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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Enhancing a Form Escaping Output

Posted by Mike Hansen
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Mike Hansen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 3,419 Points

phpmailer auto reply

Hi, is there anyway i can make a Auto Reply so when they for example press Submit Media it automatically let's them know we got their email in a email? Searched through the web but with no luck really..

1 Answer

Matthew Bilz
Matthew Bilz
15,829 Points
Matthew Bilz
Matthew Bilz
15,829 Points

Of course. You just add the PHPMailer function to your code and it will run every time you ask it to.

For instance - make sure you include the PHPMailer autoloader in your include files.

Then - just an example - set your HTML form action to direct itself to a PHP script page upon someone hitting SUBMIT that includes the PHP Mailer function filled out to your specifications. You can then redirect back to any page or a thank you page or whatever you'd like after the mail script executes (usually something along the line of the following):

<?php
 if(!$mail->send()) {
          echo 'There was an error sending the contact form email. <br>';
          echo 'Mailer Error: ' . $mail->ErrorInfo;
      }  else {
header("Location:my_email_confirm_page.php");
}
?>

I hope this helps at all!