Problem in mail() function

Question

I have tried to send mail from my new php website. Mail is delivering but I'm not getting the subject and From fields correctly.

<?php
define('incall', true);

if(!@include_once('config.php'))
{
    header('HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found');
    exit;
}

$to=$_POST['to'];
$message    = str_replace('{link}', $download_path.$_POST['filename'].'.mp3', $email_body);
$headers  = "From: ".$emailfrom_name." <".$emailfrom_address.">\r\n"
                 ."Return-Path: ".$emailfrom_address."\r\n";
$subject=$_POST['subject']

if(mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers))header("location:mailsent.php");

exit('Error! Can not be send.');
?>

Could you please check and answer ?

first echo the values $_POST['subject'] and $emailfrom_name and see whether you are getting the values here and not — Awais Qarni
– Awais Qarni, Commented Mar 12, 2011 at 12:30
What do you mean "not getting correctly"? What exactly do you get, and what do you expect to get? — Jon
– Jon, Commented Mar 12, 2011 at 12:35
I'm getting the mail. But the From is found to be 'unknown' :( — user656521
– user656521, Commented Mar 12, 2011 at 12:36

Harish · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-12 12:36:15Z

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Are you sure this is not a typo ??

$message    = str_replace('{link}', $download_path.$_POST['filename'].'.mp3', $email_body);
$headers  = "From: ".$emailfrom_name." <".$emailfrom_address.">\r\n"
                 ."Return-Path: ".$emailfrom_address."\r\n";

$subject=$_POST['subject']

if(mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers))header("location:mailsent.php");

semi colon missing

answered Mar 12, 2011 at 12:36

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user656521 Over a year ago

Thanks. Problem was in the "$headers = "From: ".$emailfrom_name." <".$emailfrom_address.">\r\n" ."Return-Path: ".$emailfrom_address."\r\n";"

Kaiesh · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-12 12:34:05Z

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I built a class for this - you can get it at: http://www.kaiesh.com/65/sending-html-composite-email-in-php-using-objects

Hope that helps!

answered Mar 12, 2011 at 12:34

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forcefsck · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-12 12:38:20Z

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Did you try using just "\n" instead of "\r\n" in the $headers string?

answered Mar 12, 2011 at 12:38

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