Please help PHP ()mail function

Yamaha32088 · September 13, 2007

This should be quite simple for alot of you to solve the first set of code works perfect everything below the first code box does not

<?php
// --- CONFIG PARAMETERS --- //
//
   $email_recipient = "test@blah.com";
   $email_sender = "mywebhostingaccount@blah.com";
   $email_return_to = "mywebhostingaccount@blah.com";
   $email_content_type = "text/html; charset=us-ascii";
   $email_client = "PHP/" . phpversion();
//
// ------------------------- //

// --- DEFINE HEADERS --- //
//
   $email_header = "From: " . $email_sender . "\r\n";
   $email_header .= "Reply-To: " . $email_return_to . "\r\n";
   $email_header .= "Return-Path: " . $email_return_to . "\r\n";
   $email_header .= "Content-type: " . $email_content_type . "\r\n";
   $email_header .= "X-Mailer: " . $email_client . "\r\n";
//
// ---------------------- //

// --- SUBJECT AND CONTENTS --- //
//
   $email_subject = "Test email subject";
   $email_contents = "<html>";
   $email_contents .= "<h2>Test Email</h2>";
   $email_contents .= "<br><b>Sender: " . $email_sender;
   $email_contents .= "<br><b>Recipient: " . $email_recipient;
   $email_contents .= "</html>";
//
// ---------------------------- //

$email_result = mail($email_recipient, $email_subject, $email_contents, $email_header);
if ($email_result) echo "Email has been sent!";
else echo "Email has failed!";
?>

The problem is when i try to use other codes such as this

<?php 
/* 
Name=Easy Form Mailer 
Version=1.5 
Date= November 14, 2006 
Developer=Md. Zakir Hossain (Raju) 
Email=rajuru(at)gmail(dot)com 
URL=http://www.rajuru.xenexbd.com 
License: LGPL 
I appreciate the email's last credit line but not mandatory. A thank is highly deserved 
*/ 
print_r($_POST); 

//check for 3 required fields, these fields are made with Case-sensitivity 
if(empty($_POST['Email_Recipient'])) die("No Email Recipient"); 
if(empty($_POST['Email_Sender'])) die("No Email Sender"); 
if(empty($_POST['Email_Subject'])) die("No Email Subject"); 

$to=$_POST['Email_Recipient']; 
$from=$_POST['Email_Sender']; 
$subject=$_POST['Email_Subject']; 
unset($_POST['Email_Recipient']); 
unset($_POST['Email_Sender']); 
unset($_POST['Email_Subject']); 


//success message, you can define one with hidden field. hidden field name must be "Email_Success" 
if(!empty($_POST['Email_Success'])) { 
    $success=$_POST['Email_Success']; 
} else { 
    $success= "Form submitted Successfully"; 
} 
unset($_POST['Email_Success']); //unset this variable 

//Failure message, you can define one with hidden field. hidden field name must be "Email_Failure" 
if(!empty($_POST['Email_Failure'])){ 
    $failure=$_POST['Email_Failure']; 
} else { 
    $failure="Form submission failed. Sorry for this inconvenience"; 
} 
unset($_POST['Email_Failure']); //unset this variable 

//set return url after successfully completing submission 
if(!empty($_POST['Return_Url'])){ 
   $returnurl=$_POST['Return_Url']; 
} else { 
  $returnurl=$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']; 
} 
unset($_POST['Return_Url']);     //unset return url 

$msg=""; 

foreach ($_POST as $Field=>$Value){ 
    if(substr($Field,0,2)=="__"){ //field started with double underscore which means they are required fields 
        if(empty($Value)){ 
        die("You must enter ".substr($Field,2)."<br/><a href=\"javascript:history.go(-1)\">Go Back</a>");     //cancel script 
        } else { 
            $msg .= substr($Field,2) .": <b>". $Value."</b>";      //strip first two character as they are double underscore 
               $msg .="<br>"; 
        } 
    } else { 
        $msg .= $Field .": <b>". $Value."</b>"; 
           $msg .="<br>"; 
    } 
} 
$msg.= "<br/><br/>Script by <a href=\"http://www.rajuru.xenexbd.com\">Md. Zakir Hossain (Raju)</a>";    

        /* To send HTML mail, you can set the Content-type header. */ 
        $headers  = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"; 
        $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 \r\n"; 
        
        /* additional headers */ 
        $headers .= "To: $to \r\n"; 
        $headers .= "From: $from \r\n"; 
        $headers .= "Subject: $subject \r\n"; 
        
