Question

I am using this email form:
http://www.freecontactform.com/email_form.php

I am not too savvy with PHP, so can any one help me add check-boxes to this form?
For example, there will be 6 items with check-boxes – if the user clicks 3 then only 3 items will appear in the email sent to me.

I would appreciate any help!

Answer 1

Checkboxes

You should add checkboxes where you want them to be, inside <form ...> </form>, give them different names, for example, I used name="checkboxone" for first:

<input name="checkboxone" type="checkbox" checked="checked"/> 
<input name="checkboxtwo" type="checkbox"/> 

You can use your own memorable names: name="my_very_own_product"

Then in PHP code

This way you can check if they are checked:
note: before “// create email headers” you can still edit email sent.
Mail is sent at line 69.

if (isset($_POST['checkboxone'])) {
    // If checkbox one is checked:
    doSomethingWhenCheckboxoneChecked();
}

if (isset($_POST['checkboxtwo'])) {
    // If checkbox two is checked:
    doSomethingWhenCheckboxtwoChecked();
}

// Here we add selected product to email message body:
if (isset($_POST['my_very_own_product'])) {
    // If checkbox my_very_own_product is checked:
    $email_message .= "My Very Own Product is selected by customer!!\n";
    // Did you notice \n here? It is here for adding line break after text...
}


// create email headers

If you need more help just ask for it.