php sending emails....

[jameshumphries47]

im trying to send an email form my site using this code, its hosted on hostinger.

but the email will not send

            <?php            $subject = "Your account has been added!";            $body = "Hi";                    $reciver = "------------.--------@btinternet.com";            sendmail($receiver, $subject, $body);            function sendmail($receiver,$subject,$body){                $headers = 'From: ' . "nikki@---------.co.uk\r\n".                   'Reply-To: ' . "nikki@---------.co.uk\r\n" .                   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();                   mail($receiver, $subject, $body, $headers);            }            ?>

any ideas

[//FTP]

Take a look at the third line.

  <?php            $subject = "Your account has been added!";            $hello";                    $reciver = "------------.--------@btinternet.com";            sendmail($receiver, $subject, $body);            function sendmail($receiver,$subject,$body){                $headers = 'From: ' . "nikki@---------.co.uk\r\n".                   'Reply-To: ' . "nikki@---------.co.uk\r\n" .                   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();                   mail($receiver, $subject, $body, $headers);            }            ?>

[jameshumphries47]

Take a look at the third line.

i copied that wrong sorry its meant to say 

          <?php            $subject = "Your account has been added!";            $body = "Hi";                    $reciver = "--------------@btinternet.com";            sendmail($receiver, $subject, $body);            function sendmail($receiver,$subject,$body){                $headers = 'From: ' . "nikki@--------------\r\n".                   'Reply-To: ' . "nikki@---------------\r\n" .                   'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();                   mail($receiver, $subject, $body, $headers);            }            ?>

[ColdDigital]

No programmer but maybe this: $reciver = "--------------@btinternet.com";

 

receiver is spellt wrong.

 

 

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[Blade of Grass]

I would suggest against using the PHP mail function, try using something like Pear Mail instead. Here's code that I use to send mail on one of my sites.

function sendMail($fullName, $emailAddress, $subject, $body) {	require_once "Mail.php";	$from = "**** <*************@****************.***>";	$to = "$fullName <$emailAddress>";	$subject .= "\r\n\r\n";	$host = "**********.***";	$port = "***";	$username = "******************";	$password = "******************";	$headers = array('From' => $from,		'To' => $to,		'Subject' => $subject);	$smtp = Mail::factory('smtp',		array('host' => $host,			'port' => $port,			'auth' => true,			'username' => $username,			'password' => $password));	$mail = $smtp->send($to, $headers, $body);	if (PEAR::isError($mail)) {		echo("<p>" . $mail->getMessage() . "</p>");	} else {		echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");	}}

[ItsMTC]

IIRC PHP's built in mail function is buns, and it requires different libraries and configuration in order to send out mail from an SMTP server and such.

[omniomi]

IIRC PHP's built in mail function is buns, and it requires different libraries and configuration in order to send out mail from an SMTP server and such.

 

The configuration of an SMTP server in php.ini is only required on Windows; However, you do need sendmail installed to send mail using PHP on Linux. 

[lubblig]

I would suggest against using the PHP mail function, try using something like Pear Mail instead. Here's code that I use to send mail on one of my sites.

 

function sendMail($fullName, $emailAddress, $subject, $body) {	require_once "Mail.php";	$from = "**** <*************@****************.***>";	$to = "$fullName <$emailAddress>";	$subject .= "\r\n\r\n";	$host = "**********.***";	$port = "***";	$username = "******************";	$password = "******************";	$headers = array('From' => $from,		'To' => $to,		'Subject' => $subject);	$smtp = Mail::factory('smtp',		array('host' => $host,			'port' => $port,			'auth' => true,			'username' => $username,			'password' => $password));	$mail = $smtp->send($to, $headers, $body);	if (PEAR::isError($mail)) {		echo("<p>" . $mail->getMessage() . "</p>");	} else {		echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");	}}

I have no idea how this stuff works once it's online, but isn't kind of bad to put username and password for an email service in the code?

 

Or is this code somehow hidden and "just works"? Kind of like an .exe is compiled and not actually showing its code?

 

If yes, how does that work? Wouldn't it still be feasible to get that info or is it purely server side stuff and you make a form for the user (with whatever they are contacting you about etc) that sends these details to this function (on the server) without it ever being processed on the client browser?

[ItsMTC]

I have no idea how this stuff works once it's online, but isn't kind of bad to put username and password for an email service in the code?

 

Or is this code somehow hidden and "just works"? Kind of like an .exe is compiled and not actually showing its code?

 

If yes, how does that work? Wouldn't it still be feasible to get that info or is it purely server side stuff and you make a form for the user (with whatever they are contacting you about etc) that sends these details to this function (on the server) without it ever being processed on the client browser?

Php is compiled serverside and executed, so no the client never sees the source code. So theoretically you are fine having passwords and such like that, just make sure its not uploded as something that wont be compiled by the server like a text file or something, oh and don't put it up on github.