RE: [PHP-WIN] $subject = "form results " causing problem

Mike, thanks a lot! All I had to do was swich the $subject over to the 2nd param. in my mail (). Sometimes the answer is so easy, you don't see it! --- Mike <php@crazyted.com> wrote: > Looks like you may be using the wrong format for the > mail() function. > > bool mail ( string to, string subject, string > message [, string > additional_headers [, string additional_parameters]] > ) > > http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php > > Reference the form you should be passing params and > notice that the subject > should be the second param. > > -M > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patrick Roane [mailto:fojomo@sbcglobal.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 6:08 PM > > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] $subject = "form results " > causing problem > > > > I was wondering why when I insert the $subject = > "form > > results", I get the ...echo "Message failed to > send"; > > > > error. > > > > But when I comment this out, everything works > fine. > > Please see below. > > > > <?php > > } else { > > error_reporting(0); > > // initialize a array to > > //hold any errors we encounter > > $errors = array(); > > > > // test to see if the form was actually > > // posted from our form > > // In testing, if you get an Inavlid referer > error > > // comment out or remove the next three > lines > > $page = > > $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; > > if (!ereg($page, $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])) > > $errors[] = "Invalid referer"; > > > > // check to see if a name was entered > > if (!$_POST['from']) > > $errors[] = "Name is required"; > > // check to see if email was entered > > if (!$_POST['email']) > > $errors[] = "a valid e-mail address is > required"; > > // if there are any errors, display them > > if (count($errors)>0) { > > foreach($errors as $err) > > echo "$err<br>\n"; > > echo "<br>Please use your browser's Back > button to fix."; > > } else { > > // no errors, so we build our message > > $subject = "form results"; > > $recipient = 'fojomo@yahoo.com'; > > $phone = stripslashes($_POST['phone']); > > $from = stripslashes($_POST['from']); > > $mail = stripslashes($_POST['email']); > > $comments = "Comments from: > > $from\n\n".stripslashes($_POST['comments']); > > if (mail($recipient, $comments, $phone, > $mail, $subject)){ > > > > ===== ---------------- "forget your lust for the rich man's gold. All that you need, is in your soul. You can do this if you try. All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied" ~ Lynard Skynard