mail function and headers
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mail function and headers
Hi,
i'm playing a little bit with the mail function from PHP 5.2.4 and email headers. here is a snippet of my code: > $headers = 'From: '.$email."< ".$fromname." > >\r\n".'Reply-To:'.$email."\r\n".'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion(); if (mail($to, $subject, $body,$headers)) { > .... > } > where: $fromname = $name.",".$firstname; when i run this code, and click on button "reply-to" it works well... i mean i reply to end user email address ($email). but i can see in my "FROM-TO" header space > From: correct_email_address [mailto:name@strange_email@including_partial_domain _name_of_mywebhosting] > > > "correct_email_address" is referencing to $email without problem. but the problem comes from "strange_email@including _partial_domain_name_of_mywebhosting". in fact, before @ i get a crazy value and why the rest (after @) i get my webhosting domain name ? can i turn this strange email address to the same as $email, in order to have "From : my_email_address@company.xxx [mailto: my_email_address@company.xxx]" ? thanks a lot, Alain ------------------------------------ Windows XP SP2 PostgreSQL 8.2.4 / MS SQL server 2005 Apache 2.2.4 PHP 5.2.4 C# 2005-2008 
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Alain Roger <raf.news@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > i'm playing a little bit with the mail function from PHP 5.2.4 and email > headers. > here is a snippet of my code: > > > $headers = 'From: '.$email."< ".$fromname." > > >\r\n".'Reply-To:'.$email."\r\n".'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion(); You have the From: header parameters reversed. Try this: <? $headers = "From: ".$fromname." <".$email.">\r\n"; $headers .= "Reply-To: ".$email."\r\n"; $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/".phpversion()."\r\n"; /* .... */ ?> -- </Dan> Daniel P. Brown Senior Unix Geek <? while(1) { $me = $mind--; sleep(86400); } ?>
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
2008/3/12, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com>:
> You have the From: header parameters reversed. Try this: > > <? > $headers = "From: ".$fromname." <".$email.">\r\n"; > $headers .= "Reply-To: ".$email."\r\n"; > $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/".phpversion()."\r\n"; > /* > .... > */ > ?> you can add these headers: $header = "From: $fromname<$email>\n"; $header .= "Reply-To: $email\n"; $header .= "Return-Path: <$email>\n"; $header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() . "\n"; $header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; $header .= "Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\n"; $header .= "Content-Transfer-encoding: 7bit\n"; Try it. -- Scripts: http://www.spacemarc.it
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
ok i will try... what about UTF-8 to ensure unicode ?
my website and especially the form which will send this email, will be filled in by several nationalities... spanish, english, french, slovak, german,,... so isn't it easier to set up utf-8 ? A. On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 4:11 PM, spacemarc <spacemarc@gmail.com> wrote: > 2008/3/12, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com>: > > You have the From: header parameters reversed. Try this: > > > > <? > > $headers = "From: ".$fromname." <".$email.">\r\n"; > > $headers .= "Reply-To: ".$email."\r\n"; > > $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/".phpversion()."\r\n"; > > /* > > .... > > */ > > ?> > > you can add these headers: > > $header = "From: $fromname<$email>\n"; > $header .= "Reply-To: $email\n"; > $header .= "Return-Path: <$email>\n"; > $header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() . "\n"; > $header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; > $header .= "Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\n"; > $header .= "Content-Transfer-encoding: 7bit\n"; > > Try it. > > -- > Scripts: http://www.spacemarc.it > -- Alain ------------------------------------ Windows XP SP2 PostgreSQL 8.2.4 / MS SQL server 2005 Apache 2.2.4 PHP 5.2.4 C# 2005-2008
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Fwd: [PHP] mail function and headers
ok i will try... what about UTF-8 to ensure unicode ?
