PHP Mail (Localhost)

[darkfreaks]

i edited for you check above

[tebrown]

Hmm, yeah its still sending to junk. This is really annoying aye.

 

Also why does it show the content within the actual message?

 

 

<?



$subject = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["subject"]);
$body = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["message"]);

$to = "t.e.brown@hotmail.com";
$uid= md5(uniqid(time()));
$name = "".$_SESSION['name']."";
$from = "".$_SESSION['email']."";

$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "--PHP-mixed-".$uid."".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"PHP-alt-".$uid."\"".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "--PHP-alt-".$uid."".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8".PHP_EOL.PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "To: \"".$name."\" <".$to.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "From: ".$from." <".$from.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "Reply-To: ".$name." <".$from.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "Return-Path: ".$from." <".$from.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "X-Priority: 3".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP". phpversion() ."".PHP_EOL;

//message headers

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

?>

 

[trq]

There is no such ini directive as username & password. I'm not sure where darkfreaks got the idea, but it is wrong.

 

PHP's mail function does not support authentication. If your using an external mail server or your mail server requires authentication to be accessed, you will be best off using a third party library like PHPMailer or SwiftMailer of similar.

[tebrown]

If i was not to use PHP mailer, would you know whats wrong with the above code in regards to why its sending to junk mail?

 

was not*

[darkfreaks]

@ thorpe it is a hack at best i saw floating around. i am still lost why the OP needs SMTP for junk filters?

 

he needs to switch to Phpmailer if he wants to use SMTP.

 

 

 

[tebrown]

If i send to gmail, it goes to inbox, i think its just Hotmail that marks it as spam/junk?

[darkfreaks]

//microsoft x-mail headers
   $headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n"; 
        $headers .= "Importance: High\n"; 

 

please lord let this work so i can go to bed at 5am *prays*

[tebrown]

Still goes to junk...

 

$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "--PHP-mixed-".$uid."".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"PHP-alt-".$uid."\"".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "--PHP-alt-".$uid."".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8".PHP_EOL.PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "To: \"".$name."\" <".$to.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "From: ".$from." <".$from.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "Reply-To: ".$name." <".$from.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "Return-Path: ".$from." <".$from.">".PHP_EOL; 
$headers .= "X-Priority: 3".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP". phpversion() ."".PHP_EOL;
$headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n"; 
$headers .= "Importance: High\n";

 

Mate, you can go to bed, don't want to keep you up. I can wait for a response.

 

Cheers.

[darkfreaks]

i think i left out the priority only put the importance.

 

//set xmail priority
  $headers .= "X-Priority: 1 (Highest)".PHP_EOL;
//set microsoft mail priority
        $headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High".PHP_EOL;
//set to high
        $headers .= "Importance: High".PHP_EOL;

Documentation

 

[darkfreaks]

Shortcomings of mail

 

The mail function has many limitations.

[*]no SMTP Support

[*]Difficult to format headers(but can be done)

[*]difficult to add attachments(but can be done)

   

Changed code to  use phpmailer with MSheaders:

 

 

<?php
require('class.phpmailer.php');

$subject = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["subject"]);
$body = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["message"]);
$host="smtp@example.com";
$to = "t.e.brown@hotmail.com";
$name = "".$_SESSION['name']."";
$from = "".$_SESSION['email']."";


$mail = new PHPMailer();
                   
        $mail->IsSMTP(); // send via SMTP
        $mail->Host = $host; //SMTP server
       
        $mail->From = $from;
        $mail->FromName = $name
        $mail->AddAddress($to);
        $mail->AddReplyTo($from);
        $mail->Subject  = $subject;
        $mail->Body = $body;
        //make sure it does not get sent as html message//
        $mail->ContentType = 'text/plain';
        $mail->IsHTML(false);

        $mail->WordWrap = 50; // set word wrap
        //set xmailer priority//
        $mail->Priority =1;
        // MS Outlook & hotmail header may also use "Urgent" or "highest" //
        $mail->AddCustomHeader("X-MSMail-Priority: High");
        $mail->AddCustomHeader("Importance : High");
        if($mail->Send())
        {
            echo "Message Sent";
        }
        else
        {
            echo "Message Not Sent<br>";
            echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;
        }
       
?>

 

note: mail clients are free to not implement/ignore these headers, so you can't fully rely on them. Also, many spam filters will use them as a red flag for identifying spam. Use them with caution.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

The email is not being sent FROM the name/email you have in $_SESSION['name'] and $_SESSION['email']. It is being sent FROM your mail server to a hotmail mail server. The domain name you put in the email address in the FROM header must match the domain at the sending mail server or you must have an SPF DNS record at the domain being put into the FROM address that indicates the sending mail server is authorized to send email for that domain.

 

Also, read the following - http://mail.live.com/mail/troubleshooting.aspx

[darkfreaks]

tweaked the code abit to allow for username and password for smtp auth as well as the number of the port in this case 25 or 26. also changed $_SESSION to $_REQUEST i have a feeling $_SESSION is not matching or being sent one of the two. that and the fact i can not find one example of using sessions in phpmailer.

 

 

<?php
require('class.phpmailer.php');

$subject = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["subject"]);
$body = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["message"]);
$to = "t.e.brown@hotmail.com";
$name = "".$_REQUEST['name']."";
$from = "".$_REQUEST['email']."";


$mail = new PHPMailer();
                     
        $mail->IsSMTP(); // send via SMTP
       $mail->Host ="smtp.example.com";//smtp host
        $mail->Username = "mail@domain.com"; //smtp username
$mail->Password = "password"; //smtp password
        $mail->Port = "26";//smtp port
$mail->SMTPAuth =true; // turn on smtp auth
        $mail->From = $from;
        $mail->FromName = $name
        $mail->AddAddress($to);
        $mail->AddReplyTo($from);
        $mail->Subject  = $subject;
         $mail->Body = $body;
         //make sure it does not get sent as html message//
         $mail->ContentType = 'text/plain'; 
        $mail->IsHTML(false);

        $mail->WordWrap = 50; // set word wrap
        //set xmailer priority//
        $mail->Priority =1;
        // MS Outlook & hotmail header may also use "Urgent" or "highest" //
        $mail->AddCustomHeader("X-MSMail-Priority: High");
        $mail->AddCustomHeader("Importance : High");
        if($mail->Send())
        {
            echo "Message Sent";
        }
        else
        {
             echo "Message Not Sent<br>";
             echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;
        }
       $mail->ClearAdresses();


?>

 

[darkfreaks]

but if i read the above right he should use whatever email his hosting provides him instead of a gmail or hotmail account. is the main problem i see.

[Stefany93]

Hey Guys,

 

Did some search around these forums, but couldn't find any appropriate topics regarding this that will solve my problem. Anyway, i have set up php mail on my localhost but the messages that i send still get sent to my junk/spam.

 

 

It is not a good idea to send emails from localhost because by default your ISP will try to limit or not allow you at all to send emails since the ISPs do not want the people they give Internet to spam other people's mail boxes because that way it will be very easy.

 

Write your code and then upload it to a server with PHP MAIL() function enabled and you will be fine.

 

Yeah the testing will be a bit difficult, but it is worth it :-)

[darkfreaks]

Using localhost with phpmailer

 

 

pretty much the same code i provided only $host is set to localhost & smtpauth has been turned off.

 

 

[trq]

@ thorpe it is a hack at best i saw floating around.

 

It does nothing.

[darkfreaks]

anyhow OP contacted me this is solved now or should be marked as such.

[premiso]

anyhow OP contacted me this is solved now

 

Would you mind posting the solution (if possible) here so that others may benefit?