What is with mail()??

[Cyber]

i'm using this code to submit a form to me. (im using discount-hosting.com, it supports the mail() function) why doesnt it work after i send it?

(the real email has been replaced by a fake)

THE CODE:



<?
if ($submit) {
mail("fakefakemail@hotmail.com", "Managers Report from $name_of_person_making_report", "Report from: $name_of_person_making_report\n\nGame Date: $Gamedate\nField: $Field\nOur Team: $OurTeam\nOpponent: $OpponetTeam\nGame 1 (Our Team): $ourteam_game1\nGame 1 (Opponent): $opponent_game1\n\nGame 2 (Our Team): $ourteam_game2\nGame 2 (Opponent): $opponent_game2\n\nGame 3 (Our Team): $ourteam_game3\nGame 3 (Opponent): $opponent_game3\n\nOur Team's winning and losing pitchers:\nGame 1: $twalp_1\nGame 2: $twalp_2\nGame 3: $twalp_3\n\nUmpire Ratings:\nUmpire 1: $umpirename_1\nOnly Ump or 1st game at plate: $aa\nStrike Zone: $bb\nBase Coverage: $cc\nAttitude: $cc\n\nUmpire 2: $umpirename_2\nSecond Game at Home Plate: $dd\nStrike Zone: $ee\nBase Coverage: $ee\nAttitude: $ff\n\nIllegal Pitches: $illegal_pitches\nUniform: #$uniform_number\nName: $name\nNumber of opponent team players in uniform at start of first game: $name_of_opponent_team_players_in_uniform_at_start_of_first_ game", "From: $name_of_person_making_report<manager_report@$SERVER_NAME>\nX-Sender: <manager_report@$SERVER_NAME>\nX-Mailer: PHP\n");
}
?>

[keith]

i don't feel like looking through all of that because it's kind of long and drawn out... you sure you have the fields formatted correctly?
<?
mail($recipient, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>

[agent007]

<?
if ($submit) {
mail("fakefakemail@hotmail.com", "Managers Report from $name_of_person_making_report", "Report from: $name_of_person_making_report\n\nGame Date: $Gamedate\nField: $Field\nOur Team: $OurTeam\nOpponent: $OpponetTeam\nGame 1 (Our Team): $ourteam_game1\nGame 1 (Opponent): $opponent_game1\n\nGame 2 (Our Team): $ourteam_game2\nGame 2 (Opponent): $opponent_game2\n\nGame 3 (Our Team): $ourteam_game3\nGame 3 (Opponent): $opponent_game3\n\nOur Team's winning and losing pitchers:\nGame 1: $twalp_1\nGame 2: $twalp_2\nGame 3: $twalp_3\n\nUmpire Ratings:\nUmpire 1: $umpirename_1\nOnly Ump or 1st game at plate: $aa\nStrike Zone: $bb\nBase Coverage: $cc\nAttitude: $cc\n\nUmpire 2: $umpirename_2\nSecond Game at Home Plate: $dd\nStrike Zone: $ee\nBase Coverage: $ee\nAttitude: $ff\n\nIllegal Pitches: $illegal_pitches\nUniform: #$uniform_number\nName: $name\nNumber of opponent team players in uniform at start of first game: $name_of_opponent_team_players_in_uniform_at_start_of_first_ game", "From: $name_of_person_making_report<manager_report@$SERVER_NAME>\nX-Sender: <manager_report@$SERVER_NAME>\nX-Mailer: PHP\n");
}
?>

Instead of doing it like that, I would assign a variable to your message so it will be less confusing. Here's what I would do:



$message = "Report from: $name_of_person_making_report

Game Date: $Gamedate
Field: $Field
Our Team: $OurTeam
Opponent: $OpponetTeam
Game 1 (Our Team): $ourteam_game1
Game 1 (Opponent): $opponent_game1

Game 2 (Our Team): $ourteam_game2
Game 2 (Opponent): $opponent_game2

Game 3 (Our Team): $ourteam_game3
Game 3 (Opponent): $opponent_game3

Our Team's winning and losing pitchers:
Game 1: $twalp_1
Game 2: $twalp_2
Game 3: $twalp_3

Umpire Ratings:
Umpire 1: $umpirename_1
Only Ump or 1st game at plate: $aa
Strike Zone: $bb
Base Coverage: $cc
Attitude: $cc

Umpire 2: $umpirename_2
Second Game at Home Plate: $dd
Strike Zone: $ee
Base Coverage: $ee
Attitude: $ff

Illegal Pitches: $illegal_pitches
Uniform: #$uniform_number
Name: $name
Number of opponent team players in uniform at start of first game: $name_of_opponent_team_players_in_uniform_at_start_of_first_ game";
$recipient = "YourEmail@YourDomain.Com";
$subject = "Managers Report from $name_of_person_making_report";
$from = "From: $name_of_person_making_report"
mail($recipient, $subject, $message, $from);


That makes it a lot easier to edit your message.