Mail Function syntax error

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jjasoningram 0 Newbie Poster

16 Years Ago

I am trying to put a variable in as the value of the mail function on my script. I am relatively new to php and I may be making a simple mistake. Here is the script:

$busmail = $_POST['field_2']

mail(" . $busmail . ","Order Confirmation","Your Order Has Been Received And Is Now Being Processed.

 
Quantity: " . $_POST['field_3'] . " 
Size: " . $_POST['field_4'] . " 
Special Instructions: " . $_POST['field_5'] . " 

Please contact us with any questions or concerns at <A href="mailto:c2c@capturedtocanvas.com" target=_top>c2c@capturedtocanvas.com</A> 
");

and here is the error I am getting:

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /hermes/bosweb/web171/b1716/sl.c2cadmin/C2C/Form/processor.php on line 44

Thanks in advance.

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Auzzie 6 Junior Poster

16 Years Ago

mail(" . $busmail . ","Order Confirmation","Your Order Has Been Received And Is Now Being Processed.

needs to be

mail($busmail, "Order Confirmation","Your Order Has Been Received And Is Now Being Processed.

ryan_vietnow 13 Posting Pro

16 Years Ago

yeah,no need for the quotes because it is only a variable.

Auzzie 6 Junior Poster

16 Years Ago

Plus the quotes wernt closed off to allow for the string concantation

ryan_vietnow 13 Posting Pro

16 Years Ago

$busmail = $_POST['field_2'];

you forgot the semi colon on this line.
line 42.

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jjasoningram 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 1 · 2008-03-07T04:41:44+00:00

Here is the entire script so you can see which line is 44.

<?php

$where_form_is="http://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].strrev(strstr(strrev($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']),"/"));

// File upload handling
if($_FILES['field_6']['name']!=''){
$field_6_filename = "file_6_".date("sihdmY").substr($_FILES['field_6']['name'],strlen($_FILES['field_6']['name'])-4);
if(!move_uploaded_file($_FILES['field_6']['tmp_name'], "./files/".$field_6_filename)){
die("File " .  $_FILES['field_6']['name'] . " was not uploaded.");
}
}

include("config.inc.php");
$link = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass);
if(!$link) die ('Could not connect to database: '.mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($db_name,$link);
$query = "INSERT into `".$db_table."` (field_1,field_2,field_3,field_4,field_5,field_6,field_7,field_8,field_9,field_10,field_11,field_12,field_13,field_14) VALUES ('" . $_POST['field_1'] . "','" . $_POST['field_2'] . "','" . $_POST['field_3'] . "','" . $_POST['field_4'] . "','" . $_POST['field_5'] . "','" . $_POST['field_6'] . "','" . $_POST['field_7'] . "','" . $_POST['field_8'] . "','" . $_POST['field_9'] . "','" . $_POST['field_10'] . "','" . $_POST['field_11'] . "','" . $_POST['field_12'] . "','" . $_POST['field_13'] . "','" . $_POST['field_14'] . "')";
mysql_query($query);
mysql_close($link);

mail("","phpFormGenerator - Form submission","Form data:

Customer Name: " . $_POST['field_1'] . " 
Customer Email: " . $_POST['field_2'] . " 
Quantity: " . $_POST['field_3'] . " 
Size: " . $_POST['field_4'] . " 
Special Instructions: " . $_POST['field_5'] . " 
Upload Your Image Here: ".$where_form_is."files/".$field_6_filename." (original file name: " . $_FILES['field_6']['name'] . ")
Shipping Information: " . $_POST['field_7'] . " 
Ship to Address: " . $_POST['field_8'] . " 
Please read and check this option or your image will not be reproduced.: " . $_POST['field_9'] . " 
Alterations: " . $_POST['field_10'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_11'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_12'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_13'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_14'] . " 



");

$busmail = $_POST['field_2']

mail(" . $busmail . ","Order Confirmation","Your Order Has Been Received And Is Now Being Processed.

 
Quantity: " . $_POST['field_3'] . " 
Size: " . $_POST['field_4'] . " 
Special Instructions: " . $_POST['field_5'] . " 

Please contact us with any questions or concerns at <A href="mailto:c2c@capturedtocanvas.com" target=_top>c2c@capturedtocanvas.com</A> 
");

include("confirm.html");

?>

jjasoningram 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 2 · 2008-03-07T07:42:02+00:00

Ok, took out the quotes and still getting an error code. The error will follow after the code insert in this post.

