I'd like to use the $headers field in the mail() function of PHP, but
I'd like to be able to make these variable that somebody could change
in a form.

$headers .= 'To: $to' . "\r\n";


Something like that above.

Thanks,

--TJ

techjohnny@gmail.com wrote:
> I'd like to use the $headers field in the mail() function of PHP, but
> I'd like to be able to make these variable that somebody could change
> in a form.
>
> $headers .= 'To: $to' . "\r\n";
>
>
> Something like that above.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --TJ
>

Which will open your site as a spam relay, and quickly get your hosting
account canceled.

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==================
Remove the "x" from my email address
Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
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On Feb 25, 3:51 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> techjoh...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I'd like to use the $headers field in the mail() function of PHP, but
> > I'd like to be able to make these variable that somebody could change
> > in a form.
>
> > $headers .= 'To: $to' . "\r\n";
>
> > Something like that above.
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > --TJ
>
> Which will open your site as a spam relay, and quickly get your hosting
> account canceled.
>
> --
> ==================
> Remove the "x" from my email address
> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> jstuck...@attglobal.net
> ==================

Yeah, I realize that now. But, what about making one of the header
fields a variable? I just don't understand the php syntax well enough
to make this happen.

--JP

techjohnny@gmail.com wrote:
> On Feb 25, 3:51 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> techjoh...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I'd like to use the $headers field in the mail() function of PHP, but
>>> I'd like to be able to make these variable that somebody could change
>>> in a form.
>>> $headers .= 'To: $to' . "\r\n";
>>> Something like that above.
>>> Thanks,
>>> --TJ
>> Which will open your site as a spam relay, and quickly get your hosting
>> account canceled.
>>
>> --
>> ==================
>> Remove the "x" from my email address
>> Jerry Stuckle
>> JDS Computer Training Corp.
>> jstuck...@attglobal.net
>> ==================
>
> Yeah, I realize that now. But, what about making one of the header
> fields a variable? I just don't understand the php syntax well enough
> to make this happen.
>
> --JP
>

Read up on single and double quoting strings, for starters. You need
either:

$headers .= "To: $to\r\n";

Or

$headers .= 'To: ' . $to . "\r\n";

Variables are not replaced when in single quotes.


--
==================
Remove the "x" from my email address
Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
==================

>>> $headers .= 'To: $to' . "\r\n";
>>> Something like that above.

>> Which will open your site as a spam relay, and quickly get your hosting
>> account canceled.

> Yeah, I realize that now. But, what about making one of the header
> fields a variable? I just don't understand the php syntax well enough
> to make this happen.

First thing to read about is mail injection. If you don't read up on
that, your site will STILL be a spam relay.

Good luck,
--
Willem Bogaerts

Application smith
Kratz B.V.
http://www.kratz.nl/

On Feb 26, 3:21 am, Willem Bogaerts
<w.bogae...@kratz.maardanzonderditstuk.nl> wrote:
> >>> $headers .= 'To: $to' . "\r\n";
> >>> Something like that above.
> >> Which will open your site as a spam relay, and quickly get your hosting
> >> account canceled.
> > Yeah, I realize that now. But, what about making one of the header
> > fields a variable? I just don't understand the php syntax well enough
> > to make this happen.
>
> First thing to read about is mail injection. If you don't read up on
> that, your site will STILL be a spam relay.
>
> Good luck,
> --
> Willem Bogaerts
>
> Application smith
> Kratz B.V.http://www.kratz.nl/



$headers .= "FROM: $from \r\n"; //$from should be checked for
injection already

mail($to,$subject,$body,$headers); //the $to is the first argument
passed to mail()....
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php
but you issues seemed to be string based.

//////
$a="a test string";

echo 'this is $a'; //this is $a
echo 'this is'.$a; //this is a test string
echo "this is $a"; //this is a test string
///////
' ' = literal.. the string is sent tot he browser as it appears in
code
" " = interpreted.. the string is processed, variables are
substituted out for their values