PHP mail() function is not sending - php

Question

I am trying to send an email using PHP
I'm using this form:
<form class="pure-form pure-form-aligned" action="contact.php">
<fieldset>
<input type="Text" placeholder="Nome" name="Name">
<input type="email" placeholder="Email" name="email">
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<button type="Reset" class="pure-button pure-button-primary">Limpar</button>
<button type="submit" class="pure-button pure-button-primary">Enviar</button>
</fieldset>
</form>
and this php code
<?php
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
$field_name = $_POST['cf_name'];
$field_email = $_POST['cf_email'];
$mail_to = 'nelson.maia#geralucros.com';
$subject = 'GeraRelax: '.$field_name;
$body_message = 'De: '.$field_name."\n";
$body_message .= 'E-mail: '.$field_email."\n";
$headers = 'De: '.$field_email."\r\n";
$headers .= 'Responder para: '.$field_email."\r\n";
$mail_status = #mail($mail_to, $subject, $headers);
if ($mail_status) { ?>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
alert('Obrigado pela contacto.');
window.location = 'index.php';
</script>
<?php
}
else { ?>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
alert('Envio falhado');
window.location = 'index.php';
</script>
<?php
}
?>
I have used it before but now it doesn't work. I'm guessing this have to do with server configurations?
Can someone enlighten me on this?

Answer 1

You need to add the form METHOD!
<form class="pure-form pure-form-aligned" action="contact.php" METHOD="POST">
Also missing . to add to headers.
$headers .= 'De: '.$field_email."\r\n";
Also type in NOME should be NAME
<input type="Text" placeholder="Nome" name="Name">
TYPO IN VARIABLE NAMES
$field_name = $_POST['name'];
$field_email = $_POST['Email'];

Answer 2

Your problem is your have created mail incorrectly, if you view the PHP manual: http://php.net/manual/pt_BR/function.mail.php // http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php
you will see that mail($to, $usbject, $message, $headers); and your version does not do this, you have no $message value in your mail item.
Also add
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
To the top of your code to display error messages which will give you more feedback as to why your email sending is failing. And remove the # from your mail function until you are sure it works.
You should have
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
...
$mail_status = mail($mail_to, $subject, $body_message, $headers);
Recommendation:
Use UTF-8 character set, or UTF-16 if possible.
Use a dedicated Mailer extension such as PHPMailer or Swift Mailer
Add error tracking (as exampled) across your code until you're sure it works.
Eat five fresh fruit and vegetables a day.
Also noted from PHP Mail:
When sending mail, the mail must contain a From header. This can be
set with the additional_headers parameter, or a default can be set in
php.ini.
Failing to do this will result in an error message similar to Warning:
mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header
missing. The From header sets also Return-Path under Windows.

Answer 3

Add the form method here:
<form class="pure-form pure-form-aligned" action="contact.php">
Add the submit button name here:
<button type="submit" name="submit" class="pure-button pure-button-primary">Enviar</button>
Change the php code to this :
<?php if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
// your code here..
.
.
.
// change the mail headers..
$headers .= 'De: '.$field_email."\r\n";
} ?>