mail() function... simple but no luck

[magnetica]

Ok very simple mail function here. I tested it on my server (not local, remote) and I get the message echo'ed out:

 

The email has been sent.

 

 

 

So it seems to work but I check my messages and nothing has come through. By the way I have posted this around 20 minutes after I tried it so it has had plenty of time to come through.

 

Heres the code (anyone tell what i'm doing wrong?)

<?php

//Email to be sent to
$to= "[email protected]";

// Your email address
$from= "[email protected]";

// The subject
$subject = "Enter your subject here";

// The message
$message = "Enter your message here";

mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: $from");

echo "The email has been sent.";

?>

[phpgal]

Try adding a newline character. I had same problem and it worked adding that.

$success=mail($to, $subject, $body,"From:[email protected]\n");

[magnetica]

I tried that and no luck so would changing the others to have a line break make a difference

 

E.g. $subject = "Enter your subject here\n";

 

Also why have you added the $success vairable as surely (might be wrong) this would not execute then

[magnetica]

%$^&$£ I had it then but uploaded over it.. $%£^£

[phpgal]

try using direct email id in from header in lieu of variable . It sometimes helps.

Also check your server setting. 

mail($to,$subject,$body,"From:test.test.com\n");

 

 

[magnetica]

I have it now. Works fine. I used

 

<?php
$body = "Someone submitted";
$subject = "hello";

mail("[email protected]", $subject, $body, "From: Sean Jenkins");
echo "email sent successfully";
?>