[RESOLVED] Basic PHP Mailer Problem

[ilan2912]

Hi,

I'm sure this is really simple to fix, but I just can't seem to get through it. I've got a basic Flash website which passes some variables to a PHP script. The variables are part of a contact form, and all I want the PHP to do is to send an email to my domain email address (which I've made [e-mail] in the code below).

Separate to the Flash sending the variables correctly to the PHP script (which I think is working but cannot yet verify), I can't get the PHP script to send an email. If I type in the URL of the PHP script, it displays "returnS=success", but I don't receive an email (I know it would only be a blank email, but I don't receive anything). I've also pretty much copied this code from another website I set up for a friend which has the PHP sending the email... :S

What am I doing wrong?! Thanks

<?php

$to = "[e-mail]";
$subject = "Website Query";
$name_field = $POST['name_field'];
$email_field = $POST['email_field'];
$message = $_POST['message_field'];

$body = "From: $name_field\nE-Mail: $email_field\nMessage: $message";

mail($to, $subject, $body, "From: $email_field");

echo "returnS=success";

?>

[bradgrafelman]

Try checking the return value of the [man]mail/man call to see if it returned true or false. Also, is display_errors set to On and error_reporting set to E_ALL?

Lastly, you should never use a user-supplied e-mail address in the 'From' header; this header should always contain a valid e-mail address on the domain from which you are sending mail.

[ilan2912]

Hmmm. Thanks Brad. I'll have a crack at that when I get home and have access to the web server, although I'm not sure I understand what you mean regarding:
- checking the return value of the mail() call
- is display_errors set to On
- is error_reporting set to E_ALL

How do I go about doing those things? Sorry if this is a silly question - I guess I'm in the right forum!

Thanks

[ilan2912]

I've done a bit more research and realised that the problem was due to the fact that my email was hosted with Google Apps. As far as I can understand unless told otherwise, the server tries to deliver the mail to itself, which causes the email to get lost. In the meantime, I'm just sending the email to my personal email address while I work out how to resolve this.

Thanks