        
        /* and now mail it  */ 
        if (@mail($to,$subject, $msg, $headers)) { 
        echo "<b>$success</b><br/><a href=\"$returnurl\">Go Back</a>"; 
        } else     { 
        echo "$failure <br/><a href=\"javascript:history.go(-1)\">Go Back</a>"; 
        } 


?>

The following code below was the html i was using for the form for the above code code box #2 and it still does not work

<html> 
<head> 
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> 
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> 
<title>Form Submission</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
<hr> 
<form action="mailer.php" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data"> 
<h2>Form Submission Sample</h2> 
    <p>Make up a username:<br> 
    <input type="text" size="25" maxlength="256" name="__Username"> -- <em>you 
    can use mixed case</em><br> 
    Make up a password:<br> 
    <input type="password" size="25" maxlength="256" name="__Password"> -- <em> 
    help keep this private!</em><br> 
    Enter password again:<strong><br> 
    </strong> 
    <input type="password" size="25" maxlength="256" name="__PasswordVerify"> -- 
    <em>for verification</em><br> 
    Enter e-mail address:<strong><br> 
    </strong><input type="text" size="25" maxlength="256" name="__EmailAddress"> 
    -- <em>if you have one</em></p> 
    <p><input type="text" size="25" maxlength="256" name="Firstname"> - First 
    Name</p> 
    <p><input type="text" size="25" maxlength="256" name="Lastname"> - Last Name</p> 
    <h2><input type="submit" value="Register Me"> 
    <input type="reset" value="Clear Form"></h2> 
    <input type="hidden" name="Email_Recipient" value="test@blah.com"> 
    <input type="hidden" name="Email_Sender" value="mywebhostingaccount@blah.com"> 
    <input type="hidden" name="Email_Subject" value="Membership Request"> 
    <input type="hidden" name="Email_Success" value="Request Submitted, thanks for your time"> 
    <input type="hidden" name="Email_Failure" value="An unknown error occured while submitting your form."> 
    <input type="hidden" name="Return_Url" value="<?php echo $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];?>"> 

</form> 
<hr> 
</body> 
</html>

i have tryed every single simple form and php mailer out there a simple script like this doesnt even work

<?php$to = "someone@example.com";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";
$from = "someonelse@example.com";
$headers = "From: $from";
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";?>

Please help me out!?!?!?!?!

harristweed · September 13, 2007

Try this!

<?php

$email = "someone@example.com";

$subject = "Test mail";

$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";

$headers.= "From: someonelse@example.com\n";

$headers.= "X-Priority: 2\n";

$headers.= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";

$headers.= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";

if(mail($email, $subject, $message, $headers));

Yamaha32088 · September 13, 2007

still does not work

Yamaha32088 · September 13, 2007

???? is anyone capable of solving my problem

tippy_102 · September 13, 2007

Do you get an error message?

Yamaha32088 · September 13, 2007

no i dont get anything it always shows that it is sent fine in all the scripts ive used but the top code is the only one that works im soooo frustrated right now

dubstyleenation · September 13, 2007

What are you testing it on? If it is on localhost, make sure you set the email settings in your php.ini file correctly.

I got this code to work, Try it.

<?php
$to = "someone@example.com";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";
$from = "someonelse@example.com";
$headers = "From: " . "Richie" ." " . " <" . $from .">\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: " . $from . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Return-path: " . $from;
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";
?>

dubstyleenation · September 13, 2007

If you are looking to send out email in HTML format, go here...http://www.phpguru.org/static/htmlMimeMail5.html.

Without these classes, you not gonna have any luck.

Yamaha32088 · September 13, 2007

ok awsome i got the code to work and it sends from flash here is the modified code BUT there is another problem when it sends to me thier first and last name does not show up only the email address does any ideas???

<?php
$to = "Mototips@cableone.net";
$subject = "fuck off";
$message = $_POST["message"];
$from = "Administrator@mx2pros.com";
$headers = "From: " . $_POST["firstName"] ." ". $_POST["lastname"] . "<" . $_POST["email"] .">\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: " . $_POST["email"] . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Return-path: " . $_POST["email"];
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";
?>

dubstyleenation · September 24, 2007

My only advice is to check that your $_POST["firstName"] and $_POST["lastname"] are functioning correctly. Double check and make sure that everything is spelled correctly. The code looks fine. I think it is just your variables that need readjusting.

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