Send information (from a form) to a database and email - php

Question

I have a form that allows a user to opt in to receive a notification if a new product comes out. Currently, a users' information is validated and sent to a database. However, I also need it to be sent to an email address.
Both of the scripts work separately; getting them to work together is proving difficult, though.
<?php
//CHECK CAPTCHA IMAGE
session_start();
if( isset($_POST['submit'])) {
if( $_SESSION['security_code'] == $_POST['security_code'] && !empty($_SESSION['security_code'])) {
// IF CAPTCHA CHECKS OUT, CONTINUE TO VALIDATE DATA.
if( !isset($_POST['fname']) ||
!isset($_POST['lname']) ||
!isset($_POST['email']))
{
echo '<script type="text/javascript">';
echo 'alert("Please go back and fill out the entire form.");';
echo '</script>';
}
// CONNECT TO DATABASE
$dbhost = 'DATABASE NAME';
$dbuser = 'DATABASE USER';
$dbpass = 'PASSWORD';
$dbname = 'DATABASE NAME';
$dbtable = 'TABLE NAME';
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);
if(! $conn)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error() . '<br />');
} else {
//echo 'Connected successfully. <br />';
}
$selected = mysql_select_db($dbname,$conn);
if(! $selected)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error() . '<br />');
} else {
//echo 'Connected successfully. <br />';
}
$fname = mysql_real_escape_string(stripslashes($_POST['fname']));
$lname = mysql_real_escape_string(stripslashes($_POST['lname']));
$email = mysql_real_escape_string(stripslashes($_POST['email']));
$today = date("Y-m-d H-i-s");
if (mysql_query("INSERT INTO $dbtable(fname, lname, email, date) VALUES('$fname', '$lname', '$email', '$today')") != true)
{
echo ("ERROR: " . mysql_error() . "<br />");
} else {
//echo 'Thank you, your information has been entered into our database. <br />';
}
mysql_close($conn); // CLOSE DATABASE
include('../thankyou.html');
unset($_SESSION['security_code']); //END SESSION
} else // IF CAPTCHA DOESN'T CHECK OUT, DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE.
{
echo '<script type="text/javascript">';
echo 'alert("Sorry, you have provided an invalid security code.")';
echo '</script>';
}
}
?>
I've tried including a form-to-email script as an "include" and I've tried integrating the two scripts into one, but neither has worked so far.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.. Thank you!

Answer 1

For the email portion, simply use the mail function or, better yet, use one of the well-tested mailer libraries such as PHPMailer and Swift Mailer.

Answer 2

Try using the PHP mail function after you close the mysql connection. For example...
$my_email = Whatever address you'd like this sent to.
$subject = Subject line of email.
$message = The content of the email, this can contain your variables and html formatting if you wish. Something like:
$message = " $time (Central Time) \n
From: $visitor ($visitormail)\n
Message: $notes
";
$headers = The header info, something like:
$headers = "From: $visitormail \r\n" .
"Reply-To: $visitormail \r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
...and send the email with...
mail("$my_email", $subject, $message, $headers);
and then you can redirect to another page with:
header( "Location: http://example.com/thankyou.html");

Answer 3

<?php
$dbhost = '';
$dbuser = '';
$dbpass = '';
$dbname = '';
$dbtable = 'webagents';
//$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);
$conn = mysqli_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);
//$conn = mysqli_connect($dbhost,$dbuser,$dbpass,$dbname);
if(!$conn)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysqli_error() . '<br />');
} else {
//echo 'Connected successfully. <br />';
}
$selected = mysqli_select_db($conn,$dbname);
if(! $selected)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysqli_error() . '<br />');
} else {
//echo 'Connected successfully. <br />';
}
$cname = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_POST['compname']);
$cperson = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_POST['contperson']);
$email = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_POST['email']);
$phone = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_POST['phone']);
$country = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_POST['country']);
if (mysqli_query($conn,"INSERT INTO $dbtable(compname, contperson, email, phone, country) VALUES('".$cname."','".$cperson."', '".$email."', '".$phone."', '".$country."')") != true)
{
echo ("ERROR: " . mysqli_error($conn) . "<br />");
//die (mysqli_error($myConnection));
} else {
echo 'Thank you, your information has been entered into our database. <br />';
}
mysqli_close($conn); // CLOSE DATABASE
?>