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Syntax of PHP html mail header
I am trying to place a form variable into a PHP HTML mail header script.
I know the script works if I hard code an email address but when I try to insert an email address that has been passed to the script using a form variable I cannot make the variable output the contents of the variable.
In the attached code, the variable I am trying to place is $_POST['email']. Placing this variable in the message body works just fine outputting the contents of the variable. But when I try to place that variable in the header line that reads
$headers .= 'Cc: $_POST['email']' . "\r\n";
The contents of the variable will not output. I have tried every combination of single apostrophes, double apostrophes, etc but cannot come up with the proper syntax.
Might someone steer me in the right direction?
Thanks.
I know the script works if I hard code an email address but when I try to insert an email address that has been passed to the script using a form variable I cannot make the variable output the contents of the variable.
In the attached code, the variable I am trying to place is $_POST['email']. Placing this variable in the message body works just fine outputting the contents of the variable. But when I try to place that variable in the header line that reads
$headers .= 'Cc: $_POST['email']' . "\r\n";
The contents of the variable will not output. I have tried every combination of single apostrophes, double apostrophes, etc but cannot come up with the proper syntax.
Might someone steer me in the right direction?
Thanks.
<?php
// multiple recipients
$to = 'me@mydomaine.com' . ', '; // note the comma
$to .= 'you@your.com';
// subject
$subject = 'Birthday Reminders for August';
// message
$message = '
<html>
<head>
<title>Birthday Reminders for August</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Here are the birthdays upcoming in August! '.$_POST['email’].'</p>
</body>
</html>
';
// To send HTML mail, the Content-type header must be set
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
// Additional headers
$headers .= 'To: Lee <me@mydomain.com>, john <johnr@john.com>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'From: Birthday Reminder <someplace@example.com>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Cc: $_POST['email']' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Bcc: tgifl@domain.com' . "\r\n";
// Mail it
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
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I appreciate your quick and accurate solution.
Obviously I am just learning PHP and this will help advance my progress no that learning curve.