mail()

just made a simple script that takes variable from form and supposed to mail some text, but it doesn't.
here it is:


<?
if (isset($text)){
mail("xxx@xxx.com", "mymail", "oh, greate! it works! $text");
echo "$text mailed";
}else{
print '**** happens';
}
?>




help me please to sort it out!

<?
$text = $_POST['text'];
if (isset($text)){
mail("xxx@xxx.com", "mymail", "oh, greate! it works! $text");
echo "$text mailed";
}else{
print '**** happens';
}
?>


Try this, assuminmg you're getting the $text from a form submitted by POST

thanx nightfire!
the problem wasn't with ascrip - my mail server was overloaded.
thank you!

bear in mind however, that it is much better to use $_POST['text'] rather than $text

Originally posted by missing-score
bear in mind however, that it is much better to use $_POST['text'] rather than $text

could u make it clear 4 me?

ahh yes, sorry...

what i mean is, in nightfire's example:


<?
$text = $_POST['text'];
if (isset($text)){
mail("xxx@xxx.com", "mymail", "oh, greate! it works! $text");
echo "$text mailed";
}else{
print '**** happens';
}
?>


he uses $_POST['text']. As you said it was a server problem, i wanted to make it clear than when working with forms, nightfires example is the best way.

$thanx! | $cheers, missing score!