Flash / PHP mailer stopped working

[capanno]

Hi guys. Im pulling my hair out here. I have a flash file that posts variables to a php file, which mails it to me. It just stopped working and I don't remember changing anything.

The php file looks like this.

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<?
    $to = "my@email"; // replace with your mail address
    $s_name = $_POST['sender_name'];
    $s_mail = $_POST['sender_mail'];
    $subject = stripslashes($_POST['sender_subject']);
   
//$body = '';
//foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) { $body.= "_POST[$key] => $value\n";}
//foreach ($_GET as $key => $value) { $body.= "_GET[$key] => $value\n";}

    $body = stripslashes($_POST['sender_message']);
    $body .= "\n\n---------------------------\n";
    $body .= "Mail sent by: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";
    $header = "From: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";
    $header .= "Reply-To: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";
    $header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() . "\n";
    $header .= "X-Priority: 1";
    @mail($to, $subject, $body, $header)
?>

I tested it with another flash file and on its own, and it works fine.

The flash code is attached to a send button.

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on (release) {
	var sender_mail:String = this._parent._parent.Semail.text;
	var sender_name:String = this._parent._parent.Sname.text;
	var sender_subject:String = this._parent._parent.Ssubject.text;
	var sender_message:String = this._parent._parent.Smessage.text;
	
	loadVariables("http://www.llamafactory.com/flash/mailer.php",this,"POST");
	
}

I traced the sender_mail etc strings and they all have the correct values right before the loadVariables function is run. Is there any reason why this SHOULDNT work?

I made another flash file, and everything is identical except the level for the variables is _root instead of this.

HELP!

[GreyWolf]

is there a chance that your service provider changed something in their PHP settings on the server? that's the only reason I can think of.

[RuadRauFlessa]

I tested it with another flash file and on its own, and it works fine.

how does the code look in this other flash file?

[capanno]

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var sender_name:String = "name";
var sender_mail:String = "email@email";
var sender_subject:String = "testmail";
var sender_message:String = "text text text";

loadVariables("http://www.llamafactory.com/flash/mailer.php",this,"POST");

I changed it so it looks exactly the same, and this one works. All this is on the first frame of the flash file. The 'broken' code is on a button with target path of _root.movieclip.movieclip.button

[RuadRauFlessa]

there has to be a difference somewhere.

[GreyWolf]

check that the PHP file is on the directory you referenced in the flash file.
make sure that the file names are correctly specified, including uppercase/lowercase leters.

[maxxis]

Had a similar problem a while ago.

Firstly your PHP is incomplete

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<?
    $to = "my@email"; // replace with your mail address
    $s_name = $_POST['sender_name'];
    $s_mail = $_POST['sender_mail'];
    $subject = stripslashes($_POST['sender_subject']);
   
//$body = '';
//foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) { $body.= "_POST[$key] => $value\n";}
//foreach ($_GET as $key => $value) { $body.= "_GET[$key] => $value\n";}

    $body = stripslashes($_POST['sender_message']);
    $body .= "\n\n---------------------------\n";
    $body .= "Mail sent by: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";
    $header = "From: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";
    $header .= "Reply-To: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";
    $header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() . "\n";
    $header .= "X-Priority: 1";
    @mail($to, $subject, $body, $header)
?>

my@email is supposed to be a set to your email addy or a var passed from flash. I take it you posted the virgin PHP code and that your code is actually correct. If not start with that.

After that make sure your page is actually getting the variables from flash.

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<?php

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {echo $value;}

?>

This will return all the values sent to PHP by flash.

If you get values then the mail function is not working or your host might have closed the sendmail function in PHP on your hosting which is highly unlikely.

If you are not getting the values in PHP then your flash file is not sending the variables to php.

You flash code seems fine. Funny about the ._parent._parent. Won't _root.mcName.item.value work better? Maybe not. I take it you are loading multiple mc's into a container.

Anyhoo. Im on Gtalk if you need more help.

[capanno]

Both pieces of code are identical. I copied the second one from the original. The original just doesn't F-ing work.

[maxxis]

to = "my@email"; // replace with your mail address

Try setting that to an actual email addy.

[GreyWolf]

hmmm...guys he has said that it STOPPED working, so I assume cap means it was fine, then it stopped.

the $to variable does NOT have to receive a value from the flash file.

[maxxis]

I know

Its quite obvious that the variable are not passed from flash to php

[capanno]

Status report

I decided to can the email feature. Even with maxxis helping we couldn't figure it out. Evil Bugs 1 - 0 Me.

[GreyWolf]

have you tried using a different e-mail address?

I have done dozens of these things, and when I am testing I have to use my yahoo account because my work address does not accept them...

edit* php mails I mean...

[capanno]

The email address is not the problem. I can run the same code in a different part of the flash file with success.