php mail still not figured out!!!

[Collegeboox]

I am having a problem with my php mail () function I have one page that works and one that doesn't the code is below if anyone can see the problem or can think of a problem please help me out thank you so much......

 

Code That Works...

 

if ($submit)

{

if ($terms == 'disagree')

{

die ('If you do not agree to the Terms & Conditions than you are not permited to have an account on College Boox Store.');

}

if ($terms == 'agree')

{

//open database

$connect = mysql_connect("db","user","pass") or die("Not connected");

mysql_select_db("db") or die("could not log in");

 

$namecheck = mysql_query("SELECT username FROM TABLE*** WHERE username='$username'");

$count = mysql_num_rows($namecheck);

if ($count!=0)

{

die("Username already taken please try again.");

}

function check_email_address($email)

{

  // First, we check that there's one @ symbol,

// and that the lengths are right.

  if (!ereg("^[^@]{1,64}@[^@]{1,255}$", $email))

  {

  // Email invalid because wrong number of characters

    // in one section or wrong number of @ symbols.

  die ("please enter a valid email address!");

}

}

// check for existance

if($username&&$password&&$checkpassword&&$email&&$school)

{

// check if passwords match

if ($password==$checkpassword)

{ 

// check username and email lentgh

if (strlen($username)>25|| strlen($email)>35||strlen($school)>30)

{

echo "25/30 Character limit.";

}

else

{ 

// check password length

if (strlen($password)>25||strlen($password)<6)

{

die ("Password must be between 6 and 25 characters.");

}

else

{

// register user

echo "";

 

// open database

$connect = mysql_connect("db","user","pass") or die("Not connected");

mysql_select_db("db") or die("could not log in");

// generate random numbers for activation

$random = rand(23456789,98765432);

$queryreg = mysql_query("INSERT INTO TABLE** Values ('','$firstname','$lastname','$username','$school','$password','$email','$date','$random','0')");

 

$lastid = mysql_insert_id ();

//send activation email

$to = "[email protected]";

$subject = "Activate Account";

$headers = "From:$email";

$server = "smtp.gmail.com";

 

ini_set("SMTP",$server);

 

$body = "Register $firstname,\n\n

Username = $username\n

www.Collegebooxstore.com/activate.php?id=$lastid&code=$random\n\n";

 

//function to send email

mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers);

}

}

}

else

die ("Passwords do not match.");

}

else

die ("Please fill in all fields.");

}

 

else

die ('Please read the Terms & Conditions and make sure you check I agree if in order to create an account.');

}

 

 

 

Code That Does Not Work...

 

 

if ($submit)

{

 

//existance check

if ($firstname&&$question)

{

 

//connect to database

$connect = mysql_connect(db","user","pass") or die("Not connected");

mysql_select_db("user") or die("could not log in");

 

//grab email from database

$query = "SELECT * FROM TABLE*** WHERE username='$username'";

$result = mysql_query($query);

$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);

 

//set email to variable name

$email = $row['email'];

 

//set SMTP

$server = "smtp.gmail.com";

ini_set("SMTP",$server);

 

 

 

//setup variables

$to = "[email protected]";

$subject = "Activate Account";

$headers = "From:$email";

$server = "smtp.gmail.com";

 

ini_set("SMTP",$server);

 

$body = "Register $firstname,\n\n

Username = $username\n

www.Collegebooxstore.com/activate.php?id=$lastid&code=$random\n\n";

 

//function to send email

mail("[email protected]", $subject, $body, $headers);

 

}

 

else

die('Please make sure your filled in your first Name as well as a Question/Comment!');

}

[kenrbnsn]

What do you mean by "doesn't work"? We're not mind readers. Also, please wrap your code in

tags.

 

Ken

[Collegeboox]

I usually do wrap it however I forgot...I mean that it never makes it to the desired mailbox

[Muddy_Funster]

Is there a reason you are assigning $to and then not using it?

[Collegeboox]

no I used to $to but it wasnt working so i decided to just put in the actual email address