problems with html in mail()

[safra]

hi,

I found this example to send an email in html format:

$email = 'sendfrom@email.com'; 
$toMail = 'your@email.com';
$subject="email subject";
$message = "email contents";
$var = mail("$toMail", "$subject", "$message","Content-type: text/html\n",
     "From: $email\n"
    ."Reply-To: $email\n"
    ."sendmail_path: /usr/sbin/sendmail\n");

the problem is that the 'from' and 'reply-to' email addresses are not parsed correctly. It states 'nobody'.

Without 'Content-type: text/html\n' those emails are parsed correctly.

Anyone knows how to fix this?

Thanks,
Ron

 

[Hokey]

Try this:

$var = mail($toMail, $subject, $message,
"Content-type: text/html\n\r
From: $email\n\r
Reply-To: $email",
"sendmail_path: /usr/sbin/sendmail\n"

The comma between the content header and the from header was probably throwing it off. Also there should have been a comma between the reply-to header and the sendmail_path additional parameter.

 

[Hokey]

my code was a little off ... give this one a try

$var = mail("$toMail", "$subject", "$message",
"Content-type: text/html\nFrom: $email\nReply-To: $email\n",
"sendmail_path: /usr/sbin/sendmail\n"

 

[safra]

Hi Hokey,

Thanks for helping me with this.

I tried your suggestions. What happens is that the From and Reply-To part is now added to the contents of the email.

The sender information in the inbox overview still states "nobody" and the properties shows nobody@myserver.com.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Ron