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Sending an Email using PHP

Experts

Im trying to send an email using the code below, it appears to work (i.e. the $success variable is returned a true value, and the email sent message is displayed), however nothing seems to be coming through to my email box...

Any suggestions would be greatly appeciated
Regards
Easynow

<?php
// email settings */
$CustomerName =  trim(($_POST['CustomerName']));
$CustomerEmail = trim(($_POST['CustomerEmail']));
$Telephone = trim(($_POST['Telephone']));
$Postcode = trim(($_POST['Postcode']));
$Enquiry = trim(($_POST['Enquiry']));
$EmailTo = "dean.obrien@unn.ac.uk";
$Subject = "Web enquiry";
 
 
// validation
$sendit = true;
 
if ($CustomerEmail=="") $sendit=false;
 
if ($Telephone=="") $sendit=false;
 
if (!$sendit) {
  echo 'You forgot to fill out some required fields.';
  exit;
}
 
// prepare email body text
$Body = "Name:" . $CustomerName;
$Body = $Body . "<br>Email:" . $CustomerEmail;
$Body = $Body . "<br>Telephone:" . $Telephone;
$Body = $Body . "<br>Postcode:" . $Postcode;
$Body = $Body . "<br>Enquiry:" . $Enquiry;
 
// send email
$headers = "From: $EmailFrom";
$success = mail($EmailTo,$Subject,$Body,$headers);
?>
----- HTML --------
<?
// redirect to success page
if ($success){
  echo "<p>Your query has been sent.</p>";
  echo $Body;
}
else{
  echo "<p>There was an error sending your request, please try again.</p>";
}
?>
--- HTML-----

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QualitySoftwareDevelopment

Are you sure that your server is able to send emails?

QualitySoftwareDevelopment

Try this script to see if your able

<?php
$to = "recipient@example.com";
$subject = "Hi!";
$body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
  echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
 } else {
  echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
 }
?>

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shobinsun

Hello,

I have successfully sen the mail with your code. I think your php mail is not enabled.

If you have installed smtp in your system use it

Regards.

Dean OBrien

ASKER

Thanks for your comments.
QualitySoftwareDevelopment: the test you propose will give the same result as mine, because they both consider the mail successfully sent if the the function mail() returns true [which was happening with my script].
shobinsun: thanks for testing the script, this confirms that it must be server side.

Just so that i am clear, when i speak to the hosting company, i need to ask them to ensure SMTP is correctly configured for my domain (for my script to work)? or is there any other configurations that i need to check?

Thanks again for all your help.
Regards
Easynow

QualitySoftwareDevelopment

This page tells you what needs to be done...

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/advanced-email-php/

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nplib

Google for PHPMailer, that will help you with your problem.

Dean OBrien

ASKER

Sorry for the delayed response, the problem was as you suggest i hadnt specified the final parameter, and it needed to be from a mail address that the hosting company recognised as there own.
Regards
Easynow