Send Mail - Mail function.

[ROCKSTAR]

Hey guys,

 

I'm trying to send mail through a form, I've followed a number of tutorials and it seems as if the code is correct, it doesnt error but I don't get any mail through.. the code for my sendmail.php is below - any pointers would be great.

 

<?

 

$name=$_POST['name'];

 

$email=$_POST['email'];

 

$comment=$_POST['comments'];

 

$to="[email protected]";

 

mail($to, "Message from my PHP page", $comment, $email);

 

?>

[rhodesa]

The 4th argument needs to be a header. Something like this should work:

 

 

<?php
$name=$_POST['name'];
$email=$_POST['email'];
$comment=$_POST['comments'];

$to="[email protected]";
$subject = "Message from my PHP page";
$headers  = "From: $email\r\n";

mail($to, $subject, $comment, $headers)
  or die("Couldn't send mail");
?>

[freenity]

if you are sending the email to a hotmail box, the problem might be in headers.

Check this: http://gwphp.feudal-times.net/?p=4

it's a function that sends email fine... and tested.

[ROCKSTAR]

Thanks to the quick replies guys... I'm still getting 100% performance and 0% results though - think perhaps its something on the server causing a problem.

 

Thanks again for the help - if the solution turns out to be freakish I'll post my findings. 

[rhodesa]

Another problem that is becoming more common is a hosting service blocking mail with a FROM header that is outside the domain. Trying using a FROM header with an email address from your domain.

 

So, let's forget out the POST for now, and just get email working. Assuming your domain is 'mydomain.co.uk', try this:

 

<?php
$to="[email protected]";
$from="[email protected]";
$subject = "Message from my PHP page";
$comment = "My message goes here";

mail($to, $subject, $comment, "From: $email")
  or die("Couldn't send mail");
print "Email Sent";
?>

 

Also, if you have a spam filter make sure you check that.

[ROCKSTAR]

Thanks rhodesa, I'll give it a try and let you know the results...