sending email using php mail()

I am successfully sending an email containing the results of a form to two
addresses BUT...
BOTH the addresses are getting TWO emails.
One has the field names like "Name: , email etc." but no other content.
The other is correctly filled out.
They always arrive in that order, i.e. empty, then correct.
My hosting company tells me my code is "incorrect" but their "help" ends
there.
The mail() code is currently in the $editFormAction block and I am wondering
if it needs to be further defined by a variable and an if or while
statement.
The php is:

/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);

Any ideas gratefully received.
Andy

It looks okay to me, but I am not a php pro...yet.

For the sake of troubleshooting, you should try doing something like this:
<***all your stuff goes here***>
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$to2="admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
mail ($to, $subject, $content);
mail ($to2, $subject, $content);

Also, you could try this:
$to = "webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com" . ", " ;
$to .= "admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";


Wish I could be more help.

cv


"awebb" <andywebb25 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

I am successfully sending an email containing the results of a form to two
addresses BUT...
BOTH the addresses are getting TWO emails.
One has the field names like "Name: , email etc." but no other content.
The other is correctly filled out.
They always arrive in that order, i.e. empty, then correct.
My hosting company tells me my code is "incorrect" but their "help" ends
there.
The mail() code is currently in the $editFormAction block and I am wondering
if it needs to be further defined by a variable and an if or while
statement.
The php is:

/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);

Any ideas gratefully received.
Andy

Thanks for the tips, I'll try them though I did try in desperation the
simplest possible message,
mail ("webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com", "Subject", "Message")
and that arrived twice too, though with the message "Message" in both of
them!
Its a bit of a head scratcher.
Andy
"craig v" <craig765 (AT) spamless-yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

It looks okay to me, but I am not a php pro...yet.

For the sake of troubleshooting, you should try doing something like this:
***all your stuff goes here***
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$to2="admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
mail ($to, $subject, $content);
mail ($to2, $subject, $content);

Also, you could try this:
$to = "webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com" . ", " ;
$to .= "admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";


Wish I could be more help.

cv


"awebb" <andywebb25 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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I am successfully sending an email containing the results of a form to two
addresses BUT...
BOTH the addresses are getting TWO emails.
One has the field names like "Name: , email etc." but no other content.
The other is correctly filled out.
They always arrive in that order, i.e. empty, then correct.
My hosting company tells me my code is "incorrect" but their "help" ends
there.
The mail() code is currently in the $editFormAction block and I am
wondering
if it needs to be further defined by a variable and an if or while
statement.
The php is:

/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);

Any ideas gratefully received.
Andy

as a guess i would say that your script is sending out a mail the first time
you load the page (without any vars) - then when you submit the form the
page reloads? and sends another email with the vars.

if this is the case then you need to check whether the submit button has
been clicked before executing the mail function.

eg:

if (isset ($HTTP_POST_VARS['submit'])) {
/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);
}

joe


"Joe {RoastHorse}" <joe (AT) roast-horse (DOT) com> wrote

looks ok to me. what is the rest of the code?

joe



"awebb" <andywebb25 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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I am successfully sending an email containing the results of a form to
two
addresses BUT...
BOTH the addresses are getting TWO emails.
One has the field names like "Name: , email etc." but no other content.
The other is correctly filled out.
They always arrive in that order, i.e. empty, then correct.
My hosting company tells me my code is "incorrect" but their "help" ends
there.
The mail() code is currently in the $editFormAction block and I am
wondering
if it needs to be further defined by a variable and an if or while
statement.
The php is:

/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);

Any ideas gratefully received.
Andy

Assuming you don't want the whole page, here is the code "above the page":

<?php require_once('../Connections/connChin.php'); ?>
<?php
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "",
$theNotDefinedValue = "")
{
$theValue = (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? addslashes($theValue) : $theValue;

switch ($theType) {
case "text":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "long":
case "int":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
break;
case "double":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . doubleval($theValue) . "'" :
"NULL";
break;
case "date":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "defined":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue :
$theNotDefinedValue;
break;
}
return $theValue;
}

$editFormAction = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PHP_SELF'];
if (isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$editFormAction .= "?" . $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'];
}

if ((isset($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_insert"])) && ($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_insert"]
== "form")) {
$insertSQL = sprintf("INSERT INTO clouseau (title, firstname, lastname,
address1, address2, towncity, postcode, country, telephone, email,
startdate1, startdate2, startdate3, startdate4, totalprice, adults,
children, catering, comments) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s,
%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)",
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['title'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['address1'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['address2'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['towncity'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['postcode'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['country'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['telephone'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['email'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['totalprice'],
"int"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['adults'], "int"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['children'],
"int"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['catering'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['comments'],
"text"));

mysql_select_db($database_connChin, $connChin);
$Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $connChin) or die(mysql_error());

$insertGoTo =
"thanks/thankyou_clouseau.php?email=".$HTTP_POST_VARS['email']."";
if (isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$insertGoTo .= (strpos($insertGoTo, '?')) ? "&" : "?";
$insertGoTo .= $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'];
}
header(sprintf("Location: %s", $insertGoTo));
}

mysql_select_db($database_connChin, $connChin);
$query_rsClouseau = "SELECT * FROM clouseau";
$rsClouseau = mysql_query($query_rsClouseau, $connChin) or
die(mysql_error());
$row_rsClouseau = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsClouseau);
$totalRows_rsClouseau = mysql_num_rows($rsClouseau);
/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);
?>

