mail() problem

kney · August 30, 2011

I have this code in borrow.php

Whenever they click the button 'sendMail' an email is sent to that user who tries to borrow that specific book (the book details are left out cuz we don't need them here)

<?php
global $interface;
global $user;

if (isset($_POST['sendMail'])){
        $to = $partner->email;
$subject = "ILB Request";
if(!isset($user->id)){
	$lastname = $_POST['lastname'];
	$firstname = $_POST['firstname'];
	$email = $_POST['email'];
	$telephone = $_POST['telephone'];
	$fax = $_POST['fax'];
}else{
	$lastname = $user->lastname;
	$firstname = $user->firstname;
	$email = $user->email;
	$telephone = $user->telephone;
	$fax = $user->fax;
}
$message = "
<html>
<body>
<h2>Loaner Details</h2>
<table>
<tr>
<td>Name: </td>
<td>" . $lastname . "</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>First Name: </td>
<td>" . $firstname . "</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email: </td>
<td>" . $email . "</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Telephone: </td>
<td>" . $telephone . "</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fax: </td>
<td>" . $fax . "</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
";

        // Always set content-type when sending HTML email
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type:text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" . "\r\n";

// More headers
    	if(!isset($user->id)){
	$headers .= 'From: <' . $_POST['email'] . '>' . "\r\n";
}else{
	$headers .= 'From: <' . $user->email . '>' . "\r\n";
}

if(!empty($email)){
	if(mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)){
		$interface->assign('success', "Your IBL request has been sent succesfully!");
	}else{
		$interface->assign('success', "Your IBL request has failed!");
	}
}else{
	$interface->assign('success', "Email address has to be filled in!");
}
}

And then there is this code in Edit.php:

Whenever a person changes someone elses profile (like an admin), the person whos profile is being changed needs to be notified by email.

It's the same function as before though it gives this error:

"Warning: mail(): Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\vufind\web\services\MyResearch\Edit.php on line 182"

But the php.ini file hasn't been changed, and it doesn't give error the the previous code above (+ I receive the email)

So I add to the file below:

<?php
ini_set("SMTP","mySMTPserver.");
ini_set("smtp_port","25");
?>

and now i get this msg...

"Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 503 5.5.2 Need Rcpt command."

<?php
global $interface;
global $user;

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
if(isset($_GET['userID'])){
$updateUser = new User();
if($user->id != $_GET['userID']){
        	$to = $updateUser->email;
	$subject = "Profile has been changed by " . $user->firstname . " " . $user->lastname;
	$message = "
	<html>
	<body>
	<h2>Notification</h2>
	<br /><br />
	Hi, <br /><br />
	This is an email notification you receive when your profile has been changed!
	</body>
	</html>";

        // Always set content-type when sending HTML email
	$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "\r\n";
	$headers .= "Content-type:text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" . "\r\n";

	// More headers
	$headers .= 'From: admin@felnet.be' . "\r\n";

	echo $to . " " . $subject . " " . $message . " " . $headers;

        if(mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)){
		$interface->assign('sent', "Success!");
	}else{
		$interface->assign('sent', "Fail!");
	}
}

trq · August 30, 2011

Do you have a mail server installed and configured?

kney · August 30, 2011

No, but I used the smtp server from my company to send the mail

And the fact that the code in the first part sends the mail, and the second code (which is the same) doesn't, is weird

voip03 · August 30, 2011

try this code

	$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
	$headers.= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
	$headers.= "From: $from\r\n";

kney · August 30, 2011

I get the same error

"Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 503 5.5.2 Need Rcpt command. in C:\vufind\web\services\MyResearch\Edit.php on line 178 "

trq · August 30, 2011

This is not a coding issue but a configuration issue. I would speak to whomever maintains the mail server.

kney · August 30, 2011

Could be, but how in earth is it possible to send the mail in the first part of the code and not in the second, while no configuration had been edited.

trq · August 30, 2011

There is only a single call to mail() in the code you have posted.

kney · August 30, 2011

1st part.. from Borrow.php

<?php
if(!empty($email)){
if(mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)){
	$interface->assign('success', "Your IBL request has been sent succesfully!");
}else{
	$interface->assign('success', "Your IBL request has failed!");
}
}else{
$interface->assign('success', "Email address has to be filled in!");
}
?>

2nd part... from Edit.php

<?php
if(mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)){
$interface->assign('sent', "Success!");
}else{
$interface->assign('sent', "Fail!");
}
?>

kney · August 31, 2011

it still won't work.. pls help

voip03 · August 31, 2011

Run this code on a new page. ( $to = put u email address)

<?php
$to = "email address";   		
$from    = " <no-reply@sitename.info >";		
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";		
$headers.= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";		
$headers.= "From: $from\r\n";		
$mail_body = "Hello World";		
if (mail($to,"Mail", $mail_body,$headers))		
{	echo " Thankyou! - Your feedback has been sent! ";	}		
else		
{	echo " Thankyou! - We could not send email. Please try later! ";	}

kney · August 31, 2011

it gives this error

Warning: mail(): Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\vufind\web\services\MyResearch\bibManageDocuments.php on line 24 

Thankyou! - We could not send email. Please try later!

so i added this code , and now it works.. and on the Edit.php it doesn't work

<?php
ini_set("SMTP","smtp.vito.local");
ini_set("smtp_port","25");
?>

kney · August 31, 2011

The problem was in this part..

I created a new user but didn't specify which user to get the email address from.

It's fixed now!

Thanks for the help

<?php
$updateUser = new User();
// added this now
// -------------------
$updateUser->get('id', $_GET['userID']);
// -------------------
$to = $updateUser->email;
?>

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