Form not sending

dweeres

hello all, i will warn you before posting this that i am extremely new to this(i just started doing php yesterday haha) ive already learned how to send a form but now im trying to send a credit application with more variables(obviously). proble is, the darn thing wont send! HELP PLEASE 😕
Heres the code:
<?php

// Receiving variables
@$pfw_ip= $SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
@$ip3 = addslashes($POST['ip3']);
@$httpref3 = addslashes($POST['httpref3']);
@$httpagent3 = addslashes($POST['httpagent3']);
@$fname = addslashes($POST['fname']);
@$lname = addslashes($POST['lname']);
@$minitial = addslashes($POST['minitial']);
@$dob = addslashes($POST['dob']);
@$email = addslashes($POST['email']);
@$sin = addslashes($POST['sin']);
@$single = addslashes($POST['single']);
@$married = addslashes($POST['married']);
@$cadd = addslashes($POST['cadd']);
@$own = addslashes($POST['own']);
@$rent = addslashes($POST['rent']);
@$other = addslashes($POST['other']);
@$ycadd = addslashes($POST['ycadd']);
@$city = addslashes($POST['city']);
@$prov = addslashes($POST['prov']);
@$phnum = addslashes($POST['phnum']);
@$pcode = addslashes($POST['pcode']);
@$mbal = addslashes($POST['mbal']);
@$mpay = addslashes($POST['mpay']);
@$finst = addslashes($POST['finst']);
@$cval = addslashes($POST['cval']);
@$pradd = addslashes($POST['pradd']);
@$prevycadd = addslashes($POST['prevycadd']);
@$prcity = addslashes($POST['prcity']);
@$prprov = addslashes($POST['prprov']);
@$prpcode = addslashes($POST['prpcode']);
@$empname = addslashes($POST['empname']);
@$empincome = addslashes($POST['empincome']);
@$empmonth = addslashes($POST['empmonth']);
@$empbiweek = addslashes($POST['empbiweek']);
@$empweek = addslashes($POST['empweek']);
@$empadd = addslashes($POST['empadd']);
@$empocc = addslashes($POST['empocc']);
@$empphone = addslashes($POST['empphone']);
@$empyrs = addslashes($POST['empyrs']);
@$prempname = addslashes($POST['prempname']);
@$prempincome = addslashes($POST['prempincome']);
@$prempmonth = addslashes($POST['prempmonth']);
@$prempbiweek = addslashes($POST['prempbiweek']);
@$prempweek = addslashes($POST['prempweek']);
@$prempadd = addslashes($POST['prempadd']);
@$prempocc = addslashes($POST['prempocc']);
@$prempphone = addslashes($POST['prempphone']);
@$prempyrs = addslashes($POST['prempyrs']);
@$cofname = addslashes($POST['cofname']);
@$colname = addslashes($POST['colname']);
@$cominitial = addslashes($POST['cominitial']);
@$codob = addslashes($POST['codob']);
@$coemail = addslashes($POST['coemail']);
@$cosin = addslashes($POST['cosin']);
@$cosingle = addslashes($POST['cosingle']);
@$comarried = addslashes($POST['comarried']);
@$cocadd = addslashes($POST['cocadd']);
@$coown = addslashes($POST['coown']);
@$corent = addslashes($POST['corent']);
@$coother = addslashes($POST['coother']);
@$coycadd = addslashes($POST['coycadd']);
@$cocity = addslashes($POST['cocity']);
@$coprov = addslashes($POST['coprov']);
@$cophnum = addslashes($POST['cophnum']);
@$copcode = addslashes($POST['copcode']);
@$combal = addslashes($POST['combal']);
@$compay = addslashes($POST['compay']);
@$cofinst = addslashes($POST['cofinst']);
@$cocval = addslashes($POST['cocval']);
@$copradd = addslashes($POST['copradd']);
@$coprevycadd = addslashes($POST['coprevycadd']);
@$coprcity = addslashes($POST['coprcity']);
@$coprprov = addslashes($POST['coprprov']);
@$coprpcode = addslashes($POST['coprpcode']);
@$coempname = addslashes($POST['coempname']);
@$coempincome = addslashes($POST['coempincome']);
@$coempmonth = addslashes($POST['coempmonth']);
@$coempbiweek = addslashes($POST['coempbiweek']);
@$coempweek = addslashes($POST['coempweek']);
@$coempadd = addslashes($POST['coempadd']);
@$coempocc = addslashes($POST['coempocc']);
@$coempphone = addslashes($POST['coempphone']);
@$coempyrs = addslashes($POST['coempyrs']);
@$coprempname = addslashes($POST['coprempname']);
@$coprempincome = addslashes($POST['coprempincome']);
@$coprempmonth = addslashes($POST['coprempmonth']);
@$coprempbiweek = addslashes($POST['coprempbiweek']);
@$coprempweek = addslashes($POST['coprempweek']);
@$coprempadd = addslashes($POST['coprempadd']);
@$coprempocc = addslashes($POST['coprempocc']);
@$coprempphone = addslashes($POST['coprempphone']);
@$coprempyrs = addslashes($POST['coprempyrs']);

