talha08 · December 21, 2015 19:06 · johnef · Aug 28, 2016
diff --git a/Laravel Contact Form(v 4.2) b/Laravel Contact Form(v 4.2)
 1. Go to
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 app/config/mail.php
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 Change ‘drive’ from ‘smtp’ to ‘mail’
 'driver' => 'mail',

 Next, make ‘host’ name from ‘smtp.mailgun.org’ to nothing, so make it blank.
 'host' => '',

 ...............................................
 2 Create Route
 Go to your ‘routes.php’ and add
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 //Contact Page
 Route::get('contact', 'ContactController@getContact');

 //Form request:: POST action will trigger to controller
 Route::post('contact_request','ContactController@getContactUsForm');



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 3 Create Controller to server Route request
 Create new file inside ‘app/controller’: ContactController.php
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 class ContactController extends BaseController {

 //Server Contact view:: we will create view in next step
 public function getContact(){

 return View::make('contact');
 }

 //Contact Form
 public function getContactUsForm(){

 //Get all the data and store it inside Store Variable
 $data = Input::all();

 //Validation rules
 $rules = array (
 'first_name' => 'required|alpha',
 'last_name' => 'required|alpha',
 'phone_number'=>'numeric|min:8',
 'email' => 'required|email',
 'message' => 'required|min:25'
 );

 //Validate data
 $validator = Validator::make ($data, $rules);

 //If everything is correct than run passes.
 if ($validator -> passes()){

 //Send email using Laravel send function
 Mail::send('emails.hello', $data, function($message) use ($data)
 {
 //email 'From' field: Get users email add and name
 $message->from($data['email'] , $data['first_name']);
 //email 'To' field: cahnge this to emails that you want to be notified. 
 $message->to('[email protected]', 'my name')->cc('[email protected]')->subject('contact request');

 });

 return View::make('contact'); 
 }else{
 //return contact form with errors
 return Redirect::to('/contact')->withErrors($validator);
 }
 }
 }



 ...............................................
 4 Create a View inside ‘view/contact.blade.php’
 ...............................................

 <html>
 <body>

 {{ Form:: open(array('url' => 'contact_request')) }} 

 @foreach($errors->all('
 :message
 ') as $message) {{ $message }} @endforeach

 {{ Form:: label ('first_name', 'First Name*' )}}
 {{ Form:: text ('first_name', '' )}}

 {{ Form:: label ('last_name', 'Last Name*' )}}
 {{ Form:: text ('last_name', '' )}}

 {{ Form:: label ('phone_number', 'Phone Number' )}}
 {{ Form:: text ('phone_number', '', array('placeholder' => '0280021xx')) }}

 {{ Form:: label ('email', 'E-mail Address*') }}
 {{ Form:: email ('email', '', array('placeholder' => '[email protected]')) }}

 {{ Form:: label ('subject', 'Subject') }}
 {{ Form:: select ('subject', array(
 '1' => '1',
 '2' => '2',
 '3' => '3',
 '4' => '4'), '1' ) }}

 {{ Form:: label ('message', 'Message*' )}}
 {{ Form:: textarea ('message', '')}}

 {{ Form::reset('Clear', array('class' => 'you css class for button')) }}
 {{ Form::submit('Send', array('class' => 'you css class for button')) }}

 {{ Form:: close() }}
 </body>
 </html>



 ...............................................
 5. Finally, we will create template to go with you email message
 Go to ‘view/emails/’ and create new file ‘hello.blade.php’
 ...............................................

 <?!--This is a blade template that goes in email message to site administrator-->
 <?php
 //get the first name
 $first_name = Input::get('first_name');
 $last_name = Input::get ('last_name');
 $phone_number = Input::get('phone_number');
 $email = Input::get ('email');
 $subject = Input::get ('subject');
 $message = Input::get ('message');
 $date_time = date("F j, Y, g:i a");
 $userIpAddress = Request::getClientIp();
 ?> 

 <h1>We been contacted by.... </h1>

 <p>
 First name: <?php echo ($first_name); ?>
 Last name: <?php echo($last_name);?>
 Phone number: <?php echo($phone_number);?>
 Email address: <?php echo ($email);?>
 Subject: <?php echo ($subject); ?>
 Message: <?php echo ($message);?>
 Date: <?php echo($date_time);?>
 User IP address: <?php echo($userIpAddress);?>

