Simple PHP mail script problem

[crak_bot]

Hello,

I am trying to put up a simple contact form and use a php script to handle it. I have no knowledge of PHP at all so bear with me. The current script is.

<?
$ForwardTo="[e-mail]";
$email=$_REQUEST['email'];
$entry=$_REQUEST['phone'];
$subject=$_REQUEST['message'];
mail($ForwardTo, "Web Submission", $email, $phone, "From:[e-mail]");
header("Location: thankyou.html");
?>

I end up getting these e-mails fine but my form has a third text area named "message" but no matter what I add to the script to try to include the text in the "message" area the e-mail never makes it to me so I assume I am not setting up the script right.

My question is. What do I need to add to the above script so that the content of a third text area named message gets to me in the email created.

Thanks

[smatts9]

Use it this way:

mail($to, $subject, $body)

$to = what email address to mail to.
$subject = subject line of email.
$body = whatever text within the email.

[barns101]

Using your existing code, it should be like this:

<?php
$ForwardTo="[e-mail]";
$email=$_REQUEST['email'];
$entry=$_REQUEST['phone'];
$subject=$_REQUEST['message'];
mail($ForwardTo, "Web Submission", "$email\n\n$phone\n\n$subject", "From:[e-mail]");
header("Location: thankyou.html");
?>

The "\n\n" adds new lines to make the content of the email a little easier on the eye! ;)

[crak_bot]

Hello,

Thanks for the replies. The script is up and running and thanks for tip about the added line entry.

It was getting frustrating just using trial and error, meaning I would change the script, upload it, then visit the site and fill out the form and wait for an e-mail.

[cybersphere]

I was just having a look at the mail function this morning, and decided that it was inadequate for my needs, since it couldn't perform SMTP authentication.

PHPMailer is a better, all-round solution. [phpmailer.sourceforge.net...]