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trouble with mail() function

Posted 02 October 2012 - 10:15 AM

Hey guys, how do I put a hyperlink in the body in the mail() function?

this is what I have so far..

$friend = $_POST['text_friend'];
$subject = $_POST['text_subject'];
$from = $_POST['text_from'];
$temp_text = $_POST['text_message'];
//$temp_text = "Hey <friend>, 
//                Please join us on October 30, 2012 for a Halloween Party. 
//                <a href="google.com">Click here for more details.</a>";

$new_string = str_replace("<friend>", $full_name, $temp_text);

//mail (to, subject, body, headers)
mail( $friend, $subject, $new_string, $from);

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Re: trouble with mail() function

Posted 02 October 2012 - 10:33 AM

Never mind I think I got it.


$friend = $_POST['text_friend'];
$subject = $_POST['text_subject'];

$from = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "\r\n";
$from .= "Content-type:text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" . "\r\n";
$from .= $_POST['text_from'];


$temp_text = $_POST['text_message'];
//$temp_text = "Hey <friend>, 
//                Please join us on October 30, 2012 for a Halloween Party. 
//                <a href="google.com">Click here for more details.</a>";

$new_string = str_replace("<friend>", $full_name, $temp_text);


$new_string2 = "<html>
        <body>
        $new_string
        </body>
        </html>";



//mail (to, subject, body, headers)
mail( $friend, $subject, $new_string2, $from);

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Posted 02 October 2012 - 10:40 AM

As a warning, the code you're using here can be very dangerous to use, because you're using POST variables directly. I'm assuming that you're doing this just for the sake of learning, but just in case -- make sure you don't put this up on any site that others can access.
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Re: trouble with mail() function

Posted 02 October 2012 - 11:41 AM

View PostMina-no-Hime, on 02 October 2012 - 01:40 PM, said:

As a warning, the code you're using here can be very dangerous to use, because you're using POST variables directly. I'm assuming that you're doing this just for the sake of learning, but just in case -- make sure you don't put this up on any site that others can access.

To be more specific, you're code is vulnerable to header injections. Have a look at this tutorial for further clarification: Preventing PHP Mail(...) Header Injections

You could also try PHPMailer which has a lot more functionality than the built in mail function.

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Re: trouble with mail() function

Posted 02 October 2012 - 11:41 AM

View PostMina-no-Hime, on 02 October 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

As a warning, the code you're using here can be very dangerous to use, because you're using POST variables directly. I'm assuming that you're doing this just for the sake of learning, but just in case -- make sure you don't put this up on any site that others can access.

haha thanks for the warning, but I did took the precaution to write some dummy code first and then post it here. None of the variables nor values means anything. I just wrote something that looks believable to get my point across.

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Re: trouble with mail() function

Posted 02 October 2012 - 11:51 AM

Sorry for double posting again, but how come the codes above does not work for Windows Live Mail? It worked correctly for my hotmail and gmail account..
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