phpjqueryajaxforms

Final: AJAX/jQuery/PHP Form submission and modal box open on success


The case: http://santz.net/index.contacto.html

Target: The "website" must open a dialog/modal box/modal window after successful form submission.

Issue: The form submits successfully but the dialog/modal box/modal window doesn't open (rarely, it does open if you make another click...)

The idea is quite simple! When the user submits the form, a dialog pops up instantly!

CODE:

The form:

<form id="contact-form" name="contact-form" class="p25" action="contact.php" method="post">
    <fieldset>
        <label class="name">
            <input class="input" type="text" value="Nombre" onfocus="if(this.value == 'Nombre'){this.value = '';}" onblur="if(this.value == ''){this.value='Nombre';}" name="php_name" />
        </label>
        <label class="email">
            <input class="input" type="email" value="Email" onfocus="if(this.value == 'Email'){this.value = '';}" onblur="if(this.value == ''){this.value='Email';}" name="php_email" />
        </label>
        <label class="phone">
            <input class="input" type="tel" value="Teléfono" onfocus="if(this.value == 'Teléfono'){this.value = '';}" onblur="if(this.value == ''){this.value='Teléfono';}" name="php_phone" />
        </label>
        <label class="message">
            <textarea class="textarea" onfocus="if(this.value == 'Mensaje'){this.value = '';}" onblur="if(this.value == ''){this.value='Mensaje';}" name="php_message">Mensaje</textarea>
        </label>
        
        <div class="buttons-wrapper ml20">
            <div class="submit-comment">
                <span></span>
                <input type="reset" value="Cancelar">
            </div>
            <div class="submit-comment ml25">
                <span></span>
                <input type="submit" value="Enviar" id="clicker">
            </div>
        </div>
    </fieldset>
</form>

The Script and attached scripts

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/scripts.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="js/popupscript.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function() {
        $('#contact-form').submit(function() {
            $.ajax({
                type: "POST",
                url: $(this).attr('action'),
                data: $(this).serialize(),
                success: function() {
                    $('#popup-wrapper').modalPopLite({
                        openButton: '#clicker',
                        closeButton: '#close-btn'
                    });
                }
            });
            $('#contact-form')[0].reset();
            return false;
        });
    });
</script>

The modal Box Script (the one that came with the plugin I'm using: http://mywebdeveloperblog.com/my-jquery-plugins/modalpoplite)

(function ($) {
    var popID = 0;
    $.fn.modalPopLite = function (options) {
        var options = $.extend({}, { openButton: "modalPopLite-open-btn", closeButton: "modalPopLite-close-btn", isModal: false, callBack: null }, options);

        return this.each(function () {
            popID++;
            var thisPopID = popID;
            var isOpen = false;

            obj = $(this);
            triggerObj = options.openButton;
            closeObj = options.closeButton;
            isReallyModel = options.isModal;

            //alert("winH: " + winH + "top: " + top + "objH: " + objH);
            obj.before('<div id="modalPopLite-mask' + thisPopID + '" style="width:100%" class="modalPopLite-mask" />');
            obj.wrap('<div id="modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID + '" style="left: -10000px;" class="modalPopLite-wrapper" />');
            obj.addClass('modalPopLite-child-' + thisPopID);

            $(triggerObj).live("click", function (e) {
                e.preventDefault();
                var winW = $(window).width();
                var winH = $(window).height();
                var objW = $('.modalPopLite-child-' + thisPopID).outerWidth();
                var objH = $('.modalPopLite-child-' + thisPopID).outerHeight();
                var left = (winW / 2) - (objW / 2);
                var top = (winH / 2) - (objH / 2);

                $('#modalPopLite-mask' + thisPopID).css('height', winH + "px");
                $('#modalPopLite-mask' + thisPopID).fadeTo('slow', 0.6);
                //$('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).hide();
                $('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).css({ 'left': left + "px", 'top': top });
                $('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).fadeIn('slow');
                isOpen = true;
            });

            $(closeObj).live("click", function (e) {
                e.preventDefault();
                $('#modalPopLite-mask' + thisPopID).hide();
                //$('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).hide();
                $('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).css('left', "-10000px");
                isOpen = false;
                if (options.callBack != null) {
                    options.callBack.call(this);
                }
            });

            //if mask is clicked
            if (!isReallyModel) {
                $('#modalPopLite-mask' + thisPopID).click(function (e) {
                    e.preventDefault();
                    $(this).hide();
                    //$('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).hide();
                    $('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).css('left', "-10000px");
                    isOpen = false;
                    if (options.callBack != null) {
                        options.callBack.call(this);
                    }
                });
            }
            $(window).resize(function () {
                if (isOpen) {
                    var winW = $(window).width();
                    var winH = $(window).height();
                    var objW = $('.modalPopLite-child-' + thisPopID).outerWidth();
                    var objH = $('.modalPopLite-child-' + thisPopID).outerHeight();
                    var left = (winW / 2) - (objW / 2);
                    var top = (winH / 2) - (objH / 2);
                    $('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).css({ 'left': left + "px", 'top': top });
                }
            });
        });

    };

    $.fn.modalPopLite.Close = function (id) {
        $('#modalPopLite-mask' + id).hide();
        //$('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + id).hide();
        $('#modalPopLite-wrapper' + thisPopID).css('left', "-10000px");
        if (options.callBack != null) {
            options.callBack.call(this);
        }
    };

    $.fn.modalPopLite.ShowProgress = function () {
        $('<div class="popBox-ajax-progress"></div>').appendTo("body")
    };

    $.fn.modalPopLite.HideProgress = function () {
        $('.popBox-ajax-progress').remove();
    };

})(jQuery);

The PHP

<?php
$field_name = $_POST['php_name'];
$field_email = $_POST['php_email'];
$field_phone = $_POST['php_phone'];
$field_message = $_POST['php_message'];

$field_sender = 'alpha@hotmail.com';

$mail_to = 'omega@hotmail.com';
$subject = 'Mensaje via Santz.net de '.$field_name;

$body_message = 'From: '.$field_name."\n";
$body_message .= 'E-mail: '.$field_email."\n";
$body_message .= 'Phone: '.$field_phone."\n";
$body_message .= 'Message: '.$field_message;

$headers = 'From: '.$field_sender."\r\n";
$headers .= 'Reply-To: '.$field_email."\r\n";

$mail_status = mail($mail_to, $subject, $body_message, $headers);

if ($mail_status) { ?>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
        alert('Gracias por contactarse, en breve, me pondre en contacto.\n\nSantz Design | www.santz.net');
        window.location = 'index.contacto.html';
    </script>
<?php
}
else { ?>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
        alert('El envio fallo. Por favor, envie un mail directamente a info@santz.net');
        window.location = 'index.contacto.html';
    </script>
<?php
}
?>

Solution

  • In this case, move the dialog function outside of the submit function:

    $(function() {
        $('#popup-wrapper').modalPopLite({
            openButton: '#clicker',
            closeButton: '#close-btn'
        });
        $('#contact-form').submit(function() {
            $.ajax({
                type: "POST",
                url: $(this).attr('action'),
                data: $(this).serialize(),
                success: function() {
                    $('#contact-form')[0].reset();
                }
            });
            return false;
        });
    });