mik-crap — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:32:30 +0000

I'd also suggest you clear up your syntax. Firstly, your variables are messy. Secondly, if(mail) doesn't mean anything.

What do you mean make it to get email on a non-POP3 email address? Make what exactly?

Here's your code. I've made it more legible and added the checking process. This script is in no-way as complex as it could be or as securely as it could. Hopefully it will be a starter for you though.

<?php
  // get values
    $name = $_POST['name'];
    $school = $_POST['school'];
    $class = $_POST['class'];
    $email = $_POST['email'];
    $number = $_POST['number'];
  
  // recipient
    $recipient = \"haider_hameed@hotmail.com\";
    $recipient2 = \"some_addres@hotmail.com\";
  
  // our message - take values from _POST
    $message = \"Application For Voluntary Work\n\nName: $name\nSchool: $school\nClass: $class\nEmail Address: $email\nMobile Number: $number\";
  
  // check we have values
    if (!isset($name && $school && $class && $email && $number)) {
      // return error
        echo 'You must complete all fields.';
        die;
    }
    
    else {
        // check we have mail enabled
         if (function_exists(mail)) {
           // send mail
             mail($recipient, \"$name's Application For Voluntary Work\", $message, \"From: $email\r\n\" . \"\r\n\" . \"CC: $recipient2\");
             echo 'Thank you for emailing Hamza Sardar Malik';
       }
       
       else {
        echo 'mail() function not enabled';
        die;
       }
    }
?>

Perhaps you should check to see if hotmail is sending it to your spam folder.

Greg K — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:18:45 +0000

It may not be that your host is blocking mail going to hotmail, hotmail may be blocking e-mail coming from a php generated e-mail. Try setting a header to change what gets sent as the e-mailing program. (See example #2 on http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php )

Also, before your script goes live for people to use, I ighly suggest you do error checking on the values you are getting from the $_POST variable.

-Greg