Mail form not sent

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1

I can’t get a mail form working, that works nicely on other sites at the same provider. Only difference is, that I use this form on the homepage via the snippet, not on a contact page.

When I send the form, the page refreshes but doesn’t show me any success or error page. When I refresh the page again, I get the message if I want to send the form again.

This is my config:

return [
  'debug' => false,
  'date.handler' => 'strftime',

  'email' => [
    'transport' => [
      'type' => 'smtp',
      'host' => 'mail.your-server.de',
      'port' => 587,
      'security' => true,
      'auth' => true,
      'username' => 'lala@emil.de',
      'bcc' => 'webmaster@@emil.de',
      'password' =>'Spasswort fürs Netz',
    ]
  ],

This is my controller:

<?php
return function($kirby, $page) {

    if ($kirby->request()->is('POST') && get('submit')) {

        // initialize variables
        $alerts      = null;
        $attachments = [];

        // check the honeypot
        if (empty(get('website')) === false) {
            go($page->url());
            exit;
        }
  
        // get the data and validate the other form fields
        $data = [
            'name'      => get('name'),
            'email'     => get('email'),
            'message'   => get('message')
        ];

        $rules = [
            'name'      => ['required', 'min' => 3],
            'email'     => ['required', 'email'],
            'message'   => ['required', 'min' => 10, 'max' => 3000],
        ];

        $messages = [
            'name'      => 'Ihr Name.',
            'email'     => 'Ihre E-Mail Adresse.',
            'message'   => 'Ihre Nachricht.'
        ];

        // some of the data is invalid
        if ($invalid = invalid($data, $rules, $messages)) {
            $alerts = $invalid;
        }
        
        // get the uploads
        $uploads = $kirby->request()->files()->get('file');

        // we want no more than 3 files
        if (count($uploads) > 3) {
            $alerts[] = 'Sie können nur 3 Dateien auf einmal hochladen.';
        }

        // loop through uploads and check if they are valid
        foreach ($uploads as $upload) {

            //  make sure there are no other errors  
                if ($upload['error'] !== 0) {
                $alerts[] = 'The file could not be uploaded';
            // make sure the file is not larger than 2MB…    
            } elseif ($upload['size'] > 3000000)  {
                $alerts[] = $upload['name'] . ' is larger than 3 MB';
            // all valid, try to rename the temporary file
            } else {
                $name     = $upload['tmp_name'];
                $tmpName  = pathinfo($name);
                // sanitize the original filename
                $filename = $tmpName['dirname']. '/'. F::safeName($upload['name']);
        
                if (rename($upload['tmp_name'], $filename)) {
                    $name = $filename;
                }
                // add the files to the attachments array
                $attachments[] = $name;
            }  
        }
        
        // the data is fine, let's send the email with attachments
        if (empty($alerts)) {
            try {
                $kirby->email([
                    'template' => 'email',
                    'from'     => 'lala@emil.de'',
                    'replyTo'  => $data['email'],
                    'to'       => ''lala@emil.de'',
                    'subject'     => esc($data['name']),
                    'data'        => [
                        'message'   => esc($data['message']),
                        'name'      => esc($data['name'])
                    ],
                    'attachments' => $attachments
                ]);
            } catch (Exception $error) {
                // we only display a general error message, for debugging use `$error->getMessage()`
                $alerts[] = "Die E-Mail konnte nicht gesendet werden. Sorry";
            }

            // no exception occurred, let's send a success message
            if (empty($alerts) === true) {
                // store reference and name in the session for use on the success page
                $kirby->session()->set([
                    'name'      => esc($data['name'])
                ]);
                // redirect to the success page
                go('success');
            }
        }
    }

    // return data to template
    return [
        'alerts' => $alerts ?? null,
        'data'   => $data   ?? false,
    ];
};

And this is my form snippet:

<form class="kontakt-form" method="post" action="<?= $page->url() ?>" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <div class="klebe">
        <label for="website">Website <abbr title="required">*</abbr></label>
        <input type="website" id="website" name="website">
    </div>

        <label for="name">
            Name <abbr title="required">*</abbr>
        </label>
        <input type="text" id="name" name="name" value="<?= $data['name'] ?? null ?>" required>
        <?= isset($alert['name']) ? '<span class="alert error">' . html($alert['name']) . '</span>' : '' ?>


        <label for="email">
            Email <abbr title="required">*</abbr>
        </label>
        <input type="email" id="email" name="email" value="<?= $data['email'] ?? null ?>" required>
  
        <label for="message">
            Ihre Nachricht <abbr title="required">*</abbr>
        </label>
        <textarea id="message" name="message" required><?= $data['message']?? null ?></textarea>        
        <abbr>*</abbr> <span class="pflicht">Pflichtfeld</span>

        <input name="file[]" type="file" multiple>

        <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
2

I would check if there was an error by dumping the $alerts variable in template file:

var_dump($alerts);
3

<?= var_dump($alerts); ?>

or

<?php var_dump($alerts); ?>

Or is it the same?

PS: Sorry for the question.

<?= var_dump($alerts); ?>in the form snippet produces an error

Undefined variable: alerts

4

var_dump() is already an echoed output function.

How do you call the form snippet()? Are you sending parameters to the snippet?

5

I guess so:

<?php snippet('kontakt-form', compact('data')); ?>

6

But you didn’t sent $alerts variable.

7

Obviously, but I don’t know why not.

I have the feeling that the controller doesn’t get called, but I don’t know why not. I tried renaming the controller in “home” like the template, but that wasn’t it.

Doesn’t a controller has to have the same name as the template where the form is on?

8

In your case, yes, if the template is called home.php, the controller must also be called home.php

Also, add the $alert variable to the variables you send to the snippet:

<?php snippet('kontakt-form', compact('data', 'alerts')); ?>
9

The f’n plural: alerts

```   <?php snippet('kontakt-form', compact('data', 'alerts')); ?>```

That did actually work!

It was the name of the controller (beginner level mistake) and that thing up there.