php mailer issue(with code)

Question

i posted earlier about an issue with my phpmailer. So all the code works untill i add the code to link the phpmailer file and ad the mail() object..

''' <?php

    if($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST"){

        $name = trim($_POST["name"]);
        $email = trim($_POST["email"]);
        $phone = trim($_POST["phone"]);
        $company_name = trim($_POST["company_name"]);
        $cityState = trim($_POST["cityState"]);
        $website = trim($_POST["website"]);
        $years = trim($_POST["years"]);
        $competitors = trim($_POST["competitors"]);
        $target = trim($_POST["target"]);
        $desc = trim($_POST["desc"]);
        $range = trim($_POST["range"]);


        if(isset($_POST['website-job'])){
            $website = "true";
        }
        else{
            $website = "false";
        }

        if(isset($_POST['app-job'])){
            $app = "true";
        }
        else{
            $app = "false";
        }

        if(isset($_POST['branding-job'])){
            $branding = "true";
        }
        else{
            $branding = "false";
        }

        if(isset($_POST['print-job'])){
            $print = "true";
        }
        else{
            $print = "false";
        }

        if(isset($_POST['marketing-job'])){
            $marketing = "true";
        }
        else{
            $marketing = "false";
        }

        if(isset($_POST['corporate-job'])){
            $corporate = "true";
        }
        else{
            $corporate = "false";
        }


        if ($name == "" OR $phone == "" OR $email == "" OR $desc == "" OR $target == "" OR $range == "0.00"){
            echo "You must answer all fields with an *";
            exit;
        }

        foreach( $_POST as $value ){
            if( stripos($value,'Content-Type:') !== FALSE){
                echo "There was a problem with your ISP :(";
                exit;
            }
    }
    /*
    require_once("inc/class.phpmailer.php");
    $mail = new PHPMailer();


    if($mail->ValidateAddress($email)){
        echo "You must enter a valid email!";
        exit;
    }*/

    $email_body = "";
    $email_body = $email_body . "Name: " . $name . "\n";
    $email_body = $email_body . "Email: " . $email . "\n";
    $email_body = $email_body . "Message: " . $message;







    header("Location: contact.php?status=thanks");
    exit;
    }





     $current = 'contact';

include("inc/header.php");

?> <body>

<!-- TITLE SECTION -->
<section class="heading-lg center hero" id="top">Meet Our Gate Keeper. He Bites.
    <h4 class="center">Plan Your Project Below</h4>
</section>
<?php include("inc/navbar.php"); 

 if (isset($_GET["status"]) AND $_GET["status"] == "thanks") { ?>
    <p>Thanks for the Email, we'll be in touch!</p>
<?php } else { ?>

<div class="container width">
        <section class="heading-sm center margin-top">The Basics</section>
    <form method="post" action="contact.php">   
        <!-- THE BASICS -->
        <div class="row contact-spacing">
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" placeholder="Full Name*">
            </div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="email" placeholder="Email*">
            </div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="phone" placeholder="Phone*">
            </div>
        </div>

        <!-- YOUR COMPNAY -->
        <div class="row border-bottom padding-bottom">
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="company_name" placeholder="Company Name">
            </div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="cityState" placeholder="City, State">
            </div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="website" placeholder="Website">
            </div>
            <input type="text" style="display: none;">
        </div>




        <section class="heading-sm center margin-top">Your Company</section>

        <div class="row">
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="years" placeholder="Years iN bUSINESS">
            </div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="competitors" placeholder="Competition*">
            </div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="target" placeholder="Target Audience*">
            </div>
        </div>


    <div class="container-fluid">   
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col col-sm-12">
                <textarea class="form-control margin-bottom" name="desc" rows="3"placeholder="Company Description*"></textarea>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>  

        <!-- CHECKBOXES -->
        <label class="heading-sm center">Type Of Project</label>
        <div class="row">

                    <div class="col-sm-2 center">
                        <div class="padding">
                            <div class="check-wrapper">
                                <input type="checkbox" id="c1" name="corporate-job" value="corporate-job">
                                <label for="c1"><span class="check">

                                <p class="center">Corporate</p></span></label>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>  

                    <div class="col-sm-2 center">
                        <div class="padding">   
                            <div class="check-wrapper">
                                <input type="checkbox" id="c2" name="website-job" value="website-job">
                                <label for="c2"><span class="check"><p class="center">Website</p></span></label>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>  

                    <div class="col-sm-2 center">
                        <div class="padding">   
                            <div class="check-wrapper">
                                <input type="checkbox" id="c3" name="app-job" value="app-job">
                                <label for="c3"><span class="check"><p class="center">App</p></span></label>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>  

