email session

[zoobie]

I forget just how to do this...It's throwing a parse error. Fix? Thanks

<?php

session_start();
$_SESSION["receiver"];

mail($_SESSION["receiver"],$subject,$message,$headers);

?>

[HalfaBee]

$_SESSION["receiver"];

is not correct.
If this is a session variable set by a previous script, just
take out this line and all will work, assuming the other variables are set as well.

HalfaBee

[zoobie]

I set it with $_SESSION["receiver"]; but I think it was an old version 4.0.6...I forget...How do I set again? Thanks

[HalfaBee]

You set the session variable using

<?php

session_start();
$_SESSION["receiver"] = 'emailaddr';

?>

HalfaBee

[zoobie]

Well, it's a variable from a dropdown selection in a form. I got it to work...but I don't know if it's the right way, the wrong way, or the sideway. I'm now using php v4.3

I posted from a form page to a php page that set the variable:

session_start();
session_id();
session_register("receiver");

...then went thru a few more pages with session_start(); in them...and ended up in the email php page with this in it:

session_start();
session_destroy();

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

and it put my variable into the $receiver slot and I received an email....but is this actually the correct method now-a-days? Thanks

[HalfaBee]

You don't use session_register() with $_SESSION variables.

Do

$_SESSION['receiver'] = 'value';

In your first script.

In your second script

do
session_start();
$receiver = $_SESSION['receiver'];

email .....

HalfaBee