 </p>
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 12-22-2015(1.05 AM) TuesDay
	1. Go to
	...............................................
	app/config/mail.php
	...............................................
	Change ‘drive’ from ‘smtp’ to ‘mail’
	'driver' => 'mail',

	Next, make ‘host’ name from ‘smtp.mailgun.org’ to nothing, so make it blank.
	'host' => '',

	...............................................
	2 Create Route
	Go to your ‘routes.php’ and add
	...............................................
	//Contact Page
	Route::get('contact', 'ContactController@getContact');

	//Form request:: POST action will trigger to controller
	Route::post('contact_request','ContactController@getContactUsForm');



	...............................................
	3 Create Controller to server Route request
	Create new file inside ‘app/controller’: ContactController.php
	...............................................


	class ContactController extends BaseController {

	//Server Contact view:: we will create view in next step
	public function getContact(){

	return View::make('contact');
	}

	//Contact Form
	public function getContactUsForm(){

	//Get all the data and store it inside Store Variable
	$data = Input::all();

	//Validation rules
	$rules = array (
	'first_name' => 'required\|alpha',
	'last_name' => 'required\|alpha',
	'phone_number'=>'numeric\|min:8',
	'email' => 'required\|email',
	'message' => 'required\|min:25'
	);

	//Validate data
	$validator = Validator::make ($data, $rules);

	//If everything is correct than run passes.
	if ($validator -> passes()){

	//Send email using Laravel send function
	Mail::send('emails.hello', $data, function($message) use ($data)
	{
	//email 'From' field: Get users email add and name
	$message->from($data['email'] , $data['first_name']);
	//email 'To' field: cahnge this to emails that you want to be notified.
	$message->to('[email protected]', 'my name')->cc('[email protected]')->subject('contact request');

	});

	return View::make('contact');
	}else{
	//return contact form with errors
	return Redirect::to('/contact')->withErrors($validator);
	}
	}
	}



	...............................................
	4 Create a View inside ‘view/contact.blade.php’
	...............................................

	<html>
	<body>

	{{ Form:: open(array('url' => 'contact_request')) }}

	@foreach($errors->all('
	:message
	') as $message) {{ $message }} @endforeach

	{{ Form:: label ('first_name', 'First Name*' )}}
	{{ Form:: text ('first_name', '' )}}

	{{ Form:: label ('last_name', 'Last Name*' )}}
	{{ Form:: text ('last_name', '' )}}

	{{ Form:: label ('phone_number', 'Phone Number' )}}
	{{ Form:: text ('phone_number', '', array('placeholder' => '0280021xx')) }}

	{{ Form:: label ('email', 'E-mail Address*') }}
	{{ Form:: email ('email', '', array('placeholder' => '[email protected]')) }}

	{{ Form:: label ('subject', 'Subject') }}
	{{ Form:: select ('subject', array(
	'1' => '1',
	'2' => '2',
	'3' => '3',
	'4' => '4'), '1' ) }}

	{{ Form:: label ('message', 'Message*' )}}
	{{ Form:: textarea ('message', '')}}

	{{ Form::reset('Clear', array('class' => 'you css class for button')) }}
	{{ Form::submit('Send', array('class' => 'you css class for button')) }}

	{{ Form:: close() }}
	</body>
	</html>



	...............................................
	5. Finally, we will create template to go with you email message
	Go to ‘view/emails/’ and create new file ‘hello.blade.php’
	...............................................

	<?!--This is a blade template that goes in email message to site administrator-->
	<?php
	//get the first name
	$first_name = Input::get('first_name');
	$last_name = Input::get ('last_name');
	$phone_number = Input::get('phone_number');
	$email = Input::get ('email');
	$subject = Input::get ('subject');
	$message = Input::get ('message');
	$date_time = date("F j, Y, g:i a");
	$userIpAddress = Request::getClientIp();
	?>

	<h1>We been contacted by.... </h1>

	<p>
	First name: <?php echo ($first_name); ?>
	Last name: <?php echo($last_name);?>
	Phone number: <?php echo($phone_number);?>
	Email address: <?php echo ($email);?>
	Subject: <?php echo ($subject); ?>
	Message: <?php echo ($message);?>
	Date: <?php echo($date_time);?>
	User IP address: <?php echo($userIpAddress);?>

	</p>
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	12-22-2015(1.05 AM) TuesDay