>
                <option value="WA">WA</option>
                <option value="WI">WI</option>
                <option value="WV">WV</option>
                <option value="WY">WY</option> 
     </select></yd>
   </tr>

   <tr>
    <td>Zip Code</td>
    <td><input type="text" name="zip" /></td>
   </tr>

   <tr>
    <td>E-mail</td>
    <td><input type="text" name="email" id="email" /></td>
   </tr>


</table>
 <p class="center">
   Comments: <br />
   <textarea name="comments" rows="8" cols="40"></textarea> 
  </p><br />
 
  <p class="center">
   <input name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit Your Information" id="submit" />
  </p>

PHP Code

<?php /* Subject and e-mail variables */ $emailSubject = 'Website Contact'; $webMaster = '[email protected]'; /* Gathering Data Variable */ $emailmethod = $_POST['emailmethod']; $phonemethod = $_POST['phonemethod']; $project = $_POST['project']; $fullname = $_POST['fullname']; $address = $_POST['address']; $city = $_POST['city']; $state = $_POST['state']; $zip = $_POST['zip']; $email = $_POST['email']; $comments = $_POST['comments']; $body = <<<EOD


Contact Method: $emailmethod
Contact Method: $phonemethod
Type of Project: $project
Name: $fullname
Address: $address
City: $city
State: $state
Zip Code: $zip
Email: $email
Comments: $comments
EOD; $headers = "From: $email\r\n"; $headers .= "Content=type: text/html\r\n"; $success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers); /* Results rendered as HTML */ $theResults = <<<EDO Thank you for contacting Lenhoff Carpentry!
Thank you for your interest! Your email will be answered very soon!
EOD; echo "theResults"; ?>

HTML

You can save your php code to the file named say submit.php and have your html form’s action attribute set to this name:

<form action="submit.php">

[quote author=nimesha link=topic=9590.msg36270#msg36270 date=1286514500]
Its better if you can separate php code from html.Then it will be a clear code. If not you can run the code in this way,but make sure to correct the code as follows
[php]

Your Prefered Contact Method:
E-mail
Phone


Project Type:
New Construction Additons Remodeling Other


        <table>
            <tr>
                <th>Your Information</th>
                <td>
                    <table>
                        <tr>
                            <td>Name</td>
                            <td><input type="text" name="fullname" /></td>
                        </tr>

                        <tr>
                            <td>Address</td>
                            <td><input type="text" name="address" /></td>
                        </tr>

                        <tr>
                            <td>City</td>
                            <td><input type="text" name="city" /></td>
                        </tr>

                        <tr>
                            <td>State</td>
                            <td>
                                <select name="state" size="1">
                                    <option value="AK">AK</option>
                                    <option value="AL">AL</option>
                                    <option value="AR">AR</option>
                                    <option value="AZ">AZ</option>
                                    <option value="CA">CA</option>
                                    <option value="CO">CO</option>
                                    <option value="CT">CT</option>
                                    <option value="DC">DC</option>
                                    <option value="DE">DE</option>
                                    <option value="FL">FL</option>
                                    <option value="GA">GA</option>
                                    <option value="HI">HI</option>
                                    <option value="IA">IA</option>
                                    <option value="ID">ID</option>
                                    <option value="IL">IL</option>
                                    <option value="IN">IN</option>
                                    <option value="KS">KS</option>
                                    <option value="KY">KY</option>
                                    <option value="LA">LA</option>
                                    <option value="MA">MA</option>
                                    <option value="MD">MD</option>
                                    <option value="ME">ME</option>
                                    <option value="MI">MI</option>
                                    <option value="MN">MN</option>
                                    <option value="MO">MO</option>
                                    <option value="MS">MS</option>
                                    <option value="MT">MT</option>
                                    <option value="NC">NC</option>
                                    <option value="ND">ND</option>
                                    <option value="NE">NE</option>
                                    <option value="NH">NH</option>
                                    <option value="NJ">NJ</option>
                                    <option value="NM">NM</option>
                                    <option value="NV">NV</option>
                                    <option value="NY">NY</option>
                                    <option value="OH">OH</option>
                                    <option value="OK">OK</option>
                                    <option value="OR">OR</option>
                                    <option value="PA">PA</option>
                                    <option value="RI">RI</option>
                                    <option value="SC">SC</option>
                                    <option value="SD">SD</option>
                                    <option value="TN">TN</option>
                                    <option value="TX">TX</option>
                                    <option value="UT">UT</option>
                                    <option value="VA">VA</option>
                                    <option value="VT">VT</option>
                                    <option value="WA">WA</option>
                                    <option value="WI">WI</option>
                                    <option value="WV">WV</option>
                                    <option value="WY">WY</option>
                                </select></yd>
                        </tr>

                        <tr>
                            <td>Zip Code</td>
                            <td><input type="text" name="zip" /></td>
                        </tr>

                        <tr>
                            <td>E-mail</td>
                            <td><input type="text" name="email" id="email" /></td>
                        </tr>


                    </table>
        </table>

        <p class="center">
            Comments: <br />
            <textarea name="comments" rows="8" cols="40"></textarea>
        </p><br />

        <p class="center">
            <input name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit Your Information" id="submit" />
        </p>
    </form>
</body>
<?php /* Subject and e-mail variables */ if(isset ($_POST['submit'])) { $emailSubject = 'Website Contact'; $webMaster = '[email protected]'; /* Gathering Data Variable */ echo $emailmethod = $_POST['emailmethod']; echo $phonemethod = $_POST['phonemethod']; echo $project = $_POST['project']; echo $fullname = $_POST['fullname']; echo $address = $_POST['address']; echo $city = $_POST['city']; echo $state = $_POST['state']; echo $zip = $_POST['zip']; echo $email = $_POST['email']; echo $comments = $_POST['comments']; $body = <<<EOD


Contact Method: $emailmethod
Contact Method: $phonemethod
Type of Project: $project
Name: $fullname
Address: $address
City: $city
State: $state
Zip Code: $zip
Email: $email
Comments: $comments
EOD; $headers = "From: $email\r\n"; $headers .= "Content=type: text/html\r\n"; $success = mail($webMaster, $emailSubject, $body, $headers); /* Results rendered as HTML */ $theResults = <<<EOD Thank you for contacting Lenhoff Carpentry!
Thank you for your interest! Your email will be answered very soon!
EOD; echo $theResults; } [/php]
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