Server issues with php script - attempt 17

weaselandalf

Okay, here's the deal. This is the seventeenth (yes the seventeenth! :mad: ) PHP mail script I've tried.

I have managed to get it to send I think, as I get a confirmation. This is the script I'm using:

<html>
<head><title>PHP Mail Sender</title></head>
<body>
<?php
/ All form fields are automatically passed to the PHP script through the array $HTTP_POST_VARS. /
$email = 'myemail@mydomain.com';
$subject = $HTTP_POST_VARS['subject'];
$message = $HTTP_POST_VARS['message'];
/ Sends the mail and outputs the "Thank you" string if the mail is successfully sent, or the error string otherwise. /
if (mail($email,$subject,$message)) {
echo "<h4>Thank you for sending email</h4>";
} else {
echo "<h4>Can't send email to $email</h4>";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

However, my webserver tells me the following:

Use the PHP mail function and set the mail from using the following line of code - replacing email@mydomain with the correct domain name.

ini_set("sendmail_from", " email@mydomain ");

It also says I need to use SMTP....

Also it says it needs a to and a from email, the to which I will have as my email and the from as the email the user inputs so I can get back to them.

I don't have input fields for email in my corresponding HTML file, I think I can manage that bit okay, but this just makes me want to break down in tears.

Can anyone help so that all of the above problems are resolved in the PHP script???

So, can you help me change the bit of code they tell me to, use SMTP and help sort the variables or whatever for the email? (see I [sarcastic] really know what I'm doing)

I would be beyond greatful and would probably write you a letter thanking you in person if you can gelp with this! I've been trying to do this for 3 months now!!!!

PLEASE.

duckduckgoose

I don't know what your form looks like, but here's how I'd do it:


<?

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

$to = 'you@youremail.com';
$from = $_POST['email'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$body= $_POST['message'];


mail($to,$subject,$body,$from);
echo "Thanks for your email";

} else {

?>

<form action="post" method="$PHP_SELF">
<input type="text" name="subject" value="<? echo $_POST['subject']; ?>">
<textarea name="message" value="<? echo $_POST['message']; ?>"></textarea>
<input type="text" name="email" value="<? echo $_POST[email]; ?>">
<input type="submit" name="Send" value="Send">
</form>

<? } ?>

weaselandalf

Thanks, I've done that, but I'm still not getting any mail through....

duckduckgoose

My bad. Try changing:

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

if (isset($_POST['Send'])) {

swatisonee

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65159&st=0&p=264073&#entry264073

weaselandalf

Oh dear, it's still not working.... I've just realised I'm not even getting the echo back.... Any ideas??

I was getting the echo at the very beginning....

weaselandalf

I'm happy to use one someone can recommend, just as long as it has SMTP. The only reason I haven't, is because I'm not even good enough to get them working....

duckduckgoose

Ok, tried and tested. It works:

<?

if (isset($_POST['Send'])) {

$to = 'you@youremail.com';
$from = $_POST['email'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$body= $_POST['message'];


mail($to,$subject,$body,$from);
echo "Thanks for your email";

} else {

?>

<form action="<? $PHP_SELF; ?>" method="post">
<input type="text" name="subject" value="<? echo $_POST['subject']; ?>">
<textarea name="message" value="<? echo $_POST['message']; ?>"></textarea>
<input type="text" name="email" value="<? echo $_POST[email]; ?>">
<input type="submit" name="Send" value="Send">
</form>

<? } ?>

weaselandalf

I'd just like to let you know how much I really do appriciate this help! Thanks!

I'm going to need to get our company (the company we hope to set up if we ever get an email script working!!!!!) email settings and give it a go, i'll let you all know how it goes.

thanks.

weaselandalf

Okay, I think it works, but I think my server is blocking it, here's what my hosting company has to say:

PHP on Windows
Use the PHP mail function and set the mail from using the following line of code - replacing email@mydomain with the correct domain name.

ini_set("sendmail_from", " email@mydomain ");

Warning: All the components use SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), and you should be aware that all Fasthosts' SMTP servers have filters which ensure that either the to or from address relates to one of your domains hosted by Fasthosts, and that the from address is not blank.

Any ideas?

Houdini

To test set the $from variable to your own email address then run the script, if that works then you might have a problem elsewhere.

weaselandalf

OK, thanks, I did that and it's still not working... help!

Houdini

Use this script on your server and then see what it does;

<?php
//change all necessary variables
$to      = 'nobody@example.com';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'hello';
$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
   'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

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

weaselandalf

Okay, I've tried it and I'm not recieving anything. I guess it has to be the server, but I can't find anything in the help files, is there anything I should search for on there in particular??

Thanks for the help.