Day 12 - Sending Mail From PHP - Become PHP Expert in 30 days

**Vahaa11** · 06-03-2014, 05:48 AM

Sender email address not getting in inbox.
its showing as 'unknown sender'

in day_12_ex_3.php, i changed the below line

$fromEmail = $POST['fromEmail'];

to

$fromEmail = $_POST['fromEmail'];

and now its working.

php-email-2.jpg

http://php.flashwebhost.com/sibichan...ay_12_ex_3.php

PHP Code:



<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {  

  $fromEmail = $_POST['fromEmail'];   

 $body = $_POST['body'];  

 mail('[email protected]','Message from web site', $body, 'From: ' . $fromEmail);  

  echo 'Thank you for contacting us.';} 

else {   

echo 

'<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">  
<title>Contact Us</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="day_12_ex_3.php" method="POST">  
  Email<br>    <input type="text" name="fromEmail"><br>   
 Message<br>  <textarea name="body" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>  
  <br>    <button type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">Send Mail</button></form>
</body></html>  
';}

**admin** · 06-03-2014, 06:11 AM

Add "\n\r" after $fromEmail.

Find

PHP Code:


mail('[email protected]','Message from web site', $body, 'From: ' . $fromEmail);

Replace with

PHP Code:


mail('[email protected]','Message from web site', $body, 'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");

**Vahaa11** · 06-03-2014, 11:48 AM

Why need "\n\r" after $fromEmail ?

**admin** · 06-03-2014, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by sibichan1

Why need "\n\r" after $fromEmail ?

This is because that field is called Header. 4th parameter in mail() function access many more stuff than just from like mail priority, x-send from and many more. Each line in header need to be separated with "\n\r", this is called, new line + carriage return.

**stefin** · 06-03-2014, 02:30 PM

http://php.flashwebhost.com/stefin/contact.php

Code:

<?php


if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
   $fromEmail = $_POST['fromEmail'];
    $body = $_POST['body'];
    mail('[email protected]','Message from web site', $body,
'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");
    echo 'Thank you for contacting us.';
} else {


echo
 
'<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">  
<title>Contact Us</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="contact.php" method="POST">  
Email<br>    <input type="text" name="fromEmail"><br>   
Message<br>  <textarea name="body" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>  
<br>    <button type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">Send Mail</button></form>
</body></html>  
';}

**admin** · 06-03-2014, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by stefin

http://php.flashwebhost.com/stefin/contact.php

Code:

<?php


if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
   $fromEmail = $_POST['fromEmail'];
    $body = $_POST['body'];
    mail('[email protected]','Message from web site', $body,
'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");
    echo 'Thank you for contacting us.';
} else {


echo
 
'<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">  
<title>Contact Us</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="contact.php" method="POST">  
Email<br>    <input type="text" name="fromEmail"><br>   
Message<br>  <textarea name="body" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>  
<br>    <button type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">Send Mail</button></form>
</body></html>  
';}

Very nice script :)

If [email protected] is not your email address, it is better change it. If not if some one submit that form, we will mail the content to [email protected], that will be like sending spam.. as he don't want us to send him such mails.

**annie** · 06-04-2014, 01:57 AM

Code:

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
     $formEmail = $_POST['formEmail'];
    $body = $_POST['body'];
    mail('[email protected]', 'Message from Skype', $body , 'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");  
     echo 'Thanks for Contacting us';
    } else {
    echo




'<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
 <meta charset = "UTF-8">
<title> Contact Us </title>
</head>


<body>
<form action= "form.php" method="POST">
 	Email <br>
	<input type="text" name="fromEmail"> <br>
	Message <br>
 	<textarea name="body" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
        <br>
        <button type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"> Send Mail </button>
 </form>
</body>
</html>';}

http://php.flashwebhost.com/annie/form.php

**sherlyk** · 06-04-2014, 05:40 AM

http://php.flashwebhost.com/sherly/mailform.php

Code:

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
     $formEmail = $_POST['formEmail'];
    $body = $_POST['body'];
    mail('[email protected]', 'Message from Web Site', $body , 'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");  
     echo 'Thanks for Contacting us';
    } else {

echo


'<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
 <meta charset = "UTF-8">
<title> Contact Us </title>
</head>


<body>
<form action= "mailform.php" method="POST">
     Email <br>
    <input type="text" name="fromEmail"> <br>
    Message <br>
     <textarea name="body" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
        <br>
        <button type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"> Send Mail </button>
 </form>
</body>
</html>';}

**admin** · 06-04-2014, 06:32 AM

Originally Posted by annie

Code:

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
     $formEmail = $_POST['formEmail'];
    $body = $_POST['body'];
    mail('[email protected]', 'Message from Skype', $body , 'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");  
     echo 'Thanks for Contacting us';
    } else {
    echo




'<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
 <meta charset = "UTF-8">
<title> Contact Us </title>
</head>


<body>
<form action= "form.php" method="POST">
 	Email <br>
	<input type="text" name="fromEmail"> <br>
	Message <br>
 	<textarea name="body" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
        <br>
        <button type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"> Send Mail </button>
 </form>
</body>
</html>';}

http://php.flashwebhost.com/annie/form.php

When mail is submitted, it will be sent to [email protected]

PHP Code:


mail('[email protected]', 'Message from Skype', $body , 'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");

That can result in spam complaint as you don't own that email address. So make sure you set it to your email address, so only you get the email.

You can delete the script later, if not spam bots will find it and sent spam message using the contact us form, this is why many sites use Captcha on contact forms.

**minisoji** · 06-04-2014, 06:56 AM

http://php.flashwebhost.com/mini/email.php

Code:

<?php

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
    $fromEmail = $POST['fromEmail'];
    $body = $_POST['body'];
    mail('[email protected]','Message from web site', $body, 'From: ' . $fromEmail . "\n\r");
    echo 'Thank you for contacting us.';
} 

else {  echo

    '<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Contact Us</title>

http://php.flashwebhost.com/mini/email.php

<form action="email.php" method="POST">
    Email<br>
    <input type="text" name="fromEmail"><br>
    Message<br>
    <textarea name="body" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea>
    <br>
    <button type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">Send Mail</button></form>

</body>
</html>  
';}

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