As you can see, this is all created by DMX and I have just slotted in the
mail() at the bottom.
Andy

"Joe {RoastHorse}" <joe (AT) roast-horse (DOT) com> wrote

looks ok to me. what is the rest of the code?

joe



"awebb" <andywebb25 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:beubtt$397$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
I am successfully sending an email containing the results of a form to
two
addresses BUT...
BOTH the addresses are getting TWO emails.
One has the field names like "Name: , email etc." but no other content.
The other is correctly filled out.
They always arrive in that order, i.e. empty, then correct.
My hosting company tells me my code is "incorrect" but their "help" ends
there.
The mail() code is currently in the $editFormAction block and I am
wondering
if it needs to be further defined by a variable and an if or while
statement.
The php is:

/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);

Any ideas gratefully received.
Andy

no probs.

joe




"awebb" <andywebb25 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Yes,
you are right, well YOU knew that anyway, but thanks for the help.
Its much appreciated.
Andy

"Joe {RoastHorse}" <joe (AT) roast-horse (DOT) com> wrote in message
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yup - it's the scenario i described previously.
you have slotted the mail function in outside this if:

if ((isset($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_insert"])) &&
($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_insert"]
== "form")) {
...
}

the code within the brackets above is executed when the submit button is
clicked.
your mail function is executed every time the page loads - because it's
outside the 'if'.

joe




"awebb" <andywebb25 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Assuming you don't want the whole page, here is the code "above the
page":

?php require_once('../Connections/connChin.php'); ?
?php
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "",
$theNotDefinedValue = "")
{
$theValue = (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? addslashes($theValue) :
$theValue;

switch ($theType) {
case "text":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "long":
case "int":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
break;
case "double":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . doubleval($theValue) . "'"
:
"NULL";
break;
case "date":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "defined":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue :
$theNotDefinedValue;
break;
}
return $theValue;
}

$editFormAction = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PHP_SELF'];
if (isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$editFormAction .= "?" . $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'];
}

if ((isset($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_insert"])) &&
($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_insert"]
== "form")) {
$insertSQL = sprintf("INSERT INTO clouseau (title, firstname,
lastname,
address1, address2, towncity, postcode, country, telephone, email,
startdate1, startdate2, startdate3, startdate4, totalprice, adults,
children, catering, comments) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s,
%s,
%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)",
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['title'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['address1'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['address2'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['towncity'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['postcode'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['country'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['telephone'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['email'],
"text"),

GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'],
"text"),

GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'],
"text"),

GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'],
"text"),

GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'],
"text"),

GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['totalprice'],
"int"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['adults'],
"int"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['children'],
"int"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['catering'],
"text"),
GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['comments'],
"text"));

mysql_select_db($database_connChin, $connChin);
$Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $connChin) or die(mysql_error());

$insertGoTo =
"thanks/thankyou_clouseau.php?email=".$HTTP_POST_VARS['email']."";
if (isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$insertGoTo .= (strpos($insertGoTo, '?')) ? "&" : "?";
$insertGoTo .= $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'];
}
header(sprintf("Location: %s", $insertGoTo));
}

mysql_select_db($database_connChin, $connChin);
$query_rsClouseau = "SELECT * FROM clouseau";
$rsClouseau = mysql_query($query_rsClouseau, $connChin) or
die(mysql_error());
$row_rsClouseau = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsClouseau);
$totalRows_rsClouseau = mysql_num_rows($rsClouseau);
/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);
?

As you can see, this is all created by DMX and I have just slotted in
the
mail() at the bottom.
Andy

"Joe {RoastHorse}" <joe (AT) roast-horse (DOT) com> wrote in message
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looks ok to me. what is the rest of the code?

joe



"awebb" <andywebb25 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:beubtt$397$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
I am successfully sending an email containing the results of a
form
to
two
addresses BUT...
BOTH the addresses are getting TWO emails.
One has the field names like "Name: , email etc." but no other
content.
The other is correctly filled out.
They always arrive in that order, i.e. empty, then correct.
My hosting company tells me my code is "incorrect" but their
"help"
ends
there.
The mail() code is currently in the $editFormAction block and I am
wondering
if it needs to be further defined by a variable and an if or while
statement.
The php is:

/* emailing info, first set variables*/
$fname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
$lname=$HTTP_POST_VARS['lastname'];
$startdate1=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate1'];
$startdate2=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate2'];
$startdate3=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate3'];
$startdate4=$HTTP_POST_VARS['startdate4'];
$email=$HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$to="webmaster (AT) chinchall (DOT) com, admin (AT) chinchall (DOT) com";
$subject="Clouseau Booking";
/* The body text */
$content= "Name: ".$fname." ".$lname."\r\n"
."Week1: ".$startdate1."\r\n"
."Week2: ".$startdate2."\r\n"
."Week3: ".$startdate3."\r\n"
."Week4: ".$startdate4."\r\n"
."Email: ".$email."\r\n";
/* send the info */
mail ($to, $subject, $content);

Any ideas gratefully received.
Andy