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PHP

Posted by Pavel Palancica
Pavel Palancica
6,535 Points

PHPMailer not working correctly

Hey Randy and other programmer fellows here,

I have put all the PHP code on my server, but it seems in this code:

if (!$mail->ValidateAddress($mail)) { echo "You must specify a valid email address."; exit; }

it exits the script, although I provide a valid email address :(.

If I comment/remove the exit line, It send the message ok, but I still get a warning:

Warning: preg_match() expects parameter 2 to be string, object given in /home/techyvid/public_html/inc/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php on line 737 You must specify a valid email address.

I am using the most recent PHPMailer version.

Please help.

Thanks in advance

2 Answers

Randy Hoyt
STAFF
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Randy Hoyt
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher

I think you are checking the wrong variable. Your $mail variable is the PHPMailer object, not the email address of the sender.

if (!$mail->ValidateAddress( ____ )) {

What's the name of your variable that has that email address?

Pavel Palancica
Pavel Palancica
6,535 Points
Pavel Palancica
Pavel Palancica
6,535 Points

Yes, thanks. That was the problem. Appreciate it!!!