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Hi all

Ive read through the various FAQs on this subject here and elsewhere and managed to fix a few header errors etc but ive hit a dead end. 

I got my code here:

[url=http://www.christian-web-masters.com/articles/web_php-mail-form-2.html]http://www.christian-web-masters.com/articles/web_php-mail-form-2.html[/url]

its a simple code for sending form data. the page containing the form is " who.php " and the processing file is " process.php " which can be found here:

[url=http://www.supasleuth.com/beats/who.php]www.supasleuth.com/beats/who.php[/url] and

[url=http://www.supasleuth.com/beats/process.php]www.supasleuth.com/beats/process.php[/url]

the problem is that although the return works fine i dont receieve the email with the data.

im hopeful that the error would be obvious to more php-experienced eyes than mine.  if anyone can take a moment to have a look i'll be grateful. (Im  using dreamweaver six and notepad ).

Cheers

MS

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[quote author=pixy link=topic=102282.msg405697#msg405697 date=1154224489]
Post the code you're using in process.php (we can't see it through a browser).
[/quote]

Sorry!! 

Here's the code


[b]process.php[/b] :
"

<?php
@extract($_POST);
$email = stripslashes($email);
mail('runamokg@yahoo.com',$subject,$text,"From: <$email>");
header("location:who.php");
?>

"


Taken from [b]who.php[/b] (file containing the form) :

"
Sign up for updates

<form action="process.php" method="post">


E-mail:
<center><input type="text" name="email">
<input type="submit" value="Send">

</form>
"


Can anone spot a fault?

Cheers
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There were several things wrong with that script. Here is one that I wrote for you. It uses rather simple mail headers but it should do the trick. Give it a try.

[b]The new process.php[/b]


[code=php:0]<?php
$email = $_POST['email']
$email = stripslashes($email);

//checks to make sure that an email address was entered
if (!$email) {
    echo "You did not enter an email address";
    include("who.php");
    exit;
}
/*Now this section is realy all a matter of personal perference
I would personaly rather want to know what the email address meant.
You can change the subject to anything that you want*/

$to = "you@youremail.com";
$subject = "You have received a request for updates";
$message = "Hellow webmaster,
A person at YourSite.com as requested updates. There email address is as follows.
$email";
/*This section here contains the mail information.  You were  trying to use the From
as the users email address.*/
mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: Update Request<you@yoursite.com>\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion()) or die("Unable to send mail");
echo "Your request has been sent and we will reply shortly";
include("who.php");
?>[/code]

Hope this helps,
Tom
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Im getting this error message:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/groots/public_html/supasleuth/beats/process.php on line 3


THis is how process.php is now


<?php
$email = $_POST['email']
$email = stripslashes($email);
if (!$email) {
    echo "You did not enter an email address";
    include("who.php");
    exit;
}
$to = "you@youremail.com";
$subject = "You have received a request for updates";
$message = "Hellow webmaster,
A person at YourSite.com as requested updates. There email address is as follows.
$email";
mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: Update Request<you@yoursite.com>\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion()) or die("Unable to send mail");
echo "Your request has been sent and we will reply shortly";
include("who.php");
?>

Any ideas what might be up with this??

Again cheers for the help!

MS
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try this ok.
[code]
<?php
$email = ($_POST['email']);
$email = stripslashes($email);
if (!$email) {
    echo "You did not enter an email address";
    include("who.php");
    exit;
}else{
$to = "you@youremail.com";
$subject = "You have received a request for updates";
$message = "Hellow webmaster,
A person at YourSite.com as requested updates. There email address is as follows.
$email";
mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: Update Request<you@yoursite.com>\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion()) or die("Unable to send mail");
echo "Your request has been sent and we will reply shortly";
include("who.php");
}
?>
[/code]
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Cheers redarrow.

that code [i]appears[/i] to work fine. the error and thank you messages work as and when needed.  the only problem is im not getting the emails through  :-[


the only changes i made were to insert my email addy to line 9 :

$to = "skivatron@aol.com";

and line 14:

mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: Update Request<skivatron@aol.com>\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion()) or die("Unable to send mail");

I feel like im getting closer..cheers for all the help!!! 

Can anyone see what might be wrong?

MS
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There you go mate fully done just add your email address ok.

this should work and if so you need to keep hold off what works for you i strongly advise you to backup a copy if it works.

good luck ok.

[code]
<?php

$email = ($_POST['email']);
$email = stripslashes($email);
if (!$email) {
echo "You did not enter an email address";
include("who.php");
exit;
}else{
$to      = 'nobody@example.com';
$subject = 'You have received a request for updates';
$message = 'Hellow webmaster,
A person at YourSite.com as requested updates. There email address is as follows.
$email';
$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
echo 'Your request has been sent and we will reply shortly';
include("who.php");
}
?>
[/code]
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Daym still not working.

Worse the validity check doesn't work now.   No - the validity check does work (modification to post).

Thanks for your patience mate.  I dont have a clue what's up.   

???

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