Why does this happen

[nobody]

I have a mailer doohicky.. and I just curious as to why something happens...

<?

// Mail out
$f = "From : ";
$From = $f . $email;
mail("5852611864@vtext.com", $subject, $message, $From);

?>
That code doesn't send the e-mail address


<?

// Mail out
$f = "$From : ";
$From = $f . $email;
mail("5852611864@vtext.com", $subject, $message, $From);

?>
That one does.. any clue why

also... is there a way to make it so when the user inputs their email address it actually shows up as coming from there?

[nobody]

bizump

[lostinbeta]

There are absolutely no differences between the code, are you sure you posted the right two versions?

[eyezberg]

difference is the "$" in $From
in 1st case, you just send the word,
in the second ($From ) the value of that php variable...

[lostinbeta]

Ohhh.... man, I went through that over and over and over... and NEVER noticed that. Good eye Eyez..... :P

[nobody]

Yup, eyez founded it.
So it's just because the one was a word, and the other was a variable?

[lostinbeta]

Yeah

[nobody]

oh.. well it still doesn't do what its supposed to, but its closer

[Jubba]

what exactly are you trying to do? I'm a little unclear as to what you want... its not sending the e-mail at all? or its just not saying what the From field is?

[nobody]

Jubba:
It is sending the email, the subject and the actual message part show up, but what happens is that it comes from host33@ipowerweb.com, not from the inputed emaiil, and I'm wondering if there is a way to have it show up like that or if its ubpossible

[Jubba]

yeah, did you read all of my post here: http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17313

it explains the header information in the 7th post down...

[nobody]

Jubba, I read it, but I'm still lost
Like, I can make the name show up, just not in the right place..
and i don't really need the bcc thing if thats what you thought i meant.. sorry for bein annoying

[Jubba]

no not the bcc thing. it tells you how to put the From: part in.

[nobody]

Ok, well I'm gonna do what I can, I'll post what I've done to further screw up my thing in a minute. :beam:

[nobody]

$headers = "From: $fromName <$fromName@$SERVER_NAME> \n";

isnt that just gonna make it be from the person's name at xxviii.net? (xxviii.net being my server thing)

[Jubba]

you can make it say wherever you want. just change the varialbes.

[nobody]

ok, just a minute, ill try real quick

[nobody]

I just realized something
isnt
$headers = "From: $fromName <$fromName@$SERVER_NAME> \n";
just going to place From: Whoever@whatever.com at the top or wherever?
I want the inputed email address to actually be the email address you recieved from

[Jubba]

oh, then check out the link in that thread. There is a complete explanation of headers in there...

[Jubba]

check out Replay-to

[Jubba]

oops Reply

[nobody]

alright,
thanks jubba:beam:
I'm just gettin into php so if I'm stupid and annoying please forgive me