variables in email script not sent

[weaselandalf]

Hi, I'm new to this (collective groan, I know!). I've made a flash form to collect name, email address and a message and have configured it to send the info to my PHP script. This should then send me an email with all the information like this:

name: (the person's name)

email: (that person'e email)

Message: (that's right, you've guessed it, the message!)

However, all I get is an email like this:

name:

email:

Message:

Now, I'm pretty sure the script works in one way because it send the email, but after that I'm so stuck...

I used the script form a tutorial on gotoandlearn.com and include it so you can laugh at my feeble lack of skills:

<?PHP

$to = "[e-mail]";
$subject = "Flash Contact Form Submission";
$message = "Name: " . $theName;
$message .= "\nEmail: " . $theEmail;
$message .= "\n\nMessage: " . $theMessage;
ini_set("sendmail_from", " [e-mail] ");
$headers .= "\nReply-To: $theEmail";

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

echo "sentOk=" . $sentOk;

?>

I realise that when it comes in it will read as if I sent it, but that's to do with my server being a little evil.

Help in any shape or form, (I'll tell you where to send a carrier pidgeon if you like) would make my year.

p.s. If I'm in the wrong section, I'm already so so so sorry!

[gammaster]

Hi!
Where in the script are the variables $theName, $theEmail, $thrMessage and $to set?

[weaselandalf]

I've set them in flash and then sent them to the PHP script, the actionscript is this:

stop();

var senderLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var receiveLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars();

sender.onRelease = function() {
senderLoad.theName = theName.text;
senderLoad.theEmail = theEmail.text;
senderLoad.theMessage = theMessage.text;
senderLoad.sendAndLoad("http://bluewolfmedia.co.uk/send.php",receiveLoad);
}

receiveLoad.onLoad = function() {
if(this.sentOk) {
root.gotoAndStop("success");
}
else {
root.gotoAndStop("failed");
}
}

I know they're set differently in Flash, but as far as I know this is correct. (I watched the video tutorial twice...) Thanks for your interest.

[gammaster]

Hi!
I dont know actionscript, but you could try this:

<?PHP

$data = $_GET;

$to = "[e-mail]";
$subject = "Flash Contact Form Submission";
$message = "Name: " .$data['theName'];
$message .= "\nEmail: " . $data['theEmail'];
$message .= "\n\nMessage: " . $data['theMessage'];
ini_set("sendmail_from", " [e-mail] ");
$headers .= "\nReply-To: ".$data['theEmail'];

$sentOk = mail($data['to'],$subject,$message,$headers);

echo "sentOk=" . $sentOk;

?>

If this don`t work try to change the line:

$data = $_GET;

to

$data = $_POST;

[weaselandalf]

Hmm, that doesn't seem to work. Now, rather than getting an email with categories that are blank, I get no email at all. I don't really see how it can be a problem with my server, as if there is a problem it wont let you send at all. And the Flash form is obviously promptin the PHP to send, it just seems that the variables don't make it all the way.

Thanks for your advice though...