Using URL in email body text

PHP
1

On my product detail page I have a small form that allows the visitor to enter their details, submit on a particular item and in turn they get an email and my client does informing him of this information request.

I used the code below to grab the url:


$actual_link = "http://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST].$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]?stock_ID=$sid";

Which works fine. But my problem arises when i try and use it in an email to be sent to both the visitor and the client.

This is the code:


$to = $likeEmail;
 $subject = "Thank you for your enquiry at Sovereign Antiques";
 $body = "Thank you for your interest in the item below: \
\
<a href='$actual_link'>$actual_link</a>\
\
Your interest has been recieved by email and we will call you back very soon.\
\
Again thank you for visiting Sovereign Antiques, and we look forward to speaking with you soon.\
\
Kind Regards\
\
 Jason Sallam";

As you can see, $actual_link is in the body text, but its not outputting corectly.

This is what I see in the email:

http://www.accendsandbox.co.uk./detail.php?stock_ID=5’>http://www.accendsandbox.co.uk./detail.php?stock_ID=5>

Which is using the correct details, but it isnt formatting correctly as you will see when I looked at the sourse code for that email.


<a href='<a target="_blank" href="parse.php?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accendsandbox.co.uk.%2Fdetail.php%3Fstock_ID%3D5%27%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.accendsandbox.co.uk.%2Fdetail.php%3Fstock_ID%3D5%3C%2Fa"><font color='red'>http://www.accendsandbox.co.uk./detail.php?stock_ID=5'>http://www.accendsandbox.co.uk./detail.php?stock_ID=5</a</font></a>><br>

Its just not right.

Can anybody see the problem, as I’m a bit stumped now.

2

Try this:

$subject = "Thank you for your enquiry at Sovereign Antiques";
 $body = "Thank you for your interest in the item below: \
\
$actual_link\
\
Your interest has been recieved by email and we will call you back very soon.\
\
Again thank you for visiting Sovereign Antiques, and we look forward to speaking with you soon.\
\
Kind Regards\
\
 Jason Sallam";
3

TUT, yes that did work, so there no need for any html formatting, I spent a long time trying to format it correctly, when it didnt need any.

Thank you very much, much appreciated.

4

Pleasures !