Tell me if a widget like this exists...

[jonnysods]

I need to place a widget/HTML snippet on an iWeb page that let's you type in your name and your friends email address to send them an invite/coupon, one thati can design.

I looked around, found some sites that you can create and insert forms etc.

Any ideas? Have you heard of anything like this?

Thanks!

 

[star-fish]

http://www.sourcecodeonline.com/list?q=email_to_a_friend_form

 

[jonnysods]

Thanks, I'll check that out!

 

[jonnysods]

Link doesn't seem to be available at the moment...

 

[dmmcintyre3]

Do you have php on you hosting?

http://email.about.com/od/emailprogrammingtips/qt/How_to_Send_Email_from_a_PHP_Script.htm

 

[jonnysods]

That PHP script is cool. What I would really like to do though is be able to email someone a pdf or create a html coupon so that somebody could email it to a friend.

This would not allow me to do that. I guess I could point them to where the file is on the website?

 

[jonnysods]

Anyone else?

 

[dmmcintyre3]

<?php
$to = $_GET['address'];
$subject = "Coupon";
$body = "Your coupon can be downloaded here: http://yoursite.com/downloadcupon.php";
if (mail($to, subject, $body)) {
    echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");  
} else {
    echo("<p>Message delivery failed... Please enter an email address</p>");
}?>

<form name="input" action="sendit.php" method="get"> <!-- replace sendit.php with the php script's filename -->
Email:
<input type="text" name="address" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

 

[jonnysods]

Question - I am a complete rookie - how do I get the php script to run on my server?

This is how I picture your face right now

 

[jonnysods]

Wow, I just realised how awful that question is.

I'm working on reading up on it now!

 

[ezkimo]

I think you've got some syntax errors.

<?php
$to = $_GET['address'];
$subject = "Coupon";
$body = "Your coupon can be downloaded <a href='http://yoursite.com/downloadcupon.php'>form here</a>";
if (mail($to, subject, $body)) {
    echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");  
} else {
    echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
}?>

<form name="input" action="sendit.php" method="get">
Email:
<input type="text" name="address" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

 

[dmmcintyre3]

I think you've got some syntax errors.

Yes, I forgot something. But it did work but it had a subject line showing 'subject'

Updated script:

<?php
$to = $_GET['address'];
$subject = "Coupon";
$body = "Your coupon can be downloaded here: http://yoursite.com/downloadcupon.php";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
    echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");  
} else {
    echo("<p>Message delivery failed... Please enter an email address</p>");
}?>

<form name="input" action="sendit.php" method="get"> <!-- replace sendit.php with the php script's filename -->
Email:
<input type="text" name="address" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

OP: who's your host? MobileMe does not support php if that is your host

 

[jonnysods]

Host Gator is my host. They support PHP.