I am using the following code to try and send an email - I can't see any problem with it - but it's not working, it displays the message "email sent" but I don't receive anything.
<?php
$to = "email#address.com";
$subject = "Query";
$message_body.="Name: ".$_POST["name"]."<br>\n";
$message_body.="JobTitle: ".$_POST["jobtitle"]."<br>\n";
$message_body.="Phone: ".$_POST["phone"]."<br>\n";
$message_body.="Email: ".$_POST["email"]."<br>\n";
$header = "Reply-To: ".$_POST["email"]."\n";
$header .= "Content-type: text/html;
mail($to, $subject, $message_body, $header);
echo "Email sent";
?>
Can anyone help?
Check 1) For the mail functions to be available, PHP requires an installed and working email system. The program to be used is defined by the configuration settings in the php.ini file.
You mentioned that there are no errors.. so next..
Check 2) Check the return value of function.. TRUE or FALSE
Check 3) See if any warning by enabling error_reporting(E_ALL)
Check 4) Actually mail sent, but went to Spam folder.
For mail() , it is important to note that just because the mail was
accepted for delivery, it does NOT mean the mail will actually reach
the intended destination.
Also there is a difference in a way how it works in Windows and Unix.
Your example is missing a " in the last $header line
try adding:
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set("display_errors","On");
at the beginning of the file to show the errors / warnings you get. Most likely sendmail is not running on your server
Try to check your SMTP server configuration.
http://php.net/manual/en/mail.configuration.php
Probably it blocks your mail.
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I use mail() to send emails but the output says it is success but i do not received any emails. can someone help me please in using mail()?
function send_mail() {
$message = 'Please reset your passwrod etc.';
if (mail('ruedastefano#gmail.com', 'password reset', $message, 'from: bjmpncr#thefourpobu.com')) {
echo 'success';
} else {
echo 'failed';
}
}
Its because your mail config not set correctly.
Check
Environment(if local check this / if live-host most of time it will config automaticaly)
User Authentication(Username / password)
Sample code
$to = "abdulla#stackoverflow.com";
$subject = 'Place Order From ';
$message = 'My message goes here';
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
$headers .= "From: ibjmpncr#thefourpobu.com";
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
Requirements for php mail() function
php.net
For the Mail functions to be available, PHP must have access to the sendmail binary on your system during compile time. If you use another mail program, such as qmail or postfix, be sure to use the appropriate sendmail wrappers that come with them. PHP will first look for sendmail in your PATH, and then in the following: /usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:/etc:/usr/ucblib:/usr/lib. It's highly recommended to have sendmail available from your PATH. Also, the user that compiled PHP must have permission to access the sendmail binary.
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For the mail functions to be available, PHP requires an installed and working email system. The program to be used is defined by the configuration settings in the php.ini file.
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I am using the following code. No error is coming, but mail is not received.
<?php
$msg="";
$from_add = "example#gmail.com";
$to_add = "example#gmail.com";
$subject = "Test Subject";
$message = "Test Message";
$headers = "From: $from_add \r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: $from_add \r\n";
$headers .= "Return-Path: $from_add\r\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP \r\n";
if(mail($to_add,$subject,$message,$headers))
{
echo $msg = "Mail sent OK";
}
else
{
echo $msg = "Error sending email!";
}
?>
It's difficult to diagnose why your script not be sending emails unless there is an obvious syntax error.
So you need to troubleshooting this problem as the following to find any potential pitfalls you may be encountering:
1- Make sure error reporting is enabled and set to report all errors.
Placing the following code at the top of your PHP files (or in a master configuration file) will enable error reporting.
error_reporting(-1);
ini_set('display_errors', 'On');
set_error_handler("var_dump");
2- Check your server's mail logs.
(you may need to ask your server administrator where they are located) but they can commonly be found in a user's root directory under logs.
3- Check to see if mail() returns true or false.
The mail() function:
Returns TRUE if the mail was successfully accepted for delivery, FALSE otherwise. It is important to note that just because the mail was accepted for delivery, it does NOT mean the mail will actually reach the intended destination.
This is important to note because:
If you receive a FALSE return value you know the error lies with your server accepting your mail. This probably isn't a coding issue but a server configuration issue. You need to speak to your system administrator to find out why this is happening.
If your receive a TRUE return value it does not mean your email will definitely be sent. It just means the email was sent to its respective handler on the server successfully by PHP. There are still more points of failure outside of PHP's control that can cause the email to not be sent.
So FALSE will help point you in the right direction whereas TRUE does not necessarily mean your email was sent successfully.
