Hi,

I downloaded the php-pages component from this site and added a php page named contactform. This contactform works perfectly when I run it in a wrapper but then I don't have the same looks as my website.
The contactform uses a captcha-field and when I enter the code it keeps saying I entered it wrong (though in a wrapper it works perfectly)
I searched this forum and found this:

<form method="post" action="' . $filename . '">
	<input type="...

The $filename = index.php?option=com_php&Itemid=20 When I try the next example, after submit I get: "Please choose a File", so I guess it does nothing with the hidden fields. Is their something I need to additionally add to the script?

<form method="post" action="' . $filename . '">
	<input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_php">
	<input type="hidden" name="Itemid" value="20">...

The $filename = index.php What am I doing wrong?

You're doing the right thing as far as I can see.

The first the form submits ok? But the captcha doesn't work?
Second doesn't submit?

If I run the page using a wrapper from joomla it works fine.

the first:
When I put the script in the manage pages then the form is visible and I can fill it in but when I submit it gives the message the captchacode you entered is not correct.
I comment out the captchacode and the form works perfectly.
The path to the captchacodefiles is right because the captchaimage is loading (otherwise I would get an image not found.

Can there be a problem when including the captcha php-files?

the second:
The form displays the right way but when I submit the form redirects to index.php and not index.php?option=com_php&Itemid=20 although I put the option and Itemid in hidden fields.

Do you have error reporting turned on? You can do it at runtime:

ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

If the captcha files were not included properly, you'd get E_WARNING level errors. The only other thing I can think of is if the captcha depends on global variables. There should be E_NOTICE level errors displayed if that is the case. The PHP Component runs inside a function, so globals are out of scope. They have to be referenced with $GLOBALS array, or importing into the local scope with the "global" keyword. Another thing to look for is if the captcha has error suppression, or try/catch blocks that prevent the errors from surfacing.