Genuine Help With Smtp And Php Mail() Function - I need help using the PHP mail() function and the SMTP server on Trap1

runeco

Nov 23 2006, 09:47 PM

Hello, I have looked up the solution to this problem numerous times on this forum but cannot seem to get a straight answer. I have also read that something called SMTP Authetication is required. I have looked up numerous ways this should be done, but I believe it required special protocols. This is the code that I tried to use to send e-mail using the SMTP server here at Trap17.

CODE

$email_to = "whoever@whoever.com"; //SEND MAIL TO HERE
$subject = "Testing the SMTP server";
$message = "This is a test of the SMTP server on Trap17.com Hosting.";
mail($email_to, $subject, $message, 'From: ' . "runexchange@trap17.com" . "\r\n");

No error occurs, but it does not send the message to the indicated mailbox. If anybody knows what I am doing wrong I would GREATLY appreciate am explanation on how to use the SMTP here. Even if you can just display a working code snippet of a mail() function this would help me GREATLY.

Thank You, please conside that I have tried very hard to find the solution on this forum as well as on the internet.

ghostrider

Nov 23 2006, 10:19 PM

This code is from the login script I am developing for my site. It has been tested.

CODE

$to = $_POST['email'];
$subject = "Please confirm your account.";
$message = "
<html>
<head>
<title>Please confirm your account</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor=black>
Thank you for registering!
 
Please click this <a href='http://www.ghostrider.trap17.com/register/register.php?mode=confirm&u=$username&c=$c'>link</a> to register your account.
 If your email client does not support links, you can copy and paste this one:
http://www.ghostrider.trap17.com/register/register.php?mode=confirm&u=$username&c=$c
 If you did not register at www.ghostrider.trap17.com, someone else used your e-mail address. Do not worry, with out this e-mail they cannot activate their account and utilize this site.";
$headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'From: Registration (noreply) <noreply@ghostrider.trap17.com>';
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

midnitesun

Nov 25 2006, 02:16 PM

CODE

/* recipients */
$to = "Mary <mary@example.com>" . ", "; //note the comma
$to .= "Kelly <kelly@example.com>";

/* subject */
$subject = "Birthday Reminders for August";

/* message */
$message = '
<html>
<head>
<title>Birthday Reminders for August</title>
</head>
<body>
Here are the birthdays upcoming in August!
<table>
<tr>
 <th>Person</th><th>Day</th><th>Month</th><th>Year</th>
</tr>
<tr>
 <td>Joe</td><td>3rd</td><td>August</td><td>1970</td>
</tr>
<tr>
 <td>Sally</td><td>17th</td><td>August</td><td>1973</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
';

/* To send HTML mail, you can set the Content-type header. */
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

/* additional headers */
$headers .= "From: Birthday Reminder <birthday@example.com>\r\n";

$headers .= "Cc: birthdayarchive@example.com\r\n";
$headers .= "Bcc: birthdaycheck@example.com\r\n";

/* and now mail it */
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

you can use the example above to test and send mail , hope this helps

SHERY

Mar 25 2008, 07:08 PM

I M SORRY BUT REALY I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESION

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND I COULD NOT MAKE A NEW TOPIC I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DO SOME

SO MY QUESTION HOPING THAT NOT TO BOTHER YOU

HOW DO YOU WRITE JOWAN

IS IT LIKE THIS OR WRONG BEC I WANT TO WRITE THE CORRECT SPELLING IN THE PASA PORT

WITH ALL MY THANKS TO YOU ALL
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