Emailing when submit button is pressed - php

Question

<?php
echo $this->Form->end(__('Submit'))
$to = "someone#hotmail.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.";
?>
Hey guys need help here! I want when someone pressed the submit button, it saves and sends the details entered to the emails

Answer 1

You have to use like this.Make sure your button type is submit
<?php
if($_POST){
$to = "someone#hotmail.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.";
}
?>

Answer 2

If you are still running WAMPServer then you are on a Windows PC.
Window does not come with a mail server, and the mail() function does little else other than pass a mail onto a mail server.
You will either need to install a mail server, they do exist for windows, but this is not a simple task for a beginner.
Alternatively, look at phpMailer which can be used to send mail and basically piggy backs an existing email account like one of your yahoo or gmail accounts

Answer 3

Try the below code,
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){ // check if submit button is pressed
$to = "someone#hotmail.com"; $subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";
$from = "someonelse#example.com";
$headers = "From:" . $from;
if(mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers))
echo "Mail Sent.";
else
echo 'Error while sending mail.';
}
?>