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[skippy111]

Hi Guys,

 

I have used a snippet of code all over the web on all my websites.  I signed up last night with cyberultra hosting.  I have used them in the past and the php code I have used always worked there but now it does not.

 

I have a business website and I like to see when its visited via being sent an email which includes ip address of the visitor.  I have always used a php file to do this via  loading the php file  with iframe flash  etc.    I am being told they updated security and being told about  From headers  and they dont know why it wont work.  It has worked all over but will not work now.  Can anyone offer a potential solution ?    I also have a form that sends mail but is not sending as it always has.

 

I have used this code with success

 

<?php

 

 

 

$email = "myemail@yahoo.com";

 

$continue = "http://www.yahoo.com";

 

$subject = "Someone with this IP viewed the site";

$message = "From: $name\nEmail address: $formemail\n\n$comments\n\n-\nmy site 2008  \n-------";

$headers = "From: " . $formemail . "\n" . "Return-Path: " . $formemail . "\n" . "Reply-To: " . $formemail . "\n". $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']."\n";

 

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

 

 

?>

 

this has worked on every host I ever used  but now it will not work at my current host.  They are not providing much help at all.  What changes can be made to comply with the  from header suggestion they claim to be the problem ?

 

Thanks

 

[revraz]

There is nothing wrong with that FROM: header, unless $formemail is empty.

[skippy111]

this is there latest reply    I guess I am not sure wht they are asking 

 

Hello,

 

We have done some security updates recently. Could you please confirm

whether this is using a From: header from a valid e-mail address on your

account?

 

 

[rhodesa]

Yeah, sometimes places will make you use a FROM address that is recognized by them.

 

Set up an email account like formemail@yourdomain.com and set the FROM header to that. Or just leave out the FROM header, and it will come from the PHP process.

 

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

[revraz]

I wouldn't omit it unless you have it set right in the php.ini

[skippy111]

I tried removing it but still did not send the mail

[rhodesa]

All the hosting services I have dealt with always had the default from already set in the php.ini

 

Have you tried using an email account from the same domain?

[skippy111]

no but that is what I am going to try    lets say I make  myname@mydomain.com    exactly how would I edit above code ?

 

I really appreciate this help guys

[revraz]

$headers = "From: myname@mydomain.com";

 

If that works, then you can add the rest.

[skippy111]

I am getting lost with syntax errors    I guess im screwing up adding  myname@mydomain.com  in the original code i posted. 

[revraz]

$email = "myemail@yahoo.com";

 

$continue = "http://www.yahoo.com";

 

$subject = "Someone with this IP viewed the site";

$message = "From: $name\nEmail address: $formemail\n\n$comments\n\n-\nmy site 2008  \n-------";

$headers = "From: myname@mydomain.com";

 

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

 

[skippy111]

its still not sending mail.  I just dont understand why.  Ive tried everything

 

here is my contact form that I have never had a problem with before and its not working either.  It acts like it is but no mail sent.

 

 

<?php

 

 

 

$valid_ref1="http://www.mysite.com/contact.html";

$valid_ref2="http://www.mysite.com/contact.html";

$replyemail="myemail@yahoo.com";

 

 

//clean input in case of header injection attempts!

function clean_input_4email($value, $check_all_patterns = true)

{

$patterns[0] = '/content-type:/';

$patterns[1] = '/to:/';

$patterns[2] = '/cc:/';

$patterns[3] = '/bcc:/';

if ($check_all_patterns)

{

  $patterns[4] = '/\r/';

  $patterns[5] = '/\n/';

  $patterns[6] = '/%0a/';

  $patterns[7] = '/%0d/';

}

//NOTE: can use str_ireplace as this is case insensitive but only available on PHP version 5.0.

return preg_replace($patterns, "", strtolower($value));

}

 

$name = clean_input_4email($_POST["name"]);

$email = clean_input_4email($_POST["email"]);

$thesubject = clean_input_4email($_POST["thesubject"]);

$themessage = clean_input_4email($_POST["themessage"], false);

$Phone = clean_input_4email($_POST["Phone"]);

$error_msg='ERROR - not sent. Try again.';

 

$success_sent_msg='<p align="center"><strong> </strong></p>

                  <p align="center"><strong>Your message has been successfully sent to us<br>

                  </strong> and we will reply as soon as possible.</p>

                  <p align="center">A copy of your message has been sent to you.</p>

                  <p align="center">Thank you for contacting us.</p>';

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$replymessage = "Hi $name

 

Thank you for your email.