my website and especially the form which will send this email, will be filled in by several nationalities... spanish, english, french, slovak, german,,... so isn't it easier to set up utf-8 ? A. On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 4:11 PM, spacemarc <spacemarc@gmail.com> wrote: > 2008/3/12, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com>: > > You have the From: header parameters reversed. Try this: > > > > <? > > $headers = "From: ".$fromname." <".$email.">\r\n"; > > $headers .= "Reply-To: ".$email."\r\n"; > > $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/".phpversion()."\r\n"; > > /* > > .... > > */ > > ?> > > you can add these headers: > > $header = "From: $fromname<$email>\n"; > $header .= "Reply-To: $email\n"; > $header .= "Return-Path: <$email>\n"; > $header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() . "\n"; > $header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; > $header .= "Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\n"; > $header .= "Content-Transfer-encoding: 7bit\n"; > > Try it. > > -- > Scripts: http://www.spacemarc.it > -- Alain ------------------------------------ Windows XP SP2 PostgreSQL 8.2.4 / MS SQL server 2005 Apache 2.2.4 PHP 5.2.4 C# 2005-2008 -- Alain ------------------------------------ Windows XP SP2 PostgreSQL 8.2.4 / MS SQL server 2005 Apache 2.2.4 PHP 5.2.4 C# 2005-2008
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
ok, so this is what i got and it is still remaining... :-(
Received: from serdev ([127.0.0.1]) by home.com with MailEnable ESMTP; Wed, > 12 Mar 2008 16:40:18 +0100 > Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:40:18 +0100 > Subject: subject 3 > To: mymail@tek.com > From: raf, news <news.raf@gmail.com> > Reply-To: news.raf@gmail.com > Return-Path: <webmaster@localhost_home.com> > X-Mailer: PHP/5.2.4 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-encoding: 7bit > as you can see my Return-Path is still pointing on the wrong direction :-( any other idea ? A. On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 4:11 PM, spacemarc <spacemarc@gmail.com> wrote: > 2008/3/12, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com>: > > You have the From: header parameters reversed. Try this: > > > > <? > > $headers = "From: ".$fromname." <".$email.">\r\n"; > > $headers .= "Reply-To: ".$email."\r\n"; > > $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/".phpversion()."\r\n"; > > /* > > .... > > */ > > ?> > > you can add these headers: > > $header = "From: $fromname<$email>\n"; > $header .= "Reply-To: $email\n"; > $header .= "Return-Path: <$email>\n"; > $header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() . "\n"; > $header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; > $header .= "Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\n"; > $header .= "Content-Transfer-encoding: 7bit\n"; > > Try it. > > -- > Scripts: http://www.spacemarc.it > -- Alain ------------------------------------ Windows XP SP2 PostgreSQL 8.2.4 / MS SQL server 2005 Apache 2.2.4 PHP 5.2.4 C# 2005-2008
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
> as you can see my Return-Path is still pointing on the wrong direction :-( > any other idea ? return-path is set with the 5th mail() param: mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers, '-freturn_path_email@address.com'); -- Postgresql & php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
Hi Chris,
interesting thing, but i get the following error message : *Warning*: mail() [function.mail<http://test4.rogtek.com/common/function.mail>]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The fifth parameter is disabled in SAFE MODE. in */test4/common/sendmail.php* on line *119* how can i solve this by only PHP ? i do not have access to web hosting server or php.ini. thx, Alain. On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 12:57 AM, Chris <dmagick@gmail.com> wrote: > > > as you can see my Return-Path is still pointing on the wrong direction > :-( > > any other idea ? > > return-path is set with the 5th mail() param: > > mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers, '-freturn_path_email@address.com'); > > > -- > Postgresql & php tutorials > http://www.designmagick.com/ > -- Alain ------------------------------------ Windows XP SP2 PostgreSQL 8.2.4 / MS SQL server 2005 Apache 2.2.4 PHP 5.2.4 C# 2005-2008
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
Alain Roger wrote:
> Hi Chris, > > interesting thing, but i get the following error message : > *Warning*: mail() [function.mail > <http://test4.rogtek.com/common/function.mail>]: SAFE MODE Restriction > in effect. The fifth parameter is disabled in SAFE MODE. in > */test4/common/sendmail.php* on line *119* > > how can i solve this by only PHP ? i do not have access to web hosting > server or php.ini. 1 of 2 options. 1) Find another host with safe-mode disabled 2) Use something like phpmailer to send your emails through an smtp server -- Postgresql & php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/
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Re: [PHP] mail function and headers
hiChris,
i've read several forums where this mail() function from PHP initial package is not so great. Therefore a lot of people use PHPMailer which is more convenient for that purpose...especially more flexible. thanks a lot for your help. Alain On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Chris <dmagick@gmail.com> wrote: > Alain Roger wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > > > interesting thing, but i get the following error message : > > *Warning*: mail() [function.mail > > <http://test4.rogtek.com/common/function.mail>]: SAFE MODE Restriction > > in effect. The fifth parameter is disabled in SAFE MODE. in > > */test4/common/sendmail.php* on line *119* > > > > how can i solve this by only PHP ? i do not have access to web hosting > > server or php.ini. > > 1 of 2 options. > > 1) Find another host with safe-mode disabled > 2) Use something like phpmailer to send your emails through an smtp server > > -- > Postgresql & php tutorials > http://www.designmagick.com/ > -- Alain ------------------------------------ Windows XP SP2 PostgreSQL 8.2.4 / MS SQL server 2005 Apache 2.2.4 PHP 5.2.4 C# 2005-2008
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