// Validation
if (strlen($fname) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid fname");
}

if (strlen($fname) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid fname");
}

if (strlen($lname) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid lname");
}

if (strlen($lname) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid lname");
}

if (strlen($minitial) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid minitial");
}

if (strlen($minitial) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid minitial");
}

if (strlen($dob) !=8)
{
die("Please enter a valid dob");
}

if (strlen($dob) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid dob");
}

if (strlen($email) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid email");
}

if (strlen($email) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid email");
}

if (strlen($sin) !=9)
{
die("Please enter a valid sin");
}

if (strlen($cadd) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid cadd");
}

if (strlen($ycadd) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid ycadd");
}

//Sending Email to form owner
$pfw_header = "From: $fname\n"
. "Reply-To: $fname\n";
$pfw_subject = "Credit Application";
$pfw_email_to = "dweeres@hotmail.com";
$pfw_message = "Visitor's IP: $pfw_ip\n"
. "fname: $fname\n"
. "lname: $lname\n"
. "minitial: $minitial\n"
. "dob: $dob\n"
. "email: $email\n"
. "sin: $sin\n"
. "single: $single\n"
. "married: $married\n"
. "cadd: $cadd\n"
. "own: $own\n"
. "rent: $rent\n"
. "other: $other\n"
. "ycadd: $ycadd\n"
. "city: $city\n"
. "prov: $prov\n"
. "phnum: $phnum\n"
. "pcode: $pcode\n"
. "mbal: $mbal\n"
. "mpay: $mpay\n"
. "finst: $finst\n"
. "cval: $cval\n"
. "pradd: $pradd\n"
. "prevycadd: $prevycadd\n"
. "prcity: $prcity\n"
. "prprov: $prprov\n"
. "prpcode: $prpcode\n"
. "empname: $empname\n"
. "empincome: $empincome\n"
. "empmonth: $empmonth\n"
. "empbiweek: $empbiweek\n"
. "empweek: $empweek\n"
. "empadd: $empadd\n"
. "empocc: $empocc\n"
. "empphone: $empphone\n"
. "empyrs: $empyrs\n"
. "prempname: $prempname\n"
. "prempincome: $prempincome\n"
. "prempmonth: $prempmonth\n"
. "prempbiweek: $prempbiweek\n"
. "prempweek: $prempweek\n"
. "prempadd: $prempadd\n"
. "prempocc: $prempocc\n"
. "prempphone: $prempphone\n"
. "prempyrs: $prempyrs\n"
. "cofname: $cofname\n"
. "colname: $colname\n"
. "cominitial: $cominitial\n"
. "codob: $codob\n"
. "coemail: $coemail\n"
. "cosin: $cosin\n"
. "cosingle: $cosingle\n"
. "comarried: $comarried\n"
. "cocadd: $cocadd\n"
. "coown: $coown\n"
. "corent: $corent\n"
. "coother: $coother\n"
. "coycadd: $coycadd\n"
. "cocity: $cocity\n"
. "coprov: $coprov\n"
. "cophnum: $cophnum\n"
. "copcode: $copcode\n"
. "combal: $combal\n"
. "compay: $compay\n"
. "cofinst: $cofinst\n"
. "cocval: $cocval\n"
. "copradd: $copradd\n"
. "coprevycadd: $coprevycadd\n"
. "coprcity: $coprcity\n"
. "coprprov: $coprprov\n"
. "coprpcode: $coprpcode\n"
. "coempname: $coempname\n"
. "coempincome: $coempincome\n"
. "coempmonth: $coempmonth\n"
. "coempbiweek: $coempbiweek\n"
. "coempweek: $coempweek\n"
. "coempadd: $coempadd\n"
. "coempocc: $coempocc\n"
. "coempphone: $coempphone\n"
. "coempyrs: $coempyrs\n"
. "coprempname: $coprempname\n"
. "coprempincome: $coprempincome\n"
. "coprempmonth: $coprempmonth\n"
. "coprempbiweek: $coprempbiweek\n"
. "coprempweek: $coprempweek\n"
. "coprempadd: $coprempadd\n"
. "coprempocc: $coprempocc\n"
. "coprempphone: $coprempphone\n"
. "coprempyrs: $coprempyrs\n";
else {mail("dweeres@hotmail.com", $pfw_subject ,$pfw_message ,$pfw_header ) ;
echo("Thank you for your application");
}
?>

