Mail Function not working, please look at code

[deezin]

Hi ... I submitted this thread a few days ago and nobody answered...can somebody help. Thanks.

I haven't programmed in a while and I am having problems with a mail form. here is the code before the form.

<?php
if($submit)
{
$feedback.="Artists Helping Children Car Donation Application\n\n";
if($first_name) {$feedback.="Name: ".$first_name." . ".$last_name."\n\n";}
if($address) {$feedback.="Address: ".$address."\n\n";}
if($city) {$feedback.="City: ".$city."\n\n";}
if($state) {$feedback.="State: ".$state." . ".$zip."\n\n";}
if($areacode) {$feedback.="Phone: ".$areacode." . ".$phone."\n\n";}
if($alternate_areacode) {$feedback.="Alternate Phone: ".$alternate_areacode." . ".$alternate_phone."\n\n";}
if($email) {$feedback.=$email."\n\n";}
if($location_address) {$feedback.="Location Address: ".$location_address." . ".$location_city." . ".$location_state." . ".$location_zip."\n\n";}
if($vehicle_year) {$feedback.="Vehicle Year: ".$vehicle_year."\n\n";}
if($vehicle_make) {$feedback.="Vehicle Make: ".$vehicle_make."\n\n";}
if($vehicle_model) {$feedback.="Vehicle Model: ".$vehicle_model."\n\n";}
if($vehicle_license) {$feedback.="License Plate: ".$vehicle_license."\n\n";}
if($vehicle_vin) {$feedback.="Vehicle VIN: ".$vehicle_vin."\n\n";}
if($damage_to_body) {$feedback.="Body Damage: ".$damage_to_body."\n\n";}
if($interior_damage) {$feedback.="Damage to Interior: ".$interior_damage."\n\n";}
if($does_vehicle_run) {$feedback.="Is your Vehicle Drivable: ".$does_vehicle_run."\n\n";}
if($title_paperwork) {$feedback.="Do You have Certificate of Title: ".$title_paperwork."\n\n";}
if($r_address) {$feedback.="Special Instructions or Comments: ".$r_address."\n\n";}
$email_to="[e-mail]";
$subject="Artists Helping Children Car Donation Form";
mail($email_to,$subject,$feedback);
echo "<center><h2>Thank you for your interest in donating your car to Artists Helping Children. We will get back to you as soon as possible.</h2><BR>";
}
else
{

then it goes on with the form...do you want me to post the form too?

Thanks Rachel

[leatherback]

Can you be a bit more specific on WHAT is not working?

Jelle.

[planetsim]

Also make it easier for us to help you wrap your code in [php][/php] tags.

[deezin]

hi there. thanks for your reply. The form isn't being sent to the email that I specified in the code.

[bradgrafelman]

Ditto on the previous 2 posts, and also, change this:

mail($email_to,$subject,$feedback);

to this:

mail($email_to,$subject,$feedback) or die('Mail error: Mailer could not send message!');

This way, we know if the problem is ocurring before the message ever hits the internet (i.e. config problem) or if it's perhaps just not reaching the intended recipient (spam filters, et. al.)

A good way to test your host's mail() ability (recommended if we're to help debug this for you) would be to send a very simple message, i.e.

mail('[e-mail]', 'test', 'Mail test successful!') or die("Couldn't even send the message.. likely config problem");

[deezin]

Hi there. Sorry that I am just reading this now. Yes...there must be a config problem...If there is a config problem...how do I fix it.

Thanks.

[bradgrafelman]

Are you the owner of the server? What operating system is the server hosted on?

Depending on the answers to these questions, you may need to configure PHP with the proper SMTP information by editing the php.conf/php.ini file (I think its .conf for Unix, right?) and filling in the "SMTP" variable with the correct server address.