mail(); problem -- doesn't work with $to ???

[artdepoo]

hi , I used the most simple thing U could hope for, but it doesn't seem to work why? I have to fill in the sendTo-adress by hand, can't use the $to ?

// so this ONE works

<?php
$subject = "dsfdsfdsfsfdsfsdf";
$headers = "From: Birthday Reminder <[e-mail]>";
$message = "nu lukt het wel, raar";

mail("[e-mail]", $subject, $message);

?>

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// and this ONe is freaking me out 🙂

<?php
$to = "[e-mail]";
$subject = "dsfdsfdsfsfdsfsdf";
$headers = "From: Birthday Reminder <[e-mail]>";
$message = "nu lukt het wel, raar";

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

?>

thanx
artdepoo

[piersk]

Can you post the error messages you get please.

Also, why aren't you using any headers when you send the email?

[Mucello]

Try this out instead....

$to = '[e-mail]';
$subject = "dsfdsfdsfsfdsfsdf";
$headers = 'From: "Birthday Reminder" <[e-mail]>';
$message = "nu lukt het wel, raar";

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

That should do the trick.... but notice I changed the format of the $headers variable just a little.

[piersk]

That wouldn't have worked since he doesn't actually use the variable $header in the [man]mail()[/man] function.

[Mucello]

True, but if he doesn't use the variable $header in the function, the "from" field will be from an unknown user.