php email form

[newbie79]

I'm trying to make an email form work.  I get a syntax error as follows Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /Users/nlnewbr/Sites/testdontbankit/tmessageSent.php on line 5

 

Is this the correct code?

 

<?php

$to = "xxx@yahoo.com";

$reply_message_subject = $_POST['subject'];

$reply_message_body = $_POST['body'];

$config_mailheaders="From:xxx@yahoo.com";

 

$reply_body=<<<_MAIL_

$reply_message_name = $_POST['name'];

$reply_message_address = $_POST['address'];

$reply_message_phoneno = $_POST['phoneno'];

$reply_message_body

 

_MAIL_;

 

mail($to,$reply_subject,$reply_body,$config_mailheaders)}

?>

 

Thanks for your help!

 

[zq29]

I think your problem is due to you trying to create and assign values to variables inside of your HEREDOC syntax...

[newbie79]

How do I go about correcting this problem?  This is my first time using php so I'm a bit confused.  Thank you.

[dewey_witt]

//set up the mail variables
$subject= $_POST['subject']
$name = $_POST['name'];
$address = $_POST['address'];
$phoneno = $_POST['phoneno'];


  $recipient  = "XXX@yahoo.com";
  $subject    = "$subject";
  $msg        = "Name: $name";
  $msg     .="Address: $address";
  $msg     .="Phoneno: $phoneno";
  $mailheader = "From:webmaster@yourdomain.com <YourDomain.com>\n";
  $mailheader .= "Return-Path: <webmaster@yourdomain.com>\n";


// all variables set up, mail the  contents...
       
  mail($recipient,$subject,$msg,$mailheader);

 

try this. Shoukld work. Make sure you put in YOUR info for return path and recipiant