Problem using mail function

[frenly]

I have a PHP script where I need to use the session variable $_SESSION['username'] to send email to the address contained in the session variable username. The session variable holds valid email address but when i assign the session variable to another variable and try to send email like-

 

$payer_email=$_SESSION['username'];

 

mail($payer_email, "Your order", $pins); , it does not work

 

But when i test the mail function using my email address directly as- mail ("[email protected]", "Your order", $pins), it works

 

Can somebody point me out what my mistake is in this case?

 

Thanks

[amites]

echo $_SESSION['username'];

 

[frenly]

how do i use this in the mail function?

echo $_SESSION['username'] prints the actual email address but when i assign the value to another variable and use it in mail function, it does not work

[frenly]

so sad  noone seems interested to help

[BlueSkyIS]

there is no obvious problem. it should work as stated. it works for me.

[uniflare]

echo $_SESSION['username'];

 

 

echo the session variable to see if the email address is correct before mailing.