email script

[Twentyoneth]

I have been trying to get an email script to work for awihle, and nothing I do will work. I have tried the scripts from php.net/mail, and they will not work for me.

[code]<?php
$to      = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'hello';
$headers = 'From: [email protected]' . "\r\n" .
   'Reply-To: [email protected]' . "\r\n" .
   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
?> [/code]

Thats the code I use, and of course I changed it to my information. Any suggestions?

[alan543]

This always works for me... Assuming you have posted the email_address from a form.


[code]
$email_address = $_POST['email_address'];
$subject = "Subject Here";
$message = "Message Here";
    
mail($email_address, $subject, $message, "From: Your Name<[email protected]>\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion());
[/code]

[Twentyoneth]

Still no luck :S

[alan543]

[!--quoteo(post=348372:date=Feb 22 2006, 11:32 AM:name=Twentyoneth)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Twentyoneth @ Feb 22 2006, 11:32 AM) [snapback]348372[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
Still no luck :S
[/quote]

Are you getting an error or is the mail just not sending? If it just isn't sending then it could be your php.ini setup.

[Twentyoneth]

No I dont get any errors, my host has erros turned off, and I dont believe I can access the php.ini file...is there a work around?

[devofash]

hmmmm.... *thinks* rite how bout u try running it locally on ur machine and then u'll know wht the errror's are.... or use error handling (althoug not sure if it will work coz u said they have blocked showing all errors )

anyway hope i helped !!

[hitman6003]

[code]ini_set("display_errors", "1");
ini_set("error_reporting", "E_ALL");[/code]

[Twentyoneth]

I pasted that code in my php and still nothing.

[Twentyoneth]

[!--quoteo(post=348956:date=Feb 24 2006, 04:00 AM:name=Twentyoneth)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Twentyoneth @ Feb 24 2006, 04:00 AM) [snapback]348956[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
I pasted that code in my php and still nothing.
[/quote]

....Any help? After all of this time I cant get it to work...

[AndyB]

Can you post the code you are currently using, exactly as it is? Can you tell us exactly what does happen, i.e. define "doesn't work" for us?

I assume that the script is saved as somename.[b]php[/b] and that it is running on a server equipped with a mail server, not running on your computer?

[Twentyoneth]

[!--quoteo(post=349466:date=Feb 25 2006, 11:27 PM:name=AndyB)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(AndyB @ Feb 25 2006, 11:27 PM) [snapback]349466[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
Can you post the code you are currently using, exactly as it is? Can you tell us exactly what does happen, i.e. define "doesn't work" for us?

I assume that the script is saved as somename.[b]php[/b] and that it is running on a server equipped with a mail server, not running on your computer?
[/quote]


email.php
[code]<form action="submit.php" method="POST">
<b>Email:</b><br>
<input type="text" name="email_address" /><br>
<b>Subject:</b><br>
<input type="text" name="subject" /><br>
<b>Message:</b><br>
<input type="text" name="message" /><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>[/code]

submit.php
[code]<?php

$email_address = $_POST['email_address'];
$subject = "Subject Here";
$message = "Message Here";
    
mail($email_address, $subject, $message, "From: Your Name<[email protected]>\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion());

?>
[/code]

What it does, when you click submit, it sends you to "submit.php" and loads nothing but my layout. I dont get any error messages, my host has disabled it.

[Twentyoneth]

No help?

[AndyB]

[!--quoteo(post=349469:date=Feb 25 2006, 10:45 PM:name=Twentyoneth)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Twentyoneth @ Feb 25 2006, 10:45 PM) [snapback]349469[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]What it does, when you click submit, it sends you to "submit.php" and loads nothing but my layout. I dont get any error messages, my host has disabled it.[/quote]
But there isn't any layout stuff in the version of submit.php that you posted.

Try this:

#1 change your form action to point to submit2.php and save that code
#2 save exactly the code you posted above (as submit.php) as submit2.php but add the two error reporting lines from the post by hitman6003
#3 upload the revised form code and submit2.php to your server

Run the new version of the form script. If there are no errors, you should see a blank page. Check the email address you are sending this to, including the spam and/or junk folders (although using a POP3 email address usually works more reliably than a free webmail address). Let us know what happens.

