Oh,..sooo close

[Dolemite50]

I was able to send myself an email. But it didnt send the variable. If I echo the results it looks great. Heres the code.

$address = "[e-mail]"; // Change to fit...
$re = "From: $email";
$fname = "{$POST['ufname']}";
$lname = "{$POST['ulname']}";
$phone = "{$POST['uphone']}";
$cell = "{$POST['ucell']}";
$email = "{$POST['uemail']}";
$comments = "{$POST['ucomments']}";
$title = "Followup form from {$POST['uname']}";
$interests = "{$POST['int']}";
$content = "<strong>Followup form info:</strong> <br><br>
<strong>First Name: </strong>$fname<br>
<strong>Last Name: </strong>$lname<br>
<strong>Phone:</strong> $phone<br>
<strong>Cell: </strong>$cell<br>
<strong>Email:</strong> $email<br>
<strong>Comments:</strong> $comments";
if(isset($POST['int']) && is_array($POST['int']) && count($POST['int']) > 0) {
$content .= "<br><strong>Interests:</strong> ".implode(', ', $POST['int']);
}
$thank = "<b>Thank you $fname. Your order is now being processed.</b><br><br>
You will receive an invoice during the next 5-10 business days.
If you have any questions please contact us at: <br>
<b>[e-mail]<br>
toll.free 1-8-SPOKANEVIP</b>";

								if (! $fname) { $error_messages .= "You must enter a first name.<br>"; }
								if (! $lname) { $error_messages .= "You must enter a last name.<br>"; }
								if (! $phone) { $error_messages .= "You must enter a phone number.<br>"; }
								if (! $email) { $error_messages .= "You must enter a valid email address.<br>"; }
								if (! $interests) { $error_messages .= "You must select an interest.<br>"; }
								if (! $error_messages) {
									echo $thank;
									//$from = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
									//$from .= "From: ".$email."\r\n";							
									echo $content;
									mail($address, $title, $content);				
						}
							else { echo "$error_messages"; }
						?>

That echos the results fine, but heres what I got in the email. Also, if anybody could critique that code I would love it. I'm sure theres a better way than mine.

Email I Received:
<strong>Followup form info:</strong> <br><br>
<strong>First Name: </strong>kj;kj<br>
<strong>Last Name: </strong>kkj<br>
<strong>Phone:</strong> 8888888<br>
<strong>Cell: </strong>777777<br>
<strong>Email:</strong> [e-mail]<br>
<strong>Comments:</strong> asd asjd asdlh<br><strong>Interests:</strong>
realestate, investment

Thanks again. 🙂

[Dolemite50]

And also, the return address was listed as "Unprivileged user <[e-mail]>". Is that something I need to change in the php.ini file on the server or can I declare it in a header?

[Dolemite50]

Now that I think of it,..is this what you were talking about Lord, that I shouldnt just use $variable and use "$.variable" instead?

I mean ".$variable"

[Dolemite50]

Anybody?
It sent all of the info except the variables.

[Dolemite50]

Man, I've tried everything. Can anybody please tell me why my code doesnt send the variables? It works fine with an echo statement but not in the email. ???

[DominicIGO]

I'm a noob but since no one replies I'll give it a shot...

 $content = "<strong>Followup form info:</strong> <br><br>
<strong>First Name: </strong>".$fname."<br>
<strong>Last Name: </strong>".$lname."<br>
<strong>Phone:</strong> ".$phone."<br>
<strong>Cell: </strong>".$cell."<br>
<strong>Email:</strong> ".$email."<br>
<strong>Comments:</strong> ".$comments; 

Maybe it could make a difference..

EDIT: Once again I don't think it can make a difference but I don't think the "{ }" are needed in

 $fname = "{$_POST['ufname']}"; 

and in the other similar lines

[Davy]

Sorry I know I'm not answering your question but 2 things...

1) Please don't continue to pester the forum. Bump the thread once maybe twice even but if nobody answers then maybe consider rewriting the topic to a form where people would feel obliged to answer. Remember we aren't beign people to help people so we don't have to help a damn soul.

2) What mail server is you server running with? Is it free? I ask because I want my error pages to send an automated email to tell the admin when an error page has been shown and other details.

[Dolemite50]

Remember we aren't beign people to help people so we don't have to help a damn soul.

Criminy Davy, take it easy. The first posts were consecutive because I thought of info that may have helped and added it. Why dont you do a search on Flashkit for my user name and you can see that I help alot of people. Im not a sponge.

Dominic, thanks for the advice, I'll try it now. If it works I guess I'll just have to email you to let you know.

[Davy]

Ok Ok it's just it can be annoying sometimes to assume we HAVE to help so you post over n over. Sorry fi you thought I was tryin to beat you down I was merely bringin up an issue and suggesting a way you can be helped more in future topics. If my manner of saying that seemed like I was trying to rip your head off then sorry dude.

Anyway please answer my question about what email server your server is using and if it cost you. If free then where from?

If the solution works then please affix solution code to this topic so people like me can use the code ideology in future 🙂

Thanks and sorry again, mate.

[Dolemite50]

If you look at the time of the posts you will see that it was only bumped twice. Once a day later and then again two days later. The first four were posted consecutively. Its all good, I know where you are coming from.

Ok Ok it's just it can be annoying sometimes to assume we HAVE to help so you post over n over.

Anyway please answer my question about what email server your server is using and if it cost you.

MUAHAHAHAHA.

Anyhoo, I'm not exactly sure which mailserver they have. Its a friend's server call exodusnetworks.com. Its free for me but I think its 9.95 for the public. Sorry if that doesnt help. 🙁

Have yourself a good one Davy. 🙂

[Davy]

Ok Ok leave it!

I see he's got Sendmail installed. And it's free!

Even tho the confusing website is a general hint to the general operation and it's ease of use...

If this guy is working professionally I would recommend he do his customers a favour and do his company some justice. Suggest he invests in something like HiveMail

Ooh this is free to private use - MailEnable

😃

[kkobashi]

What do you mean by "it didn't send the variables"?

Email I Received:
<strong>Followup form info:</strong> <br><br>
<strong>First Name: </strong>kj;kj<br>
<strong>Last Name: </strong>kkj<br>
<strong>Phone:</strong> 8888888<br>
<strong>Cell: </strong>777777<br>
<strong>Email:</strong> [e-mail]<br>
<strong>Comments:</strong> asd asjd asdlh<br><strong>Interests:</strong>
realestate, investment

Did you type random characters?

kj;kj for the first name
kkj as the last name
etc.???

Or is this garbage?

To me it looks like you typed in filler characters to test, and got exactly that on the result.

[Dolemite50]

At this point I need to congratulate myself on being the worlds biggest idjut. Thank you for noticing that.

A couple of questions.
Is there a way to format text in an email/.?
If so, then why didnt mine?

[Davy]

The following code can be found from Zend.com::

Use the following header when sending email

$headers .= "--$boundary\r\n" . 
   "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n"

[ NOTE: I have not tested this snip ]

[kkobashi]

Originally posted by Dolemite50
At this point I need to congratulate myself on being the worlds biggest idjut. Thank you for noticing that.

A couple of questions.
Is there a way to format text in an email/.?
If so, then why didnt mine?

I figured that's what you were complaining about on here... LOL!

Please realize that it depends on your email reader. Not all email readers can render HTML output. Are you sure yours is a HTML email reader or simply just a text reader? If the latter, all you will see is mixed html tags with text.