Help with mail script

[web_noob]

ok i have a php script i want it to send the form data to a email address i try the html form post method but every time it opens outlook express and in the text field where you type the message its has the form data i make it post the form data by mailto:myemail@gmail.com or what ever

 

i think i need a mail script that the php form sends it to the script i cant remember

 

does anyone have a mail script thing that i can use and can you make it send all the form data to the email address ilovecakelots@gmail.com

Thanks

[Full-Demon]

Google it, or try to make it yourself. Make a form and use POST as method. Than use mail() if you want to keep it simple (or SwiftMailer.org if you want a better sollution or phpmailer). Than fill in the information of the form in the message to send. Not very difficult, but can be hard for a beginner.

 

FD

[liam1412]

Ok all you need to do is collect the data using POST and then put it into a mail script

 

 

This is just an example from one I used. This relies on you having a mail server set up on your host. If you buy web hosting chances are you will have and it will be all set up ready to go. if you are testing on your local host you can use a program called AGS mail server.

 

http://www.phpeasystep.com/phptu/23.html

 

This is a tutorial on setting up AGS Mail server on your localhost for testing.

 

Anyways the script is

 

$from = 'admin@rotherham-guide.com';
$addy = $email;
$subject = 'Welcome to rotherham-guide.com';
$message = 'The Body of the message goes here'; 

$send = mail($addy, $subject, $message, "From:$from\n" . "MIME-Version:1.0\n" . "Content-type:text/html; charset=iso-8859-1");

[liam1412]

All you need to do to get it to send the details to your e-mail is change $addy = $email to $addy = 'ilovecakelots@gmail.com';

 

That any good for you.

[BhA]

hey this might help if you are getting variables from a form

 <form method="post" action="sendmail.php">
  Email: <input name="email" type="text" /><br />
  Message:<br />
  <textarea name="message" rows="15" cols="40">
  </textarea><br />
  <input type="submit" />
</form>

 

php code:

 

<?
  $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
  $message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

  mail( "yourname@example.com", "Feedback Form Results",
    $message, "From: $email" );
  header( "Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.html" );
?>