public ActionResult Index(Models.ContactForm contactForm)
{
//create a connection to the database
Models.ContactFormsEntities db = new Models.ContactFormsEntities();
//add our contact info to the database.
db.ContactForms.Add(contactForm);
//save the changes
db.SaveChanges();
//kickk the user to the thankyou page
return(RedirectToAction("ThankYou", "Contact"));
}
public ActionResult Contact(Models.ContactForm contactForm)
{
//add the form to the database
try
{
//try doing something...
//set the date created
contactForm.DateCreated = DateTime.Now;
//adding something to the database...
//step 1: create the data context
Models.ContactFormsEntities db = new Models.ContactFormsEntities();
//step 2: add the object to the table
db.ContactForms.Add(contactForm);
//step 3: SAVE
db.SaveChanges();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//if it blows up do this...
ViewBag.Error = ex.Message;
return(View("Error"));
}
//mail us a copy
//SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
//host: mail.dustinkraft.com
//port: 587
//user: [email protected]
//password: techIsFun1
MailMessage mail = new MailMessage("*****@*****.**", "*****@*****.**");
//mail.From = new MailAddress("*****@*****.**");
//mail.To.Add("*****@*****.**");
mail.Subject = "AWESOME EMAIL FROM " + contactForm.Name;
mail.Body = string.Format("{0} at {1} just sent you the following message: {2}", contactForm.Name, contactForm.Email, contactForm.Body);
//connecting to actual email server
SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient("mail.dustinkraft.com");
//client.Host = "mail.dustinkraft.com";
client.Port = 587;
client.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("*****@*****.**", "techIsFun1");
client.Send(mail);
//redirect user to the Thank You page
return(RedirectToAction("ThankYou", "Home"));
}