Can't call a function

hbradshaw

Hello:

I wrote a function to send an email. When I call the function in my script and run the script, I do not receive an email.

Can someone take a look and see what I did wrong?

This is the function php file: clsEmail.php:

<?php
function ConfirmEmail()
{

$to = $email;

$subject = 'Request For Information';

$message = "
<html>
<head>
<title>Confirmation</title>
</head>
<body>
Your request for information was submitted. A representative will contact you to discuss your business needs.
<table width=\"100%\" border=0>
<tr>
<td width=\"20%\">Contact Name:</td><td>$name</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=\"20%\">Email Address:</td><td>$email</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=\"20%\">Message:</td><td>$comment</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
";

// To send HTML mail, the Content-type header must be set
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";

// Additional headers
$headers .= 'From: MetalRoofingTools.com <info@summitwebcrafters.com>' . "\r\n";
//$headers .= 'Cc: info@summitwebcrafters.com' . "\r\n";
//$headers .= 'Bcc: info@summitwebcrafters.com' . "\r\n";

// Mail it
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

}
?>

====================

This is the script which calls the funciton:

<?php
include ('header.php');
?>
<?php
$name=$POST["name"];
$email=$POST["email"];
$comment=$_POST["comment"];

include ('clsEmail.php');
ConfirmEmail();
?>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber8">
<tr>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="62%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="62%">
CONFIRMATION</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="62%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="62%">
Thank you for
contacting MetalRoofingTools.com.  Your request for information
was submitted.
A representative will
contact you to discuss your needs.  A confirmation email was
sent to you.

<?php
echo "<table border='0' width='60%'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td width='40%'>";
echo "Contact Name:</td>";
echo "<td width='60%'>";
echo $name;
echo "</td></tr>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td width='40%'>";
echo "Email Address:</td>";
echo "<td width='60%'>";
echo $email;
echo "</td></tr>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td width='40%'>";
echo "Message:</td>";
echo "<td width='60%'>";
echo $comment;
echo "</td></tr>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td width='40%'>";
echo "</td>";
echo "<td width='60%'>";
echo "</td></tr>";
echo "</table>";
?>

        <p align="left">&nbsp;</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="4%">&nbsp;</td>
        <td width="62%">&nbsp;</td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <p align="left">
    &nbsp;</td>
    <td width="3%" height="294">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  </table>
</td>

</tr>
<?php
include ('footer.php');
?>

Thank you in advance.

Moharo

there can be couple reasons why this does not work...

first thing to say is that some websites may block html email messages or your header string might be buggy....

i think it would be best to use plain text email with following header....

$header = "From: Your Name<user@anydomain.com>\n";
$header .= "Reply-To: <reply@anydomain.com>\n";
$header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
$header .= "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\n";

note that i don't have "\r\n" at the end of each line but "\n" (this might be a clue)

also when calling mail() add optional 5th argument to it with "-f" at the beginning of a string followed by your "from email"

Maller

In your mail function you have set $to = $email; but $email is also = $_POST["email"];
so wouldent it be sent to the email address of the user submitting the request ?

hbradshaw

Yes, the user submitting the form will receive a confirmation email stating that the request was submitted.

So, $email = $_POST['email'] from the form which then turns into $to = $email.

Do I need to identify all my variables in the function as well? In other words, do I have to include the $email = $_POST['email'] in my function as well?

m_tt

When working with php and emails it's always a good idea to make sure the sendmail path is properly configured before pulling your hair out for no reason 🙂

hbradshaw

Hi,

I also got my functions to work. Thanks for the reply.