What is wrong with my php?

[Gilla]

I'm sorry for this but I am new to php and I have used the tutorials to get a mail to form to work in flash, the flash part is working but when I view the php file in a browser it keeps telling me there are errors in line 3, what am I doing wrong?

<?PHP
$to = "james@.........co.uk";
$msg =_"$email\n\n";
$msg .=_"$subject\n\n";_
$msg .=_"$message\n\n";_
mail ($to ,_ $subject ,_ $msg ,_ "For:_Mail Us\n Reply-To:_$email\n");
?>

Thanks

[mindfriction]

Why do you have all the '_' ??

[Gilla]

It's the way it was in the tutorial, is that whats wrong?

[mindfriction]

Ok, what you have seems a bit odd, try something like below




//mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: PHPMailer\nReply-To: $from\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion());

[Gilla]

Thanks for that.

Now I get this:
Warning: mail(): SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The fifth parameter is disabled in SAFE MODE. in /home/therm10553/public_html/pages/mail.php3 on line 2

But I have a feeling that is to do with the server its on.

Thanks.

[mindfriction]

yeah sounds like the server to me. Sorry I couldnt be of more help mate, im having issues with the mail() function myself :/

[Gilla]

You were a great help, thank you.

[mindfriction]

Hey Gilla by the way www.php.net has some good examples of how to use the mail() function also some kind souls have posted their solutions and functions they use for mailing using php...

..you will find that initially mail sent using the mail() maybe filtered out as 'spam' or junk mail in hotmail for example so you will need to look into adding the appropriated headers :)..anyway all explained in php.net and various googling :P

[Gilla]

Cheers, your a star. The Safe mode problem is server related they have disabled the 5th parameter.

You've been a great help thanks

[Jinxboy]

when php runs in safe mode, just go complaining at your host, cus that's not what u paid for!