[Twentyoneth]

I didnt paste my whole layout in the submit.php nor the email.php, but they both contain the same exact layout, with different code for whats being done. I have tried sending it to gmail, hotmail, yahoo, and outlook express accounts, and I have checked them, and nothing. I have put the error message lines in the code, but I get a blank page, where the error would be.

[Twentyoneth]

Again, nothing has changed, there are no errors.

[kenrbnsn]

To enable error reporting when your host has turned if off use:
[code]<?php
// To have all errors reported, use
ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);
// To have none of the errors reported(excludes major ones), use
ini_set('error_reporting', E_NONE);
?>[/code]

You may have to use the fifth parameter to the mail() function to set the "Return-path:" header to include the domainname you're sending the mail from.
[code]<?php
$p5 = '[email protected]';
mail($to,$subj,$msg,$headers,$p5);
?>[/code]
Many email systems will now reject email messages here the domain name in the "Return-path:" header does not match the domain name in the "From:" header.

Ken

[Twentyoneth]

I tried that, it still didnt work. Is there a way to turn the mail function on if it is turned off in the .ini file, like the error messages?

[kenrbnsn]

Can you change hosts? You shouldn't be having so many problems with sending email.

If you'd like, I'll send you my contact info via a PM and you send me your full scripts. I will put them on one of my domains, I will tell you the URL and you can try them there. If the email works, then it's your hosting service. If this is the case I would switch hosts.

Ken

[Twentyoneth]

I cant afford to change hosts, but I think that they might have disabled it for mass emailing from websites, but Im just having my website email me.

Is it possible to do the "ini_set" thing for the mail function?

[Twentyoneth]

[!--quoteo(post=351743:date=Mar 4 2006, 09:50 PM:name=Twentyoneth)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Twentyoneth @ Mar 4 2006, 09:50 PM) [snapback]351743[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
I cant afford to change hosts, but I think that they might have disabled it for mass emailing from websites, but Im just having my website email me.

Is it possible to do the "ini_set" thing for the mail function?
[/quote]

No?

[Ravi Kumar]

HI All

I am facing the same problem.
Form my PHP code I am able to send mail to some domains except yahoo,gmail and etc.......

I searched in the forum and found a few threads.But none of them has final solution.

please find the below code.

[code]
<?php

ini_set("display_errors", "1");
ini_set("error_reporting", "E_ALL");

$headers  = "From: "    . "[email protected]" . "\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: " . "[email protected]". "\n";
$headers .= "Cc: "      . "[email protected]"  . "\n";
$headers .= "Bcc: "      . "[email protected]"  . "\n";

$message = "message content";

$subject = "working on mailing functionality";

$to      = "[email protected],[email protected]";

$flag    = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);

print "flag is $flag";
?>
[/code]


Please let me know the solution.
Appreciate your help.

thanks
Ravi Kumar

[ahmed17]

and me also found the same problem with mail method (not send )
if any one know any good code used and explian wat is the popular wrong to help us (mail and form)

[wholein1]

I have found this to work the best for me. I am going to try and test your code on mine and see if it works for me. I will let you know what comes of it. Below will work with any html form.


<?php
  if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']=="POST"){
      // In testing, if you get an Bad referer error
      // comment out or remove the next three lines
   
      foreach($_POST as $key => $val){
        if (is_array($val)){
            $msg.="Item: $key\n";
            foreach($val as $v){
              $v = stripslashes($v);
              $msg.="  $v\n";
            }
        } else {
            $val = stripslashes($val);
            $msg.="$key: $val\n";
        }
      }
      $recipient="[email protected]";
      $subject="Form submission Cafe Express-O";
      error_reporting(0);
      if (mail($recipient, $subject, $msg)){
        echo "<h1>Thank you</h1><p>Message successfully was sent to Cafe Express-O.
</p><p>We will respond to you as soon as possible.</p>\n";
        echo nl2br($input);
      } else
        echo "An error occurred and the message could not be sent.";
  } else
      echo "Bad request method";
?>

I hope this helps

Jeff