Do not understand why my Contact Form isn't sending emails - php

Question

I am trying to make a email send in a pop up on my site that you can see with the link below:
http://www.madaxedesign.co.uk
However it redirects perfectly to the thank you message however after it has redirected it does not implement the PHP. Below I have shown the PHP, HTML and Jquery used for this contact form.
HTML:
<form id="submit_message" class="hide_900" action="/send.php" method="post">
<div id="NameEmail">
<div>
<label for="name">Name*</label>
<input type="text" title="Enter your name" name="name"/>
</div>
<div>
<label for="email">Email*</label>
<input type="text" title="Enter your email address" name="email"/>
</div>
</div>
<div id="MessageSubmit">
<div>
<textarea maxlength="1200" title="Enter your message" name="message"></textarea>
<label for="message">Message</label>
</div>
<div class="submit">
<input type="submit" value="Submit"/>
</div>
</div>
</form>
PHP:
<?php
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
$formcontent="From: $name \n Message: $message";
$recipient = "maxlynn12#gmail.com";
$subject = "Email From Madaxe";
$mailheader = "From: $email \r\n";
mail($recipient, $subject, $formcontent, $mailheader) or die("Error!");
header('Location: /thanks.html');
exit();
?>
Jquery:
$('form#submit_message').live('submit', function() {
$('#popup').load('/thanks.html');
return false;
});
I was wondering if anyone could quickly look and see if I am missing anything obvious that I can quickly fix or even point me in the right direction.
Thanks

Answer 1

Your jQuery is interfering.
I think this might help, using AJAX to post your form: jQuery Ajax POST example with PHP

Answer 2

You do not need to your jquery code. actually it prevents your default action form action=send.php. and it does not pass your inputs to send.php

Answer 3

$.live() is deprecated in jQuery 1.9 and that's what you appear to be using. Please either downgrade or use an alternative function like .submit().
$('#submit_message').submit(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('#popup').load('/thanks.html');
}
Also, it is crucial that you sanitise your $_POST inputs before using them for your e-mail headers, otherwise a hacker can inject bad things into your headers.

Answer 4

if you are trying to send mail through localhost you need to change some setting in php.ini file. Refer below link to do this.
http://blog.techwheels.net/send-email-from-localhost-wamp-server-using-sendmail/