php mail- headers

vjayis

hi

i m sending mail using php mail().

while adding headers i m adding the email id in the header dynamically.,

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<?

//static value is passed

$header ="From: ".$fname." <example@example.com>\r\n";
 
//output when header is printed i get

From: vijay <example@example.com>
 
//but when dynamically passed

$header ="From: ".$fname." <".$agentmailid.">\r\n";
 
//output when header is printed i get

From: vijay 
 
?>

why does the mail id not getting displayed when passed through an variable..

regards
vijay

prabirchoudhury

hey

1. you might have have a problem with "$agentmailid" variable. coz your header is giving me From: Name[example_from id]

2. could try with the code below

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those are the example of normal php mail()  function variables..

$to = "example_to@xxx.co.nz";

$subject = "Test mail";

$message = "Hello ! This is a simple email message frm Vijay.";

$from_mail = "example_from@xxx.co.nz";
 
//or could use

$from_mail = $agentmailid;

$from = $fname."<$from_mail>\r\n";

$header = "From: $from";

mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);

:)

Atli

As usually, I recommend using PHPMailer to send emails.
It takes care of all this kind of stuff for you.

Markus

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Originally Posted by Atli

As usually, I recommend using PHPMailer to send emails.
It takes care of all this kind of stuff for you.

SwiftMailer! SwiftMailer! SwiftMailer!

Atli

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markus

SwiftMailer! SwiftMailer! SwiftMailer!

Or that. Same thing, different packaging :P

I do like the way SwitfMailer returns $this, allowing you to stack method calls.
Not sure PHPMailer does that to.

Markus

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Originally Posted by Atli

Or that. Same thing, different packaging :P

I do like the way SwitfMailer returns $this, allowing you to stack method calls.
Not sure PHPMailer does that to.

Gotta love method chaining :D

SwiftMailer seems much more professional, tbh. Pretty complex too; very well written.