Mail function is not working in PHP

Question

<?php

if (isset($_POST['submit']))
{
    //if "email" is filled out, proceed

    $name=  mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['name']);
    $phone=  mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['phone']);

    $to = "admin@gmail.com";
    $subject = "Customer Intrested";
    $message = "Buyer Information and Intrested in land.";
    $message.= "Customer Name :".$name."\n";
    $message.= "Customer Phone :".$phone."\n";  

    $mail=mail($to, "Subject: $subject",$message );
    if($mail){
        echo "success";
    } else {
        echo "failed."; 
    }
?>

I am using the above code to send email..but i am unable to get the result..it always showing the "Thank you message"..

I can able to get the values of name and phone.

How to fix this Problem?

if you have set mail setting in php.ini, check your junk mails — Harish Singh, Nov 30 '13 at 07:23
@HarishSingh I checked the span folder also..but not getting the mail — PHP CODER, Nov 30 '13 at 07:26
@Chinmay But why it is showing "failed" on server? any suggesstions — PHP CODER, Nov 30 '13 at 08:37
Did you try setting the header **$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com';** **mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);** — Let me see, Nov 30 '13 at 08:58
@ThusithaSumanadasa oh!! i missed it in the question but it is present in my code... Finally i got answer... it's the server problem not the code.... — PHP CODER, Dec 10 '13 at 10:53
@user2363025 The issue is the cpanel sever accept to send only to cpanel emails.. or else it will send the mails when we use cpanel email as "from" in the mail function then only it allowes to send and we have changed the server, now the problem solved.. Thanks for all.. — PHP CODER, Apr 28 '14 at 15:12

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '13 at 07:28

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mail($to, "Subject: $subject",$message );
echo "Thank you for using our mail form";

instead of this ,first check if the mail is sent

$mail=mail($to, "Subject: $subject",$message );
if($mail){
  echo "Thank you for using our mail form";
}else{
  echo "Mail sending failed."; 
}

By this actually u can know whether your mail function in working or not

if it is not working.the problem can be with SMTP settings in your localhost

enable errors in php if not enabled using

ini_set('display_errors',1);

answered Nov 30 '13 at 07:28

Bhadra

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if i am using if($mail)condition it shows the mail sending failed..How to correct it? – PHP CODER Nov 30 '13 at 07:32
but it shows success in localhost – PHP CODER Nov 30 '13 at 07:38

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 27 '14 at 09:08

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// message lines should not exceed 70 characters (PHP rule), so wrap it
$message = wordwrap($message, 70);

for more help:http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_mail.asp

answered Feb 27 '14 at 09:08

Aman Maurya

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I'd recommend never using w3schools – CJT3 Feb 09 '15 at 13:50

Mail function is not working in PHP

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