php mail problem.

e_00_3

Dear all,

I have a simple script that works in a friend's server space but doesn't work on mine. I keep returning the error:

"Warning: Unknown error in 'filename' on line 'whatever'".

I talked to my host and they said there is nothing wrong on their side, so I'm wondering could there be anything else.

I get that error even when the code is as simple as:

<?
mail("abc@8aol.com","hello","message");
?>

trooper

Zenith

You will need to post your code so we can take a look at it. From what you have posted here it sounds like you have a error elsewhere in the script. (your mail call is fine)

regards

gary mailer

Anon

i also have the same problem, this is my script:

<?php $comments = trim($comments);if (!empty($comments)) {
if($user=="") {$user="Guest";}
$mailto = "Webmaster <webmaster@review-music.com>";
$msubject = "Quick Comments";
$mbody = "$comments\n";
$mbody .= "--------------\n";
$mbody .= "Browser: $type\n";
$mbody .= "User: $user\n";
$mbody .= "URL: $url\n";

$mheader = "From: Customer Accounts <customer-accounts@review-music.com>";

mail($mailto, $msubject, $mbody, $mheader);
Header("Location: http://www.review-music.com$url");}else{
Header("Location: http://www.review-music.com$url");}
?>
The form is just one textarea field with the name comments. There are also three hidden input types: type, url and user.

This script worked fine on my last server but I have just changed to a dedicated server (Cobalt RaQ4) running PHP 4.1.2 and now it doesn't mail at all.

The strange thing is in my admin script I can send mail out. This is the script:
<?php if ($mail) {
$to = $to_name ."<".$to_email.">";
$msubject = $mail_subject;
$mail_message = stripslashes($mail_message);
$mbody = $mail_message;
$mheader = "From: $from_name <$from_email>\nContent-Type: text/plain\nBcc: sentitems@review-music.com";
mail($to, $msubject, $mbody, $mheader);
}
?>

and the form:
<table><form method="post" action="<?PHP echo"$PHP_SELF";?>">
<tr><td><span class="whatsnew"><b>To Name</b></td><td><input type="text" name="to_name"></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="whatsnew"><b>To Email</b></td><td><input type="text" name="to_email"></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="whatsnew"><b>From Name</b></td><td><input type="text" name="from_name"></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="whatsnew"><b>From Email</b></td><td><input type="text" name="from_email"></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="whatsnew"><b>Subject</b></td><td><input type="text" name="mail_subject"></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><span class="whatsnew"><b>Message</b></td><td><textarea name="mail_message" rows="10"></textarea></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><input type="submit" value="Send Mail" name="mail"></td></tr>
</form></table>

Does anyone have any ideas

e_00_3

I went as far as having something like this:

<head><title>Untitled</title></head>
<body>

mail("abc@8aol.com","subject","message");

</body>

But all it does was returning the
"unknown error".

Anon

At first I thought it might be the email address, so I put the code on my site. It works fine, soesn't even bring up anything. I'd check your version of php and possibly think about re-installing.

By the way everyone else, forget my last post, it works fine. My whole mailbox is down, which is why it would send messages to other people but not to myself 🙁

aasim

hey i think ur codes are just fine but u have prbably ur php.ini is the problem

open is up and look for smtp:localhost
give it ur smtp address and just below it give it email address which relates to dat smtp address...

alrite have fun