4- Check your spam folders / Prevent your email from being flagged as spam.
5- Make sure you supply mail headers.
$header = "From: noreply#example.com\r\n";
$header.= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$header.= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
$header.= "X-Priority: 1\r\n";
6- end to multiple accounts.
To help rule out email account issues.
7- Consider using an alternative mailer.
PHP's built in mail() function is handy and often gets the job done. But there are alternatives that offer more power and flexibility including handling a lot of the issues outlined above. One that would might consider using is the popular PHPMailer
I have this mail script on my page: mail('myadress#server.com', 'New client added by user', 'test message');
but I do not receive anything! (of course I added my real adress). I tried it with 2 different adresses, looked in my spam folder, etc... just nothing. but the script executes just fine.
Is there any log I can view or invoke to see exactly what happened?
thank you for your help!
<?php
$to = "someone#example.com";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";
$from = "someonelse#example.com";
$headers = "From:" . $from;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";
?>
try this it will going to work for u ....
1) Check the return value from the mail() call:
$status = mail(...);
if (!$status) {
die("Mail failed");
}
If this fails, then PHP cannot even get the mail out the front door, and you'll have to figure out why - e.g. are you on a Windows box and haven't configured the mail options in php.ini?
2) Check your mail server's logs. Most Unix/Linux systems have a local mail server (the MTA) which will accept the mail from PHP. If it's misconfigured or having trouble, it may still accept the mail from PHP but then leave the mail to rot in a queue.
Perhaps your server's been placed on spam blackhole lists and it simply cannot deliver mail anywhere, which means you've probably got all of your test mails stuck in an outgoing queue that can't go anywhere.
Had to add the header "from" and use an email adress created on the server.
Hi guys i am using the mail() from the contact form and for some reason it is not working.
The php coding i have setup is as follows:
// sending email to sales#xxx.com
$to = "hello#xxx.com";
$subject = 'Email From {$name} from your website';
$message = "$name has contacted you from the website and says:
$mcontent
$name 's contact email address is: $email";
$headers = $email . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: " . $email . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) or die ("Failure");
// end of sending mail
returnheader("/xxx/email-sent");
i get no errors at all, it even goes to the success page when completed.
Any ideas why this would not work.
I have checked your code and it is working fine on my server , i am getting e-mail.
Here , it looks like some problem with your SMTP server settings.
There is nothing wrong with your PHP script.
You can find your solution here.
php.ini & SMTP= - how do you pass username & password
Also in windows environment ,
http://www.ruhanirabin.com/php-sendmail-setup-with-smtp-iis-and-windows-servers/
If you are on WIndows, make sure you have an SMTP server in your
php.ini
If you are una Unix, make sure the MTA is running: If it is (at least partly) installed but not runnng, you will get exactly this effect
Edit
If your MTA is not running, and you start it, the mails sent with PHP will go out! They have beein queued, but not processed.
This is probably related to the mail setup. Do you have a mailserver running on the machine? Check sendmail / smtp_server settings in php.ini.
mail() uses the sendmail, by default: sendmail -t -i
It returns TRUE if the mail has been accepted, not if it has been sent:
Return Values
Returns TRUE if the mail was successfully accepted for delivery, FALSE otherwise.
It is important to note that just because the mail was accepted for delivery, it does NOT mean the mail will actually reach the intended destination.
I would suggest using http://swiftmailer.org/ with SMTP rather than mail().
The first line of $headers is invalid if $email is just an email address. Presumably you would want something like:
$headers = "Cc: " . $email . "\r\n";
or
$headers = "From: " . $email . "\r\n";
The cause can be for example, you don't have setup a mail server, or configuration of firewall if you has it.
You should use double quotes instead of single quotes in the variable $subject
$subject = "Email From {$name} from your website";
I am trying to send mail from my site.But its not working now. Can you please tell what all changes should I make in php.ini configuration file for achieving this functionality? Using windows OS. Here is my code for your reference.
$to = "name#gmail.com";
$subject = $subject;
$body = $message;
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
}
Windows doesn't contain an sendmail like Linux does.
So for Windows you have to provide an SMTP server: http://www.geeklog.net/faqman/index.php?op=view&t=19
There may be a lot of things wrong, but for starters, the PHP manual for mail() says:
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.
You're not setting the From header in your code, so that would be the first thing to check.
(Also: $subject = $subject; is odd.)
Try setting these as well.
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
phpini_set("sendmail_from", "info#mydomain.com"); // at the beginning of yoru script