<?php

$where_form_is="http://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].strrev(strstr(strrev($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']),"/"));

// File upload handling
if($_FILES['field_6']['name']!=''){
$field_6_filename = "file_6_".date("sihdmY").substr($_FILES['field_6']['name'],strlen($_FILES['field_6']['name'])-4);
if(!move_uploaded_file($_FILES['field_6']['tmp_name'], "./files/".$field_6_filename)){
die("File " .  $_FILES['field_6']['name'] . " was not uploaded.");
}
}

include("config.inc.php");
$link = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass);
if(!$link) die ('Could not connect to database: '.mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($db_name,$link);
$query = "INSERT into `".$db_table."` (field_1,field_2,field_3,field_4,field_5,field_6,field_7,field_8,field_9,field_10,field_11,field_12,field_13,field_14) VALUES ('" . $_POST['field_1'] . "','" . $_POST['field_2'] . "','" . $_POST['field_3'] . "','" . $_POST['field_4'] . "','" . $_POST['field_5'] . "','" . $_POST['field_6'] . "','" . $_POST['field_7'] . "','" . $_POST['field_8'] . "','" . $_POST['field_9'] . "','" . $_POST['field_10'] . "','" . $_POST['field_11'] . "','" . $_POST['field_12'] . "','" . $_POST['field_13'] . "','" . $_POST['field_14'] . "')";
mysql_query($query);
mysql_close($link);

mail("","phpFormGenerator - Form submission","Form data:

Customer Name: " . $_POST['field_1'] . " 
Customer Email: " . $_POST['field_2'] . " 
Quantity: " . $_POST['field_3'] . " 
Size: " . $_POST['field_4'] . " 
Special Instructions: " . $_POST['field_5'] . " 
Upload Your Image Here: ".$where_form_is."files/".$field_6_filename." (original file name: " . $_FILES['field_6']['name'] . ")
Shipping Information: " . $_POST['field_7'] . " 
Ship to Address: " . $_POST['field_8'] . " 
Please read and check this option or your image will not be reproduced.: " . $_POST['field_9'] . " 
Alterations: " . $_POST['field_10'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_11'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_12'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_13'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_14'] . " 



");

$busmail = $_POST['field_2']

mail($busmail, "Order Confirmation","Your Order Has Been Received And Is Now Being Processed.

 
Quantity: " . $_POST['field_3'] . " 
Size: " . $_POST['field_4'] . " 
Special Instructions: " . $_POST['field_5'] . " 

Please contact us with any questions or concerns at <A href="mailto:c2c@capturedtocanvas.com" target=_top>c2c@capturedtocanvas.com</A> 
");

include("confirm.html");

?>

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /hermes/bosweb/web171/b1716/sl.c2cadmin/C2C/Form/processor.php on line 44

jjasoningram 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 3 · 2008-03-07T08:00:31+00:00

Ok Guys,
This is for you in particular, Ryan. Thanks for the help so far. I feel that this may be the last issue with the script.

<?php

$where_form_is="http://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].strrev(strstr(strrev($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']),"/"));

// File upload handling
if($_FILES['field_6']['name']!=''){
$field_6_filename = "file_6_".date("sihdmY").substr($_FILES['field_6']['name'],strlen($_FILES['field_6']['name'])-4);
if(!move_uploaded_file($_FILES['field_6']['tmp_name'], "./files/".$field_6_filename)){
die("File " .  $_FILES['field_6']['name'] . " was not uploaded.");
}
}

include("config.inc.php");
$link = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass);
if(!$link) die ('Could not connect to database: '.mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($db_name,$link);
$query = "INSERT into `".$db_table."` (field_1,field_2,field_3,field_4,field_5,field_6,field_7,field_8,field_9,field_10,field_11,field_12,field_13,field_14) VALUES ('" . $_POST['field_1'] . "','" . $_POST['field_2'] . "','" . $_POST['field_3'] . "','" . $_POST['field_4'] . "','" . $_POST['field_5'] . "','" . $_POST['field_6'] . "','" . $_POST['field_7'] . "','" . $_POST['field_8'] . "','" . $_POST['field_9'] . "','" . $_POST['field_10'] . "','" . $_POST['field_11'] . "','" . $_POST['field_12'] . "','" . $_POST['field_13'] . "','" . $_POST['field_14'] . "')";
mysql_query($query);
mysql_close($link);

mail("","phpFormGenerator - Form submission","Form data:

Customer Name: " . $_POST['field_1'] . " 
Customer Email: " . $_POST['field_2'] . " 
Quantity: " . $_POST['field_3'] . " 
Size: " . $_POST['field_4'] . " 
Special Instructions: " . $_POST['field_5'] . " 
Upload Your Image Here: ".$where_form_is."files/".$field_6_filename." (original file name: " . $_FILES['field_6']['name'] . ")
Shipping Information: " . $_POST['field_7'] . " 
Ship to Address: " . $_POST['field_8'] . " 
Please read and check this option or your image will not be reproduced.: " . $_POST['field_9'] . " 
Alterations: " . $_POST['field_10'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_11'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_12'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_13'] . " 
: " . $_POST['field_14'] . " 



");

$busmail = $_POST['field_2'];

mail($busmail, "Order Confirmation","Your Order Has Been Received And Is Now Being Processed.

