Sending E-mails

[Col2eight]

Well, I already know how.

 

Here is my setup:

$EmailFrom = "MY EMAIL";

 

$EmailTo = THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO INPUT EMAILS!;

 

$Subject = "MY SUBJECT";

 

$Email = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Email']));

 

 

 

// validation

 

$validationOK=true;

 

if (!$validationOK) {

 

print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error.htm\">";

 

exit;

 

}

 

 

 

// prepare email body text

 

$Body = "";

 

$Body .= "THIS IS MY BODY TEXT";

 

$Body .= "\n";

 

$Body .= "\n";

 

$Body .= "ANOTHER PART OF MY BODY";

 

 

 

// send email

 

$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");

 

 

Alright, well that's my basic setup. I just want to know how to send the email to ANY email address I want with the textbox right above the submit button (on the index.php page). I know it's hard to understand and see without actually seeing it yourself, but help me out.

 

 

I have tried $Email and &_POST['Email'] and other things but still nothing. THANKS!

 

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[Alex]

You use the $_POST super-global.

 

eg.

 

$_POST['Email'];

 

Also, just a few tips relating to your code. echo is generally better to use over print because it's faster.

 

Another small thing is it's a better idea to use the Location option for header() over a meta refresh.

 

eg.

 

header('Location: error.html');
exit;

[Col2eight]

I'm not gonna' lie, that confused the shit out of me. I'm new to php haha. So this doesn't make much sense. Is there just a simple fix? Like changing the $EmailTo to something certain (which would be the email I enter).

[Alex]

Sorry if I confused you

 

Assmusing that the name property of the input element that you want to enter the email address into is "Email" (Case matters), just make $EmailTo = $_POST['Email'];

[Col2eight]

Sorry if I confused you

 

Assmusing that the name property of the input element that you want to enter the email address into is "Email" (Case matters), just make $EmailTo = $_POST['Email'];

Haha it's fine. But yeah, I already tried that. It just takes me to my error page and the email (obviously) is never sent.

 

wait, hold on. I messed up! thanks haha. I just realized that I changed "Email" to "mail" before starting on this. :\ I'm an idiot.

 

Thanks again!

[Alex]

Am I missing something? Because you posted this:

 

$validationOK=true;

if (!$validationOK) {

print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error.htm\">";

exit;

}

 

(!$validationOK) would never validate to true.. Because all you do is set $validationOK to true then do nothing else regarding that variable.

 

I also just realized your $Email variable is already set to $_POST['Email']. Maybe it would be best if you post your form.