 

We will  reply to you shortly.

 

Please DO NOT reply to this email.

 

Below is a copy of the message you submitted:

--------------------------------------------------

Name: $name

Email: $email

Phone: $Phone

Subject: $thesubject

Message: $themessage

--------------------------------------------------

 

Thank you";

 

// email variable not set - load $valid_ref1 page

if (!isset($_POST['email']))

{

echo "<script language=\"JavaScript\"><!--\n ";

echo "top.location.href = \"$valid_ref1\"; \n// --></script>";

exit;

}

 

$ref_page=$_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"];

$valid_referrer=0;

if($ref_page==$valid_ref1) $valid_referrer=1;

elseif($ref_page==$valid_ref2) $valid_referrer=1;

if(!$valid_referrer)

{

echo "<script language=\"JavaScript\"><!--\n alert(\"$error_msg\");\n";

echo "top.location.href = \"$valid_ref1\"; \n// --></script>";

exit;

}

$themessage = "Name: $name\nEmail: $email\nPhone: $Phone\nMessage: $themessage";

mail("$replyemail",

    "$thesubject",

    "$themessage",

    "From: $email\nReply-To: $email");

mail("$email",

    "Receipt: $thesubject",

    "$replymessage",

    "From: $replyemail\nReply-To: $replyemail");

echo $success_sent_msg;

echo"<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"index.html\">Home</a></div>"

."";

?>

 

[revraz]

Because you are trying to set the FROM: header to their email, you can't do that apparently.

[skippy111]

but this dont work either  and its using my email at the same domain 

 

$email = "myemail@yahoo.com";

 

$continue = "http://www.yahoo.com";

 

$subject = "Someone with this IP viewed the site";

$message = "From: $name\nEmail address: $formemail\n\n$comments\n\n-\nmy site 2008  \n-------";

$headers = "From: myname@mydomain.com";

 

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

 

 

everything that usualy works is failing 

 

so what is a sure fire way just for testing purposes to get this host im using to send me a test mail using php ?  Nothing seems to work

[rhodesa]

That is something you need to work out with your host then. They seem to be a bit over protective if that script won't even send.

 

One last check. In a new, clean PHP file, put the code:

 

<?php
  $to = "myemail@yahoo.com"; //Set to your Yahoo email address
  $from = "myname@mydomain.com"; //Set to a REAL email address from your domain

  $subject = "Test email";
  $message = "Email body";
  $headers = "From: $from";

  mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers)
    or die("Couldn't send email");
  print "Done";
?>

 

Also, out of curiosity, who is your hosting company?

[revraz]

Ask them to tell you exactly what it needs to be, and then have them test it.

 

Do you have a error log?  If so, the errors should be in there for why it's not sending.

 

 

so what is a sure fire way just for testing purposes to get this host im using to send me a test mail using php ?  Nothing seems to work

[skippy111]

"Couldn't send email "    unreal  edited to my yahoo  and to my domain email  just as you asked

 

 

the host is cyberultra      I have used them and all of the above scripts  as recently as last year. Never a problem.

 

 

I have talked to 6 different people today and still no solution

[skippy111]

from a level 2 tech 

 

Hello,

 

I believe the problem here lies in the mail aspect of your script. The

server had a backed up queue full of mail to yahoo and your messages

were not able to get through. I have cleared these emails and now the

server is able to send mail to your yahoo account again. Please let us

know if you need any further assistance.

 

still has not fixed the problem

[revraz]

Try it on a non yahoo account.

 

Nothing much we can help you with, seems to be with your Host.

[skippy111]

yeh I know.  Thanks for all the input  I just had ro ruleout it was not bad code.

[skippy111]

I was able to get the scripts up and running using a different email.  I was also able to get the scripts to send to yahoo but not the address I wanted it to send to. Very strange. The yahoo mail has an underscore  my_mail@yahoo.com  no matter what I try it will not send to that mail.  When I try to send to a yahoo name with no underscore it seems to work fine. 

 

Any ideas what might be going on here ?

[rhodesa]

Have you tried any other Yahoo emails with an underscore? I would very much doubt the underscore is causing a problem. More likely, your email got flagged, and they are blocking email being sent to it.