would anyone be able to help me with my question. I am trying to enable users to register to my site, and then login after they've verified their email address. When they register, their details get inserted in a database and once that happens, the email is supposed to be sent to their email. I find that their details are being inserted into the table, but the email is not sending. I don't know what I'm doing wrong and am at my wits end trying to figure it out and I'm not getting any error messages either. Also, I haven't been using PHP for very long. I also have my database connected and stuff. Here is my code:
$email = $_POST['email'];
$emailcheck = "SELECT email FROM useraccounts WHERE email = '$email'";
$result = $conn->query($emailcheck); // executes query $emailcheck
//if the email exists it gives an error
if ($result->num_rows != 0) {
echo "Sorry, the email $email is already in use.";
}
// check to see if both passwords entered match
if ($_POST['password'] != $_POST['confirmpassword']) {
echo "Your passwords did not match. Please try again.";
}
// to encrypt the password
$passhash = sha1($_POST['password']);
// to make confirm_code
$confirm_code = sha1($email);
if ($result->num_rows == 0 && $_POST['password'] == $_POST['confirmpassword']) {
$insert = "INSERT INTO useraccounts (confirm_code, email, username, passhash,
firstname, lastname, gender, phone, address, userlevel, confirmed)
VALUES ('$confirm_code', '$email', '$_POST[username]', '$passhash', '$_POST[firstname]',
'$_POST[lastname]', '$_POST[gender]', '$_POST[phone]', '$_POST[address]', 'user', 'false')";
$add_member = $conn->query($insert); // executes query $insert (adds user to table)
//send confirmation email if user is added to useraccounts
if($add_member) {
//send email to
$to = $email; // $email = $_POST['email'] is present at top
//email subject
$subject = 'Registration Confirmation';
//email message
$message = 'my message goes here';
$headers = 'From myname';
//send email
$sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
//if email is sent
if($sentmail){
echo "Your Confirmation link has been sent to your email address.";
} else {
echo "Cannot send Confirmation link to your email address."; // this statement is the output
} // end if email is sent
} else {
echo "Cannot send Confirmation link to your email address.";
} // end if member is added
}
Any help would be greatly appreciated :)