Host solution for emails needs php code

[redbush]

Script URL:
Version of script: 1.9.0
Hosting company: one.com
URL of phpinfo.php:
URL of session_test.php: https://tanbur.co.uk/gbook/gbook.php
What terms did you try when SEARCHING for a solution: have searched many with email problems

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I am not receiving email notifications. The php settings script has my email correct. So I contacted the hosting company today through their chat. I've been given a line of

"......this PHP mail() code should work:
https://one-docs.com/tools/pastebin/NlVP3ite
Of course, setting a domain-specific address with the default placeholder."

So I had a go at putting this into settings,php; but still no emails. I guess my coding skills are not up to the task, so any advice would be appreciated.
And I'll have another go using that from their pastebin.

[Klemen]

Not sure if the person on the chat understood what you were trying to say as having "https" in the PHP mail() code doesn't really make sense.

Try this:
1. copy this code:

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<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
mail('you@example.com', 'Test', 'Test message');
echo 'Email sent';
?>

2. change you@exmaple.com to your email address
3. save it as "email-test.php"
4. upload to your server
5. run email-test.php in your browser

Do you receive the test email?

If no, check with your host why this simple PHP mail code does not work on their server.

[redbush]

Many thanks for getting back to me.
The email-test.php page view said 'email sent' but the email did not arrive.
So the chat person at one.com said I need to check as follows:

"Please note that the "To" or "From" address must be an active email account on your domain with one.com..... To ensure that your contact form is properly setup, please follow this guide:

https://help.one.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005594345-Can-I-send-emails-from-my-website-
...."

I have 2 active email accounts on the domain, but neither received anything when tested.
The above link takes me to
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php
so I'll have another read there.

[Klemen]

I'm not familiar with one.com but getting that sample email script I gave you is something they need to help you with.

Once that works, we can get GBook to send emails too.

[redbush]

One.com are looking into the coding of test email and will get back to me.

[redbush]

Response from host was not successful. While waiting for their second response, I've found a solution. Yay!!!
<?php
$to_email = 'someone@yahoo.co.uk';
$subject = 'Testing PHP Mail';
$message = 'This mail is sent using the PHP mail function';
$headers = 'From: someone@hostserver.co.uk';
$from_email = 'someone@hostserver.co.uk';
mail($to_email,$subject,$message,$headers,$from_email);
?>

Mail was received!!!

[Klemen]

Great.

Now you can edit your gbook.php to do something similar.

Find this code twice in gbook.php:

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mail($settings['admin_email'],$lang['t41'],$message,"Content-type: text/plain; charset=".$lang['enc']);

Change it to something like (I didn't test):

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mail($settings['admin_email'],$lang['t41'],$message,"From: someone@hostserver.co.uk\nContent-type: text/plain; charset=".$lang['enc']);

[redbush]

Thanks for amended code.
Your 2022 version is not sending, but I can't find the fault.
However, I found an intact guestbook from 2009, version 1.7.0. The message title is received but the comment is blank.

[redbush]

Something weird happens with the host server. The 2022/23 version that failed to send any messages from guestbook now also fails to send the test email that was successful yesterday. If I go the file, make a small edit it sends. So I'll check with host about this anomaly.

[redbush]

Same thing with 2023 gbook. Edit and save. It then sends.

[Klemen]

Not sure what is going on exactly, but as long as it sends you're good to go

[redbush]

Everything is working well! I've edited the guestbook to create 'comment boxes' for most pages of Tanbur Music Education Links. Here are a couple of examples: http://tanbur.co.uk/banyan.html
http://tanbur.co.uk/hatdance.html