What is wrong in this PHP script to send mails?

Question

I am trying to send emails using a PHP script whose code is below. What is the error in the code? The parsing error is:

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'https' (T_STRING) in /workspace/Main.php on line 9

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<?php
    $our_email = "[email protected]";
    $to = "[email protected]";
    $from = $our_email;
    $subject = "God Apps on Mobile Phone";
    $message = "
    God on Mobile! Please go through these contents for your personal growth & distribute to others as well:

    echo '<a href="http://krishna.science.blog">krishna.science.blog</a>';

    Share the Love & Knowledge in your physical proximity also.

    Physical address: Krishna, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India (IN), Pin Code:- 281121

    echo '<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Unsubscribe </a>";
    $mail = mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: $our_email");
    if ($mail) {
        echo "Mail Sent";
    }
    else {
        echo "Error - Mail Not Sent";
    }
?>

Your code has parse errors. So read up that link to fix it. This is the most basic PHP error, so it's a whole lot better if you understand it. — Jeto, Aug 22 '20 at 06:08
Hint: your strings are not properly enclosed in quotes/double quotes. — Jeto, Aug 22 '20 at 06:09
how to resolve:PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'https' (T_STRING) in /workspace/Main.php on line 9 — Macky Mac, Aug 22 '20 at 06:27
The syntax highlighting is a hint (though it is not a great syntax highlighter). — Peter Mortensen, Aug 16 '23 at 17:42

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 22 '20 at 06:12

Your message is not your website PHP file. You just need to show that the message you are sending is HTML, and write pure HTML instead of using echo PHP statements.

To send HTML use

 <?php
$to = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Marriage Proposal';
$from = '[email protected]';
 
// To send HTML mail, the Content-type header must be set
$headers  = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
 
// Create email headers
$headers .= 'From: '.$from."\r\n".
    'Reply-To: '.$from."\r\n" .
    'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
 
// Compose a simple HTML email message
$message = '<html><body>';
$message .= '<h1 style="color:#f40;">Hi Jane!</h1>';
$message .= '<p style="color:#080;font-size:18px;">Will you marry me?</p>';
$message .= '</body></html>';
 
// Sending email
if(mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers)){
    echo 'Your mail has been sent successfully.';
} else{
    echo 'Unable to send email. Please try again.';
}
?>

As per https://www.tutorialrepublic.com/php-tutorial/php-send-email.php

how to resolve:- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'https' (T_STRING) in /workspace/Main.php on line 9. Line 9 is: echo 'krishna.science.blog'; — Macky Mac, Aug 22 '20 at 06:27
Echo is a PHP command. It should be used in PHP code. What you are sending is not a PHP, you are sending HTML. Don't use PHP in HTML messages. — Undry, Aug 23 '20 at 12:09
The first level of errors may or may not be simpler than that: Escaping of quotes (single or double) and balancing of quotes. — Peter Mortensen, Aug 16 '23 at 18:15

What is wrong in this PHP script to send mails?

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