Html5 Contact Form & Contact Us Page Templates PHP 8

Fixing the Deprecated __autoload() Function

1. Locate the PHP File

• Find the PHPMailerAutoload.php file in your TestLink installation directory.

  • It should be in: C:\xampp\htdocs\testlink\third_party\phpmailer\PHPMailerAutoload.php

2. Modify the Deprecated Function

• Replace this code:

  function __autoload($classname)
  {
      PHPMailerAutoload($classname);
  }
  

• With this updated version:

  spl_autoload_register(function ($classname) {
      PHPMailerAutoload($classname);
  });
  

• This change ensures compatibility with PHP versions 5.3 and newer.

3. Restart Apache

• Stop and start the Apache server in XAMPP to apply the changes.

4. Verify the Fix

• Reload the TestLink login page and ensure there’s no blank page or error message.

Fixing Issues in Your PHPMailer Implementation

Your contact form is using PHPMailer, but there are a few areas for improvement:

1. Security Issue: Avoid Hardcoding Credentials

• Instead of:

  $mail->Username = "Your mail";
  $mail->Password = 'Your password mail';
  

• Use environment variables (.env) to store credentials securely.

2. Fix the Contact Form Submission

• The form is missing method="POST" The button does not have a name="submit" attribute.

Fix: Update the form tag like this:

<form class="contact1-form validate-form" method="POST">

And add the name="submit" attribute to the button:

<button class="contact1-form-btn" name="submit">

3. Debugging PHPMailer Errors

• Add error debugging to capture SMTP issues:

  $mail->SMTPDebug = 2; // Set to 0 for production
  

More Information

• What PHP version are you using? You can check with:

  phpinfo();
  

• Is your TestLink installation up to date?