                    <div class="col-sm-2 center">
                        <div class="padding">   
                            <div class="check-wrapper">
                                <input type="checkbox" id="c4" name="branding-job" value="branding-job">
                                <label for="c4"><span class="check"><p class="center">Branding</p></span></label>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>  

                    <div class="col-sm-2 center">
                        <div class="padding">
                            <div class="check-wrapper"> 
                                <input type="checkbox" id="c5" name="print-job" value="print-job">
                                <label for="c5"><span class="check"><p class="center">Print</p></span></label>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>  

                    <div class="col-sm-2 center">
                        <div class="padding">
                            <div class="check-wrapper"> 
                                <input type="checkbox" id="c6" name="marketing-job" value="marketing-job">
                                <label for="c6"><span class="check"><p class="center">Marketing</p></span></label>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>


        </div>


        <!-- BUDEGET SLIDER -->
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col col-sm-4"></div>
            <div id="slider" class="col-sm-4 center italic">
                <h4 class="center">Project Budget</h4>
                <input type="range" name="range" min="0" max="10000" step="50" value="0" />
                <output for="range" class="heading-sm" ></output>
            </div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4"></div>
        </div>


        <!-- WHERED YOU FIND US -->
        <label class="heading-sm center">Have you been stalking us? We hope so...</label>
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-sm-3"></div>
            <div class="col-sm-6">

                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="reference" placeholder="Where did you find us?">
            </div>
            <div class="col-sm-3"></div>

        </div>

        <!-- SUBMIT -->
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col col-sm-4"></div>
            <div class="col col-sm-4">
                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default contact-btn btn-block">Submit</button>
            </div>
            <div class="col-sm-4"></div>
        </div>
</div>  </form> 
</div>      
<?php } ?>

<?php include("inc/footer.php"); ?>

<?php include("inc/scripts.php"); ?> </body> </html>

'''

Answer 1 · 2014-08-01T12:44:32Z

August 1, 2014 12:44pm

Yes! adding a copy of the Autoload file into the mailer folder with phpmailer.php resolved the line 575 fatal error for me.

Answer 2 · 2014-05-27T17:40:57Z

May 27, 2014 5:40pm

no...it just sends me to a completely blank page...but when i comment those two out it sends me to the thank you version of the page

Answer 3 · 2014-05-27T17:45:29Z

May 27, 2014 5:45pm

if you use example files you must have require_once("inc/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php");

Answer 4 · 2014-05-27T17:48:15Z

May 27, 2014 5:48pm

yeah i know that from the video but when i use the require once it just displays nothing...thres no errors in my chrome inspection console....so im lost lol

Answer 5 · 2014-05-27T17:48:53Z

May 27, 2014 5:48pm

i use the require_once in it but i had to comment it out to get the page to work

Answer 6 · 2014-05-27T17:55:40Z

May 27, 2014 5:55pm

php error not show in chrome console you must check our log on server usuali named _error.log and placed on root or ./log dir. To display all errors you need to:

Have these lines in the PHP script you're calling from the browser (typically index.php): error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', 1); 2.(a) Make sure that this script has no syntax errors

—or—

2.(b) Set display_errors = On in your php.ini

Otherwise, it can't even run those 2 lines!

Answer 7 · 2014-05-27T17:59:55Z

May 27, 2014 5:59pm

im really sorry but im a bit onfused..how can i check my custom code....im just adapting their use of the form to mine....on your server? im rly new to php sorry

Answer 8 · 2014-05-27T18:07:25Z

May 27, 2014 6:07pm

tray use in frst line on your app if you see completely blank page

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL); 
ini_set('display_errors', 1)
?>

Answer 9 · 2014-05-27T18:29:01Z

May 27, 2014 6:29pm

oh man thats awesome thnks.....but these are the errors that are coming up now....they're all related to the file path being messed up but i've checked it 100 times and the filepath im using is correct...i even changed it and took it out of the folder to just have in it my main project folder so theres less of a chance for mess-ups.... but heres the errors

'''Warning: require(PHPMailerAutoload.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/For The Bold v2/inc/class.phpmailer.php on line 575

Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required 'PHPMailerAutoload.php' (include_path='.:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.10/lib/php') in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/For The Bold v2/inc/class.phpmailer.php on line 575'''

Answer 10 · 2014-05-27T18:42:16Z

May 27, 2014 6:42pm

just to be more clear....this is my php

''' require_once("inc/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php"); $mail = new PHPMailer(); '''

and this my error

Warning: require_once(inc/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/For The Bold v2/contact.php on line 76

Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'inc/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php' (include_path='.:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.10/lib/php') in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/For The Bold v2/contact.php on line 76

Answer 11 · 2014-06-09T20:11:08Z

June 9, 2014 8:11pm

mamp can sometimes have issues with permissions and relative paths. Take a look at this SO answer and see if it helps you at all.

http://stackoverflow.com/a/5371875

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