[SOLVED] FormMail

[johnpdmccall]

Hi all,

How do I make
[code]$replyemail="info@mycompany.co.uk";[/code]
appear as "My Company Name"
in the 'From' part of an e'mail.

The line of code above is part of some PHP that e-mails me the results of a contact form and sends the user a copy. I'd like the user to see my company name.

Many thanks
John

:)

[alpine]

You will have to define it in a header, "a should be minimum"-example:

[code]
<?php

$headers = "From: $from_name <$from_email>\r\n"; // <-- This one sets the FROM name
$headers .= "Reply-To: $from_name <$from_email>\r\n";
$headers .= "Return-Path: $from_name <$from_email>\r\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP v".phpversion()."\r\n";

mail($to_email, $subject, $message, $headers);

// or mail with the fifth parameter set, not all setups allow it but it sets the correct return adress

mail($to_email, $subject, $message, $headers "-f" . $from_email);

// for instance, running php in safe mode disallows the fifth parameter, a simple if test determines the proper way

if(ini_get('safe_mode'))
{
  mail($to_email, $subject, $message, $headers);
}
else
{
  mail($to_email, $subject, $message, $headers "-f" . $from_email);
}

?>
[/code]

Hope this helps

[johnpdmccall]

Thanks Alpine,
I'll give that a try
Cheers
John

[johnpdmccall]

Hi Alpine,

I looked at your code and then tried simply replacing:

$replymail= "info@mycompany.co.uk"
with
$replymail= "My Company Name <info@mycompany.co.uk>"

and that works too but not sure if I'm leaving things insecure?

Thanks
John

[alpine]

It shouldn't - but i is very difficult to say anything at all as long as you don't post your relevant code for this.

[johnpdmccall]

Thanks Alpine,
I didn't want to pester folks with a large bit of code but may do later once I've faffed about with it ;D

Cheers
John