 
Quantity: " . $_POST['field_3'] . " 
Size: " . $_POST['field_4'] . " 
Special Instructions: " . $_POST['field_5'] . " 

Please contact us with any questions or concerns at <A href="mailto:c2c@capturedtocanvas.com" target=_top>c2c@capturedtocanvas.com</A> 
");

include("confirm.html");

?>

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /hermes/bosweb/web171/b1716/sl.c2cadmin/C2C/Form/processor.php on line 51

ryan_vietnow 13 Posting Pro · Answer 4 · 2008-03-07T08:23:43+00:00

change the double quote here:

<A href="mailto:c2c@capturedtocanvas.com" target=_top>c2c@capturedtocanvas.com</A>

to single quote:

<A href='mailto:c2c@capturedtocanvas.com' target=_top>c2c@capturedtocanvas.com</A>

somedude3488 228 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso · Answer 5 · 2008-03-07T08:32:48+00:00

or to keep proper html syntax you could do this:

<A href=\"mailto:c2c@capturedtocanvas.com\" target=_top>c2c@capturedtocanvas.com</A>

jjasoningram 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 6 · 2008-03-07T09:01:24+00:00

Hey guys, I can't thank you enough. I appreciate all of the comments. I did figure out the last problem. I didn't have to put the HTML formatting on the link to the email. Most email programs automatically format a link by the way it is typed. I removed the format and got no more errors. When opening the email, the link was active. Thanks again for the help.

sachinbhatt 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 7 · 2010-02-04T14:58:38+00:00

I get this error:
PHP Parse error: parse error in D:\HostingSpaces\sachinbhatt\sachinbhatt.in\wwwroot\send_mail.php on line 73

The script is ..:

$Subject="New Inquiry";
$Message="Inquiry Details<br>";
$Message.="Name: $FullName<br>";
$Message.="Occupation: $Occupation<br>";
$Message.="Address: $Address<br>";
$Message.="City: $City<br>";
$Message.="State: $State<br>";
$Message.="Phone: $phone<br>";
$Message.="Email: $Email<br>";
$Message.="Comments: $Comments<br>";
$Headers = "From: sbhatt.salil@sachinbhatt.in"."\r\n";
$Headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0"."\r\n";
$Headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"."\r\n";
$Headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit"."\r\n";
$r=mail("sbhatt.salil@sachinbhatt.in",$Subject,$Message,$Headers));

if(!empty($r)){
	//header("Location:ty.html");
	echo("&status=yes");
}
else{
	echo("&status=no");
}

----------------------------------------
I am not very proficient in PHP and I have not written this script as well, but using by copy/paste from some online resource.
Can anyone please help me with this..?
Many thanks in advance...

nav33n 472 Purple hazed! Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 8 · 2010-02-04T15:09:16+00:00

I get this error:
PHP Parse error: parse error in D:\HostingSpaces\sachinbhatt\sachinbhatt.in\wwwroot\send_mail.php on line 73

The script is ..:
$Subject="New Inquiry";
$Message="Inquiry Details ";
$Message.="Name: $FullName ";
$Message.="Occupation: $Occupation ";
$Message.="Address: $Address ";
$Message.="City: $City ";
$Message.="State: $State ";
$Message.="Phone: $phone ";
$Message.="Email: $Email ";
$Message.="Comments: $Comments ";
$Headers = "From: sbhatt.salil@sachinbhatt.in"."\r\n";
$Headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0"."\r\n";
$Headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"."\r\n";
$Headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit"."\r\n";
$r=mail("sbhatt.salil@sachinbhatt.in",$Subject,$Message,$Headers));

if(!empty($r)){
	//header("Location:ty.html");
	echo("&status=yes");
}
else{
	echo("&status=no");
}
----------------------------------------
I am not very proficient in PHP and I have not written this script as well, but using by copy/paste from some online resource.
Can anyone please help me with this..?
Many thanks in advance...

First of all, get a good editor which error checking. If you do, you will see the error yourself.
Anyways, You have an extra ) in your mail function.

Next time, please start a new thread while posting a question.

sachinbhatt 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 9 · 2010-02-04T15:35:26+00:00

The minute I submitted my post I re-checked the line and ......
Oops....
I found where I was going wrong..!!

in line 15:
$r=mail("sbhatt.salil@sachinbhatt.in",$Subject,$Message,$Headers));
I placed an extra.. ' ) '...! :)

Anyway.. Thanks nav33n.
Sure I will follow your guidelines. :)
Regards,
-Sachin.

nav33n 472 Purple hazed! Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 10 · 2010-02-04T15:39:02+00:00

nav33n 472 Purple hazed!

14 Years Ago

Yep! Cheers :)

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