[SOLVED] mail not received

[heathergem]

When I use the mail function, my messages aren't arriving. As a test, I created the simplest of forms, but the email still doesn't arrive. What's wrong?

[Psycho]

How are we suppose to know without you providing your code? Have you tried any debugging?

[heathergem]

Here's the code. As simple as it gets.

 

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

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

 

I haven't tried debugging. How do I do that?

[Wes1890]

Make sure your server supports mailing... that could be a problem..

 

and try this too

 

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

$mail_it = mail( $email, "Feedback Form Results", $message, "From: $email" );

if (!mail_it)
{
   // This saves to time from having to check your email/db over and over
   die("The mail hasnt been sent");
}
else
{
   header( "Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.html" );
}
?>

[heathergem]

Make sure your server supports mailing... that could be a problem..

 

Yesterday it was going through just fine. Same code. I am stumped.

[Psycho]

OK, that's a bit of information you didn't provide previously. Did you try the code Wes provided? If you do not get an error then the problem is most likely external to PHP. For example the outgoing or receiving email servers may be blocking the email thinkin it is spam. Or perhaps the email client is flagging the email as spam.

 

If that code does report the error "The mail hasnt been sent" [sic], then you need to look to the server/PHP implementation.

[heathergem]

Yep. The problem was external. I contacted my host and they unblocked my server. Problem solved.

 

Thanks so much for your help!