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PHP

Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn
6,623 Points
Posted by Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn
6,623 Points

"Unknown sender" when sending emails with php

So I want users to be able to send emails through a contact form that I created. The problem is that whenever a user sends an email, I receive an empty email with the users email not included. So If a user sends me an email, I don't know who it is from because the user's email is not included. I also don't know what has been said because the message part is empty as well. All I can see is "New Message", which is the title of the email. Does someone have an idea why the user's email and the message is empty?

<?php

    $userEmail = $_POST['userEmail']; 
    $userMessage = $_POST['userMessage']; 

    $to = "testemail@email.com";
    $subject = "New Message";
    $headers = "From: " . $userEmail;

    mail ($to, $subject, $userMessage, $headers);
    echo "Thanks for you message! I will get back to you shortly."
?>

Thanks!