Mail(); Question...

[mwood_2k2]

Hi peeps =]

Ok, I have tried sending html encoded email using the mail(); function, however, in some instances I am intending to output things like name and email addresses, I know this is possible with html email but I am wondering how it's done, do you have to go into <?php echo '$name' ?> to output it? Because usually when I try just $name on a html encoded email it just outputs exactly that, $name, instead of the occupant of the variable.

Please help lol

[Bradford_Lad]

I build up the email in a variable ($msg)

example:

<?php
$msg = "<table><tr><td height=21>email</td><td>$email</td></tr></table>";
?>

and then use that

mail($to,$subject,$msg,$headers);

[mwood_2k2]

Thats what I'm doing the html is displaying correctly but the variable names appear as text instead of the text contained within the variable.

Within those cells I'd be getting $name instead of frank for example....