smtp server, mail()

@acemoNov 02.2005

My application.html

[code] <html> <body>

<FORM ACTION=”mailapplication.php” METHOD=post>

Are you <input name=”male” type=radio> Male or <input name=”female” type=radio>Female <p>

Player introduction (name to be called by, country, timezone, etc.) <br><textarea name=”playerintro” cols=48 rows=4></textarea><br>

Roleplaying / background story of your character<br> <textarea name=”background” cols=48 rows=4></textarea><br>

Reasons why you wish to join <br><textarea name=”whyjoin” cols=48 rows=4></textarea><br>

Goals <br><textarea name=”goals” cols=48 rows=4></textarea><br>

Expectations of our guild<br><textarea name=”expectations” cols=48 rows=4></textarea><br>

What you can offer<br><textarea name=”offer” cols=48 rows=4></textarea><br>

Character info (level, house, residence)<br><textarea name=”charinfo” cols=48 rows=4></textarea><br>

<P><INPUT TYPE=”SUBMIT” value=”send”> <INPUT TYPE=”RESET”> </FORM>

</body> </html> [/code]

My mailapplication.php

[code=php] <?php $message = $_POST[“”];

mail([email protected], Application Order of Banor, $message, $headers); ?> [/code]

My problem is i dont know how what command is for letting my script know what smtp server to use.
And for the $_POST[“”]; i dont know what to put here.

someone help please

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@bokehNov 02.2005 — #Those settings are dealt with in php.ini. Are you using Linux or windows? Is this on your local machine?

@acemoauthorNov 02.2005 — #
In spite of the low price, quality has never been compromised. All servers are of the best Hewlett-Packard quality with redundant power supplies, mirrored SCSI disks with daily external tape-backup.

The systems are placed in a private server room at Interxion in Denmark. The server room has redundant power circuits, battery backup, diesel generators and a Vesda (Very early Smoke Detection Alarm) smoke alarm system.

Our backbone is fibre-based with redundant infrastructure. The total bandwidth is at present 2 x 1 Gigabit multi-homed attached and connected to 3 international carriers, Global Crossing, Deutsche Telecom and Level3, in addition to Danish Internet eXchange.
[/quote]

This is all they say about the're servers

Not my local machine.

@bokehNov 02.2005 — #That's just a list of hardware! And you haven't decribed the problem you are having?

@acemoauthorNov 02.2005 — #I know its just a list of the hardware, cant find anything bout the software.

My problems are that (i think i need to) let my script know what smtp server to use.

And what the user fills in in the form, how do i get this information into variables in the php script?

@SheldonNov 03.2005 — #where are you setting "$headers"???

for your mailapplication.php

you need to pull the posted information th out in the $message

like so

[code=php]
 <?php
 $sender = "[email protected]"; // sender email address, can use $sender = {$_POST['email']; if you had an email feild
 $headers = "From: $senderrnReply-to: $sender"; 
 
 
 
 $playerintro = $_POST['playerintro']; 
 $background = $_POST['background']; 

 $whyjoin = $_POST['whyjoin']; 

 $goals = $_POST['goals']; 

 $expectations = $_POST['expectations']; 

 $offer = $_POST['offer']; 

 $charinfo = $_POST['charinfo']; 
 
 $message = "Player Introduction: $playerintrorn
 Background: $backgroundrn
 Why they joined: $whyjoinrn
 Their Goals: $goalsrn
 Expectations: $expectationsrn
 What they can offer: $offerrn
 Their info: $charinforn
 Thanks";
 //the message to be sent
 
 
 if(mail([email protected], Application Order of Banor, $message, $headers)){
 header("location: thanks.php");//if successfull send to this page
 }else{
 print 'error try again another time if you feel lucky';//error, you can print a message rather than send them to another page
 } 
 
 
 ?>
 [/code]

just for an example

@bokehNov 03.2005 — #My problems are that (i think i need to) let my script know what smtp server to use.

And what the user fills in in the form, how do i get this information into variables in the php script?[/QUOTE]What happens when you try to send mail?

@acemoauthorNov 03.2005 — #i get a blank page, i check my mail, no mail arived.

@bokehNov 03.2005 — #Most likely because you have display errors switched off. Make a file and name it
[code=html].htaccess[/code]
The leading dot is correct. Put the following contents in the file and then put the file in your route directory.

[code=php]php_admin_value display_errors on
 php_admin_value error_reporting  E_ALL[/code]

Now you should see some output.

@acemoauthorNov 03.2005 — #Thanks sheldon, ur script helped me alot wif this, and i also found why it didnt sended the mails:

[code=php]
 mail([email protected], Application Order of Banor, $message, $headers)
 [/code]

has to be:

[code=php]
 mail("[email protected]", "Application Order of Banor", $message, $headers)
 [/code]

bokeh thanks for the information about the error showing, am sure will come in handy sometime ?

@SheldonNov 03.2005 — #Nt a wory, i onlyhope that i help a bit.

@acemoauthorNov 03.2005 — #yea, u was great help, thanks ?

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