Hi,

Im new here so please bear with me.
I have been asked to design a website a past pupils union.
I have decided that, after looking at some other past pupils websites a forum is not the way to go.
I have decided that the best way to go about this would be:
1. Person Registers and with their permission by the form of a checkbox other registered users will be able to contact them

2. After successful registration their data would be put on a page so other users can contact them
For safety I think the only data displayed should be the users name and that email addresses should not be visible.
I think that the person who wnats to get in contact with the user should be able to do so in the form of a contact form that is standard on most html sites.

This is what I have so far:
- The php and mysql structure that successuly registers users.
E.G verification email etc.

- The website to put the whole thing in.

- A html contact form

So basically what I want is something to take registered users selected data and display it on a page only visible to other registered users.

Best Regards,
manner97

Have a PM system coded where the message is stored in a database and your site sends a notification to the recipient, that way the emails are never exposed.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Have a PM system coded where the message is stored in a database and your site sends a notification to the recipient, that way the emails are never exposed.

But because I'm not expecting huge traffic, if someone sends a user an email, I don't mind the recipient knowing the sender email address.
My real problem is getting the users information up on the website for other users to view.

Any help?

Best Regards,
Manner97

there should be a page that is restricted which they need to login to (which you have) and on that page they need to fill in the contact form to contact other users without displaying the other user's email address... since you have both registered users emails you can simply use the

mail()

function for the message and create the header as the sender's email and user name

I don't mind the recipient knowing the sender email address

I'm sure you wouldn't and the sender wouldn't BUT would the recipient want their email address being known by some random user?

I know I don't! I use email aliases at everywhere I sign up to, so if one becomes compromised I know the source of the problem.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

I'm sure you wouldn't and the sender wouldn't BUT would the recipient want their email address being known by some random user?

I know I don't! I use email aliases at everywhere I sign up to, so if one becomes compromised I know the source of the problem.

Ahh but the whole point of a contact form is so the sender doesn't intially know the recipeints email address.
The sender will only know the receipients email address if the recipient decides to reply.I've seen other past pupils websites where people's phone numbers, house addresse and email addresses are just open for anyone to view or spam on.

Ah ok, I guess I misunderstood and read it that you were showing the contact details directly.