Mail() $Headers Issue

[lovephp]

guys why is it that when i add email address to $headers reply or from then the email will not be delivered to email address eg:

 

$headers = "From: Tech Innovators support@techinnovators.com\r\n";
$headers .= 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\n";

 

or

 

$headers = "From: support@techinnovators.com\r\n";
$headers .= 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\n";

 

the above codes does not send the email but if i do like below without any email then only the email gets delivered and also the email address lookis like support@cp-645.webhostbox.net

 

$headers = "From: Tech Innovators \r\n";
$headers .= 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\n";

[Muddy_Funster]

mail headers are a bugger to get right, try wrapping the email address in square brackets, and/or put a space at the end.

[lovephp]

tried it does not work. if i add email address on from: then the email does not get sent and if i add no email address on from: then it sends the email as support@cp-645.webhostbox.net

[mrMarcus]

@Muddy_Funster

 

You mean wrapping the address in:

 

John Doe <example@example.com>

 

 

@lovephp

 

Can you post your mail() function? Are you adding the $headers variable to the mail function? It is the fourth argument.

[lovephp]

yes tried like

John Doe <example@example.com>

and

 

John Doe example@example.com

 

and also

 

$email = $_POST['email'];

John Doe {$email}

 

but the email will not be delivered...

 

ad if i do just the from: John Doe then its sent but as support@cp-645.webhostbox.net

[mrMarcus]

Can you please post your mail function.

[lovephp]

its like this

 

$headers = "From: $company_name <$company_email>\r\n";
  $headers .= "Reply-To: <$company_email>\r\n";
  $headers .= "Return-Path: $company_email\r\n";   
  $headers .= 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\n";
  $headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";  
  $headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii' . "\r\n";
  'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

[mrMarcus]

That's not your mail function.

 

Your mail function looks something like this:

 

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

 

Please post that ^

 

And why do you have 2 Content-type headers?

[lovephp]

oh just to be on safe side added 2 Conten-type and do you mean this

 

 

$subject = "(Confirmation) - $company_name";
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

 

i have tried my coding on 2 web hosts on 1 its works like charm but on 1 thi error happens

Edited November 26, 2012 by lovephp

[mrMarcus]

Adding additional, useless code to be on the "safe side" is no good. You cannot use more than a single Content-type. You could add 50 Content-type's but only one (the first one) will be used.

 

Does $company_email match the domain name? Or is it a @gmail.com address or something of the like?

 

Try the following:

 

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers, "-f $company_name");

[Muddy_Funster]

Adding additional, useless code to be on the "safe side" is no good. You cannot use more than a single Content-type. You could add 50 Content-type's but only one (the first one) will be used.

...

unless it's a multipart mail, then you can have a different content type for each part - I know that's not the point you are making, but just to keep it all clear.

[mrMarcus]

unless it's a multipart mail, then you can have a different content type for each part - I know that's not the point you are making, but just to keep it all clear.

 

You are correct. However, I was referring to OP's current usage.

[lovephp]

Adding additional, useless code to be on the "safe side" is no good. You cannot use more than a single Content-type. You could add 50 Content-type's but only one (the first one) will be used.

 

Does $company_email match the domain name? Or is it a @gmail.com address or something of the like?

 

Try the following:

 

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers, "-f $company_name");

 

$company_email is not gmail its email@somedomain.com but $to is gmail, yahoo hotmail email ids which i input on form. the email goes without any issue to email@somedomain.com but does not goes to yahoo, gmail or hotmail if add from: email address

[mrMarcus]

Does the email address in question match the domain/server?

 

When I checked out techinnovators.com, there is no site. A DNS check revealed different nameservers than webhostbox.net.

 

Different hosts will only allow certain header formations. Your best bet is to contact them and see what they allow.