thanks@

datrigga

from looking it over kinda fast i noticed in the code below that the "else" statement
does not have a preceeding "if(){}" that I can see

else {mail("dweeres@hotmail.com", $pfw_subject ,$pfw_message ,$pfw_header ) ;
echo("Thank you for your application");
}

dweeres

oh right sorry, forgot to upload the updated one. heres the new one

<?php

// Validation
if (strlen($fname) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid fname");
}

if (strlen($fname) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid fname");
}

if (strlen($lname) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid lname");
}

if (strlen($lname) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid lname");
}

if (strlen($minitial) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid minitial");
}

if (strlen($minitial) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid minitial");
}

if (strlen($dob) !=8)
{
die("Please enter a valid dob");
}

if (strlen($dob) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid dob");
}

if (strlen($email) <=0)
{
die("Please enter a valid email");
}

if (strlen($email) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid email");
}

if (strlen($sin) !=9)
{
die("Please enter a valid sin");
}

if (strlen($cadd) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid cadd");
}

if (strlen($ycadd) == 0 )
{
die("Please enter a valid ycadd");
}

//Sending Email to form owner
$pfw_header = "From: $fname\n"
. "Reply-To: $fname\n";
$pfw_subject = "Credit Application";
$pfw_email_to = "dweeres@hotmail.com";
$pfw_message = "Visitor's IP: $pfw_ip\n"
. "fname: $fname\n"
. "lname: $lname\n"
. "minitial: $minitial\n"
. "dob: $dob\n"
. "email: $email\n"
. "sin: $sin\n"
. "single: $single\n"
. "married: $married\n"
. "cadd: $cadd\n"
. "own: $own\n"
. "rent: $rent\n"
. "other: $other\n"
. "ycadd: $ycadd\n"
. "city: $city\n"
. "prov: $prov\n"
. "phnum: $phnum\n"
. "pcode: $pcode\n"
. "mbal: $mbal\n"
. "mpay: $mpay\n"
. "finst: $finst\n"
. "cval: $cval\n"
. "pradd: $pradd\n"
. "prevycadd: $prevycadd\n"
. "prcity: $prcity\n"
. "prprov: $prprov\n"
. "prpcode: $prpcode\n"
. "empname: $empname\n"
. "empincome: $empincome\n"
. "empmonth: $empmonth\n"
. "empbiweek: $empbiweek\n"
. "empweek: $empweek\n"
. "empadd: $empadd\n"
. "empocc: $empocc\n"
. "empphone: $empphone\n"
. "empyrs: $empyrs\n"
. "prempname: $prempname\n"
. "prempincome: $prempincome\n"
. "prempmonth: $prempmonth\n"
. "prempbiweek: $prempbiweek\n"
. "prempweek: $prempweek\n"
. "prempadd: $prempadd\n"
. "prempocc: $prempocc\n"
. "prempphone: $prempphone\n"
. "prempyrs: $prempyrs\n"
. "cofname: $cofname\n"
. "colname: $colname\n"
. "cominitial: $cominitial\n"
. "codob: $codob\n"
. "coemail: $coemail\n"
. "cosin: $cosin\n"
. "cosingle: $cosingle\n"
. "comarried: $comarried\n"
. "cocadd: $cocadd\n"
. "coown: $coown\n"
. "corent: $corent\n"
. "coother: $coother\n"
. "coycadd: $coycadd\n"
. "cocity: $cocity\n"
. "coprov: $coprov\n"
. "cophnum: $cophnum\n"
. "copcode: $copcode\n"
. "combal: $combal\n"
. "compay: $compay\n"
. "cofinst: $cofinst\n"
. "cocval: $cocval\n"
. "copradd: $copradd\n"
. "coprevycadd: $coprevycadd\n"
. "coprcity: $coprcity\n"
. "coprprov: $coprprov\n"
. "coprpcode: $coprpcode\n"
. "coempname: $coempname\n"
. "coempincome: $coempincome\n"
. "coempmonth: $coempmonth\n"
. "coempbiweek: $coempbiweek\n"
. "coempweek: $coempweek\n"
. "coempadd: $coempadd\n"
. "coempocc: $coempocc\n"
. "coempphone: $coempphone\n"
. "coempyrs: $coempyrs\n"
. "coprempname: $coprempname\n"
. "coprempincome: $coprempincome\n"
. "coprempmonth: $coprempmonth\n"
. "coprempbiweek: $coprempbiweek\n"
. "coprempweek: $coprempweek\n"
. "coprempadd: $coprempadd\n"
. "coprempocc: $coprempocc\n"
. "coprempphone: $coprempphone\n"
. "coprempyrs: $coprempyrs\n";
@mail("dweeres@hotmail.com", $pfw_subject ,$pfw_message ,$pfw_header ) ;
echo("Thank you for your application");

