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PHP

Posted by Arturo Gutierrez
Arturo Gutierrez
11,414 Points

Is there something wrong with my PHP Code? Can't receive any emails when submitting.

I set the method equal to post and set the action to a separate file page. The code below is what the action command is attached to.

$case_number = $_POST['caseNumber'];
$judgement_amount = $_POST['judgmentAmount'];
$amount_collected = $_POST['amountCollected'];
$date_issued = $_POST['dateIssued'];
$state_issued = $_POST['stateIssued'];
$attorney = $_POST['attorney'];
$default_award = $_POST['defaultAward'];
$debtor_state = $_POST['debtorState'];
$debtor_name = $_POST['debtorName'];
$debtor_address = $_POST['debtorAddress'];
$debtor_location = $_POST['debtorLocation'];

$full_name = $_POST['fullName'];
$street_address = $_POST['streetAddress'];
$location = $_POST['location'];
$phone_number = $_POST['telephone'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$description = $_POST['description'];

$to = "sample@yahoo.com";
$subject = "New Client!";

mail($to,$subject,"From: " . $full_name);
echo "Your message has been sent";

?>```

2 Answers

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points
Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points 
mail($to,$subject,"From: " . $full_name);

Is "From: " . $full_name your message or are you setting the "From:" header?

If it's your message, then you may need to add a "From:" header as a fourth parameter in your mail function. While the additional headers parameter is optional, the mail must contain a "From:" header. You can either add it via the additional parameter in mail() or set a default one in your php.ini file.

If it's your "From:" header, there are two problems: 1. Your message parameter is missing; 2. The "From:" header format is invalid as you are just providing the full name rather than the email address. Examples of a valid "From:" header are:

From: user@domain.com
From: "user" <user@domain.com>

Hope that helps.

Adam Duffield
Adam Duffield
30,494 Points
Adam Duffield
Adam Duffield
30,494 Points

I'm no mail expert but have you tried your spam folder? Php mail function isn't widely trusted so ends up in spam a lot.

Regards,

Adam