PHP Mail doenst send a mail?

Question

My php script doesnt send a mail. What's wrong? Do i need headers or other things? Is mail not supported?

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My index.php

       <!-- Form -->
    <form action="apply-process.php" method="post" name="apply">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="six columns">
      <label>Your first name</label>
      <input class="u-full-width" type="text" placeholder="John" name="first_name">
    </div>
    <div class="six columns">
      <label>Your last name</label>
      <input class="u-full-width" type="text" placeholder="Doe" name="last_name">
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="six columns">
      <label>Your email</label>
      <input class="u-full-width" type="text" placeholder="john@doe.com" name="email">
    </div>
    <div class="six columns">
      <label>Memberschip</label>
      <select name="memberschip" class="u-full-width" name="membership">
        <option value="Option 1">Normal</option>
        <option value="Option 2">Donator</option>
        <option value="Option 3">eSport member</option>
      </select>
    </div>
  </div>

  <label>Message</label>
  <textarea class="u-full-width" placeholder="Tell us something about yourself and your hobbies. Remember to include your ingame name and Skype name." name="text"></textarea>

  <input class="button-primary" type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

My process page:

<?php

$first_name = $_POST['first_name'];
$last_name = $_POST['last_name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$text = $_POST['text'];
$membership = $_POST['membership'];
$to = "administratie@sharp-gaming.nl";
$subject = "New apply from $first_name";

mail ($to, $subject, "From: " . $first_name . $last_name, "Email: " . $email, "Membership: " . $membership, "Message: " . $text);

header('Location: ../index.html');
?>

Thanks, Juul

You need headers yes. Additionally, make sure that your server is configured to send out email and also make sure that error reporting is turned on for your code. — Maximus2012, May 15 '15 at 21:33
Look at some of the examples on this page: http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php — Maximus2012, May 15 '15 at 21:34
@Maximus2012 Why does the OP **need** headers? Per your link `additional_headers (optional)`. Probably a better idea to have them so it doesn't go to spam but not required. — chris85, May 15 '15 at 22:00
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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 15 '15 at 21:35

May be this can help. replace your mail() with lines below:

$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type:text/html;charset=UTF-8" . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'From: ' .$first_name.$last_name. '<' .$email. '>' . "\r\n";
mail($to,$subject,$text,$headers);

chris85 · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-15T21:59:04.397

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The mail function, http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php, takes 4 parameters; to, subject, body, and headers.

mail ($to, 
$subject, 
"From: " . $first_name . $last_name, 
"Email: " . $email, 
"Membership: " . $membership, 
"Message: " . $text);

You are passing it 6 parameters. Headers are not required. I don't know what you are trying to send but your subject, body, and headers are in the wrong places.

Maybe you want...

mail ($to, 
    $subject, 
    "Message: " . $text, 
    "From: $first_name $last_name <$email>");

edited May 15 '15 at 21:59

answered May 15 '15 at 21:53

chris85

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Yes, isn't this your original code? Did you try my code above/read it? My code doesn't have 6 parameters going to the `mail` function. – chris85 May 16 '15 at 14:08

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