Cannot send variables with ajax to php

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If been trying for some time now and cannot get this to work without help.

I want to send variables from a contact form to a php in order to get it mailed to me.

the js looks something like this:

$("#submitQuote").live('click',function(){

  var shirt_style = "shirt_style="+$(".dropdown[title=shirt_style] .dropdownValue").text();
  var shirt_type = "&shirt_type="+$(".dropdown[title=shirt_type] .dropdownValue").text();
  var cuffs = "&cuffs="+$(".dropdown[title=cuffs] .dropdownValue").text();
  var chestpoket = "&chestpoket="+$(".dropdown[title=chestpoket] .dropdownValue").text();
  var collar = "&collar="+$(".dropdown[title=collar] .dropdownValue").text();
  var collar_buttons = "&collar_buttons="+$(".dropdown[title=collar_buttons] .dropdownValue").text();
  var fastening = "&fastening="+$(".dropdown[title=fastening] .dropdownValue").text();
  var cut = "&cut="+escape($(".dropdown[title=cut] .dropdownValue").text());



  var Name = "&Name="+escape($("input[name=Name]").val());
  var Email = "&Email="+escape($("input[name=Email]").val());
  var Phonenumber = "&Phonenumber="+escape($("input[name=Phonenumber]").val());
  var Address = "&Address="+escape($("input[name=Address]").val());
  var Zipcode = "&Zipcode="+escape($("input[name=Zipcode]").val());
  var City_country = "&City_country="+escape($("input[name=City_country]").val());
  var Copy = "&Copy="+$(".checkbox[title=Copy]").hasClass("checkboxChecked");

  var form_values1 = shirt_style+shirt_type+cuffs+chestpoket+collar+collar_buttons+fastening+cut;
  var form_values2 = form_values1+Name+Email+Phonenumber+Address+Zipcode+City_country+Copy;


  $.ajax({
   type: "POST",
   url: "http://www.....com/ajax/mail.php",
   data: form_values2,
   success: function() {

    $('html,body').animate({scrollTop:290},1000);
    $("#quoteStepContainer").html('');
    $("#quoteStepContainer").html('<img src="http://www...com/img/sent.jpg" width="625" height="160" alt="Thank you" id="thankyouimage" />');
    $("#thanksImage").fadeIn(1000);
    $("#quoteStepContainer").delay(1000).animate({"height": "190px"},1500);

   }
  }); 

  return false;


 });

I want the form_values2 to be send to me, but I cannot get it to work.

I think the main problem for me is that I'm unsure how the php file has to look like in order to send the form_values2 var.

the very simple php test-form does not work.

<?php
$mail = $_POST['Email'];
$name = $_POST['Name'];




$to = "[email protected]";
 $message =" You received  a mail from ".$mail;
 $message .=" His name is : ".$name;

if(mail($to,$mail,$message)){
    echo "mail successful send";
} 
else{ 
    echo "there's some errors to send the mail, verify your server options";
}
?>

Thank you so much for your help.

Aaron

Nick Craver · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-15 11:03:44Z

2

A much easier approach (and avoids encoding errors) would be to use .serialize() on the <form> so it gets the data like a normal non-AJAX submit does, like this:

$("#submitQuote").live('click',function(){   
  $.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "http://www.....com/ajax/mail.php",
    data: $("#formid").serialize(),
    success: function() {    
      $('html,body').animate({scrollTop:290},1000);
      $("#quoteStepContainer").html('<img src="http://www...com/img/sent.jpg" width="625" height="160" alt="Thank you" />').find('img').hide().fadeIn(1000)
                        .end().delay(1000).animate({"height": "190px"},1500);
    }
  });   
  return false;
 });

Your second set of inputs already works with this, the first set though you're finding by title, make sure they have the name attribute you want to send to the server instead. Also, just for the sake of completeness, there's an even shorter version using $.post(), like this:

$("#submitQuote").live('click',function(){   
  $.post("http://www.....com/ajax/mail.php", $("#formid").serialize(), function() {    
      $('html,body').animate({scrollTop:290},1000);
      $("#quoteStepContainer").html('<img src="http://www...com/img/sent.jpg" width="625" height="160" alt="Thank you" />').find('img').hide().fadeIn(1000)
                        .end().delay(1000).animate({"height": "190px"},1500);
  });   
  return false;
 });

answered Dec 15, 2010 at 11:03

Nick Craver

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Aaron Over a year ago

Thank you so much for you fast reply Nick. But I think the main problem is the php file itself. I cannot get it right. May you help me with this?

Nick Craver Over a year ago

@Aaron - I don't see any PHP code in your question, can you add it?

Aaron Over a year ago

Nick thats my main problem :( I am unable to code a php file wich will email me the variables "form_values2". the code above is correct so far, I just dot get it how to code the mail.php in order to email me the variables.

Nick Craver Over a year ago

@Aaron - IMO you should ask a question specifically focused on that, tagged PHP so some of the PHP gurus can help you out there.

Aaron Over a year ago

I have tagged it already with php and may try to repost it, but I dont want to double post. Maybe you can tell me how you would continue if I would grab your first answer and try to serialize. how should the mail.php should look like to have the thing emailed to me? Thank you again for your effort

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Chernikov · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-15 11:06:09Z

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You need to use Json-typed data. For example:

var ajaxData = {
     shirt_style: $(".dropdown[title=shirt_style] .dropdownValue").text(), 
     shirt_type : $(".dropdown[title=shirt_type] .dropdownValue").text()
};

$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url:  "http://www.....com/ajax/mail.php",
    data: ajaxData,
    success: function (data) {
        ...
    },
    error: function () {
        ...
    }
});

answered Dec 15, 2010 at 11:06

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Aaron Over a year ago

Nice thought! but I would prefer if someone could help me out with the existing code by showing me a php file wich emails the form.

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