[Read Before Posting!!] Asking Questions / Posting Problems Etiquette

[fasterthanlight™]

If you are having problems with your code, please post a link to the page on a live server so that we can help you more efficiently. (.zips do not count, no one downloads these)

The problem is, if you were to just copy and paste your HTML/CSS/JavaScript into the thread you are creating, this does not help us troubleshoot your problem.

As this is a client-side-problem-related sub-forum, we need to be able to actually visit the page giving you problems so we can help you debug properly - Otherwise we are just guessing.

If you do not have a hosting plan, here is a thread with a list of free hosts. (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40315)

Here is a list of browser plug-ins that will help you fix 90% of your bugs

Firebug (http://www.getfirebug.com/)

Web Developer (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e59c3964-672d-4511-bb3e-2d5e1db91038&displaylang=en)

IE Developer Toolbar (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e59c3964-672d-4511-bb3e-2d5e1db91038&displaylang=en)

Safari Web Inspector (http://webkit.org/blog/41/introducing-the-web-inspector/) (built-in)

[bear]

This needs to be stickied.

[actionAction]

http://www.that_is_exactly_what_I_am_talking_about.org

p.s. https://ftl.thanks.com

[fasterthanlight™]

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[ajcates]

Yes also the IE developer tool bar helps out when dealing with IE6 code, also the safari web inspector. These should be added to the list of items.

[fasterthanlight™]

*added

[redelite]

I like to use Web Developer tool also, if you want to add that.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60

I use it to turn on and off images and css to see what my site looks like without them. But it also has a lot more then just that. Pretty neat little toy! ;)

[fasterthanlight™]

Booyah!

[actionAction]

Also, if you solve your own problem, please post back with the solution so that others can learn from your experience.

:hr:

[sekasi]

Hey FTL, for people without FF/FireBug, Xray is a cool bookmarklet;

http://www.westciv.com/xray/

[TheCanadian]

One day I woke up and that IE developer tool bar had auto downloaded and installed itself. I thought it was malware or some damn thing but it was so useful I never really did anything about it except use it. The one day it mysteriously disappeared and I started crying myself to sleep and developing serious alcoholic problems until I found this thread and a link to the tool bar which just so happens to be from MS!

Thank you :love:

[JackD]

That Firebug plugin is awesome.

[Newel]

Hello, I am new to this forum. I dont see a place to start a thread or ask for help. I am going to post me issue here and hope... that you kind people can direct me to the correct place.
I designed a site and made the contact form, but now cant get the form to email the customer, any help would be greatly appreciated. Newel

here is the link www.workmanfence.com


Here is the code:

Form code


<form action="contact.php" method="post" id="contactform">
<ol>
<li>
<label for="name"> Name</label>
<input id="name" name="name" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="email">Your email</label>
<input id="email" name="email" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="company">Street Adress</label>
<input id="company" name="company" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="company">City and Zip</label>
<input id="company" name="company" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="company"> Length of Fence</label>
<input id="company" name="company" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="company"> how did you Hear about us</label>
<input id="company" name="company" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="company">Number of Gates </label>
<input id="company" name="company" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="company">Old Fence removal<br />
</label>
<input id="company2" name="company2" class="text" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="message">Message</label>
<textarea id="message" name="message" rows="6" cols="50"></textarea>
</li>
<li class="buttons">
<input type="image" name="imageField" id="imageField" src="images/send.gif" class="send" />
<div class="clr"></div>
</li>
</ol>
</form>
</div>
<div class="clr"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>



Email code

<?php
if ($_POST["email"]<>'') {
$ToEmail = 'arnie@workmanfence.com';
$EmailSubject = 'Site contact form ';
$mailheader = "From: ".$_POST["email"]."\r\n";
$mailheader .= "Reply-To: ".$_POST["email"]."\r\n";
$mailheader .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
$MESSAGE_BODY = "Name: ".$_POST["name"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "Your Email: ".$_POST["Your email"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "Street Address: ".$_POST["Street Address"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "City and Zip: ".$_POST["City and Zip"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "Lenght of Fence: ".$_POST["Lenght of Fence"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "How Did You Hear About Us: ".$_POST["How Did You Hear About Us"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "Number Of Gates: ".$_POST["Number Of Gates"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "Old Fence Removal: ".$_POST["Old Fence Removal"]."<br>";
$MESSAGE_BODY .= "Comment: ".nl2br($_POST["comment"])."<br>";
mail($ToEmail, $EmailSubject, $MESSAGE_BODY, $mailheader) or die ("Failure");
?>
Your message was sent
<?php
} else {
?>

[fasterthanlight™]

uh that belongs in the server side forum, and for what its worth there is a giant green "Post New Thread" button that you're overlooking

[Newel]

@ Fsterthanlight, Thank you for your response, Ill go find it lol.