bradgrafelman

When posting PHP, make sure to use the board's [ PHP] [ /PHP] (without spaces inside the brackets) when posting code... makes it so much easier to read! In fact, to make this thread easier to read, go back and edit your posts, adding the PHP tags around your code.

I see you're using [man]mail/man and that your problem is that the it "won't send." You also said that you're new to PHP.

First of all, do you know what the '@' does in all of the places it appears in your scripts? It suppresses errors. That is, if PHP is trying to spit out an error message (PHP's error messages are very helpful in locating and fixing errors), the @ sign tells PHP to disregard them and not display them to you. If you're having problems, we definitely do NOT want that. Try removing all of the @'s in your script that precede functions, variables, etc. (e.g. @mail becomes [man]mail[/b], ignore the @ in the string dweeres@hotmail.com, etc.). If you get any error messages, be sure to post those!

Also, do you even know if mail() works on your webserver? Try doing a simple test, such as:

if(!mail('your_email@address.here', 'Test E-mail', 'This is a test e-mail.'))
     echo 'Error using mail().';
else
     echo 'mail() successfully executed.';

Double-check to make sure you receive the e-mail (NOTE: since it's a pretty plain test e-mail without any extra headers, it will most likely get marked as spam - make sure you check your spam folders, or send it to an e-mail that doesn't automatically delete messages believed to be spam).

Just out of curiosity... how is your website hosted? Do you own your own server, or do you have a shared host?

orduen

I need help sending data collected from my form into an email address. My mail function does not work. Please can anyone help me fix this problem. Iam new to php. i know i have to configure my php.ini file but i just dont know how to.My email add is myname@yahoo.com. What will i need to speify as my stmp server and what directories to i need to include. Pls bear in mind that iam new. Thanks

Houdini

Look here

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost //change to your ISP parameters as in your e-mail client (Outlook, etc.)
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = youremail@yourisp.com//your email address here.
; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
;sendmail_path = "C:\Program Files\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe -t"

; Force the addition of the specified parameters to be passed as extra parameters
; to the sendmail binary. These parameters will always replace the value of
; the 5th parameter to mail(), even in safe mode.
;mail.force_extra_parameters =

[SQL]

Make sure there is no semicolon in front of the values for your system.

bradgrafelman

Keep in mind that Yahoo does NOT offer free POP3 or SMTP services AFAIK.