tell me more about file structure

Quote from: sottwell at Jan 28, 2011, 12:32 PM

Put it wherever you want; just make sure that it’s linked to correctly. Relative paths or URLs will be relative to the index.php file.

So then I would want to make sure the file path is correct in the action="contact.php" part of the code?



If I put it in the assets folder, it would then look like this:



Correct?

I’m afraid you can’t do that in MODx. Any PHP code will have to go in a snippet.

If you’re just looking for a simple contact form, you might checkout the SPForm snippet, which will create one for you.

If you need a more complex form, eForm in MODx Evolution and FormIt in MODx Revolution are good tools to build a form with.

so I totally over thought the contact form, and it’s kind of working now. It’s sending the mail, but I’m getting an error:

Here’s a screenshot of the error I’m getting:



Any ideas?

This might be the issue: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,54348.msg314110.html#msg314110

What Version of Modx are you using?

Quote from: BobRay at Jan 31, 2011, 01:13 PM

This might be the issue: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,54348.msg314110.html#msg314110

What Version of Modx are you using?

I’m using MODx Revolution 2.0.6-pl2 (traditional)

So I logged into GoDaddy and updated a field in their content tabs titled "Form Mail" which stated:

"Verify the E-mail Address for Your Form-Mailer (Linux)

Please verify the e-mail address that you want to use with the form-mailer.

To use this e-mail address, click Update.

To change this e-mail address, click Edit."

Hopefully this will do the trick. But I’m assuming what you’re telling me is the problem is on the hosting side - correct? I’ll post back and let you know if this did the trick.

Thanks again for all your help. .

K

It may be the host, or it may be a problem with your code.

The best way to check is to download the QuickEmail package through Package Manager. It’s *very* simple to use and will quickly tell you if there’s a problem with the host regarding email.

If QuickEmail works, you could also try the SPForm package which provides a simple contact form that should work as soon as it’s installed.

Quote from: BobRay at Jan 31, 2011, 11:05 PM

It may be the host, or it may be a problem with your code.

The best way to check is to download the QuickEmail package through Package Manager. It’s *very* simple to use and will quickly tell you if there’s a problem with the host regarding email.

If QuickEmail works, you could also try the SPForm package which provides a simple contact form that should work as soon as it’s installed.

It must be the hosting company (GoDaddy) and it’s the last site I’ll be using them for. I actually used the SPForm. I just followed your tutorial, created it and tossed in the snippet. This is why I think it has to do with the hosting. I know the contact form should be good, and I’ve seen other people having the same issue. When I Googled the error and Go Daddy I got a ton threads but no real answers.

I’m going to email them (Go Daddy) and see what they say.

K

You can always use the MODx SMTP system settings with an account somewhere else (e.g. Gmail). That way the host is pretty much out of the picture.

I would prefer that way. Is there any documentation on how to do that?

K

*update*

reading your tutorial right now on how to do this. . .

*update*

put in my gmail settings and got this error:



Here are the settings I used:



I’m quickly running out of ideas on how to get this done.


Thanks,

K

Try clearing the site cache and your browser cache and cookies -- then clear all sessions and log back in. The old system settings are stored in the site cache.

If that doesn’t work, try manually deleting the files in the core/cache directory (except .gitignore, if it’s there).