Mail Function

[redgunner]

$headers = 'From: [email protected]' . "\r\n" .
   'Reply-To: [email protected]' . "\r\n" .
   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

 

How do I replace the value [email protected] with the value entered $_POST['emailaddress'] from the previous webpage with a form?

[Garethp]

$Mail = mysql_escape_string($_POST['emailaddress']);

 

$headers = 'From: ' . $Mail .  "\r\n" .

  'Reply-To: [email protected]' . "\r\n" .

  'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

[pornophobic]

$mail = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['emailaddress']);
$headers = 'From: ' .$mail . "\r\n" .
   'Reply-To: ' . $mail . "\r\n" .
   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

 

@Garethp -

mysql_escape_string() has been deprecated.

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0 and REMOVED as of PHP 6.0.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged.

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[Garethp]

$mail = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['emailaddress']);
$headers = 'From: ' .$mail . "\r\n" .
   'Reply-To: ' . $mail . "\r\n" .
   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

 

@Garethp -

mysql_escape_string() has been deprecated.

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0 and REMOVED as of PHP 6.0.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged.

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I'll stop using it when I have an alternate that does not rely on a database connection. When I use a database, I'll use real escape, but as a force of habit I use mysql_escape_string(); to sanatize even when I don't have Database needs

[Daniel0]

$Mail = mysql_escape_string($_POST['emailaddress']);

 

Uh... might I ask why you're doing that?

[Garethp]

$Mail = mysql_escape_string($_POST['emailaddress']);

 

Uh... might I ask why you're doing that?

 

Force of habit I guess. I 'spose it'd be easier to just do FROM: $_POST but when I started off I had some real problems with MySQL and Post functions unless I predeclared them first and used the alternative var. Since then it's just been a habit

[newbtophp]

add:

 

$headers = 'From: $emailaddress' . "\r\n" .
   'Reply-To: $emailaddress' . "\r\n" .
   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
$emailaddress = $_REQUEST['emailaddress'] ;

 

You'd now have to add emailaddress as the field name for the email address on the previous page.

[trq]

$Mail = mysql_escape_string($_POST['emailaddress']);

 

Uh... might I ask why you're doing that?

 

Force of habit I guess. I 'spose it'd be easier to just do FROM: $_POST but when I started off I had some real problems with MySQL and Post functions unless I predeclared them first and used the alternative var. Since then it's just been a habit

 

One that you should drop. Its of absolutely no benefit.

[Daniel0]

add:

 

$headers = 'From: $emailaddress' . "\r\n" .
   'Reply-To: $emailaddress' . "\r\n" .
   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
$emailaddress = $_REQUEST['emailaddress'] ;

 

You'd now have to add emailaddress as the field name for the email address on the previous page.

 

Won't work. Variables won't be interpolated in single quote delimited strings.