why is my php script giving me an error despite entering the correct email

[worldcomingtoanend]

I have the code below and even if i enter the correct address on the form it executes the function i have defined that echoes "Invalid email submitted - mail not being sent".  i have tested the script on my local pc server and it works well but when i put in on my live server it gives me an error.  where could i be going wrong. thanks

 

<?php
$to      = "[email protected]";
$subject = $_REQUEST["subject"];
$body = $_REQUEST["body"];
$email = $_REQUEST["email"];

$dodgy_strings = array(
                "content-type:"
                ,"mime-version:"
                ,"multipart/mixed"
                ,"bcc:"
);

function is_valid_email($email) {
  return preg_match('#^[a-z0-9.!\#$%&\'*+-/=?^_`{|}~]+@([0-9.]+|([^\s]+\.+[a-z]{2,6}))$#si', $email);
}

function contains_bad_str($str_to_test) {
  $bad_strings = array(
                "content-type:"
                ,"mime-version:"
                ,"multipart/mixed"
	,"Content-Transfer-Encoding:"
                ,"bcc:"
	,"cc:"
	,"to:"
  );
  
  foreach($bad_strings as $bad_string) {
    if(preg_match('/'.preg_quote($bad_string,'/').'/i', strtolower($str_to_test))) {
      echo "$bad_string found. Suspected injection attempt - mail not being sent.";
      exit;
    }
  }
}

function contains_newlines($str_to_test) {
   if(preg_match("/(%0A|%0D|\\n+|\\r+)/i", $str_to_test) != 0) {
     echo "newline found in $str_to_test. Suspected injection attempt - mail not being sent.";
     exit;
   }
} 

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] != "POST"){
   echo("Unauthorized attempt to access page.");
   exit;
}

if (!is_valid_email($email)) {
  echo 'Invalid email submitted - mail not being sent.';
  exit;
}

contains_bad_str($email);
contains_bad_str($subject);
contains_bad_str(body);

contains_newlines($email);
contains_newlines($subject);

$headers = "From: $email";
mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers);
echo "Thanks for submitting.";
?>

[Pawn]

I'd recommend using a proper RFC-compliant email validation class like this one.

[MadTechie]

for debugging

change

if (!is_valid_email($email)) {
  echo 'Invalid email submitted - mail not being sent.';
  exit;
}

to

if (!is_valid_email($email)) {
  echo "[$email] Invalid email submitted - mail not being sent.";
  exit;
}

 

[worldcomingtoanend]

surprisingly nothing changes even after trying to debug