# PHP Form Mailer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-mailer/268234>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 11, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-mailer/268234 "2008-08-11T17:50:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![lippstuh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lippstuh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lippstuh)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-mailer/268234/1 "2008-08-11T17:50:17Z")

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Issue: When someone e-mails me from my form mailer it sends it from [apache@website.com](mailto:apache@website.com). I would like it to send it “from” the user’s e-mail (required field). So when I reply, I can reply directly to the user.

```php
<?php
if(!$_POST) exit;
 
$values = array ('name','email','phone','message');
$required = array('artist','name','email','message');
 
$your_email = "info@website.com";
$email_subject = "New Message";
$email_content = "new message:
";
 
for( $i = 0 ; $i < count( $values ) ; ++$i ) {
    for( $c = 0 ; $c < count( $required ) ; ++$c ) {
        if( $values[$i]==$required[$c] ) {
            echo $required[$x];
            if( empty($_POST[$values[$i]]) ) { echo 'PLEASE FILL IN REQUIRED FIELDS'; exit; }
        }
    }
    $email_content .= $values[$i].': '.$_POST[$values[$i]]."
";
}

 
if(mail($your_email,$email_subject,$email_content)) {
    echo 'Message sent!'; 
} else {
    echo 'ERROR!';
}
?>

```

```auto

            <form action="contact.php" method="post" id="contactform">
                <ol>
                    <li>
                        <label for="name">*Name:</label>
                        <input id="name" name="name" class="text" />
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <label for="email">*Email:</label>
                        <input id="email" name="email" class="text" />
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <label for="phone">Phone No:</label>
                        <input id="phone" name="phone" class="text" />
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <label for="message">*Message:</label>
                        <textarea id="message" name="message"></textarea>
                    </li>
                    <li class="buttons">
                        <input type="submit" value="Send" id="submit" />
                        <input type="reset" />
                    </li>
                </ol>
            </form>

```