# PHP Mailto Funtion on Contact Form Post but I don't receive email

**URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-mailto-funtion-on-contact-form-post-but-i-dont-receive-email/71617
**Category:** Hosting Support
**Created:** [January 26, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-mailto-funtion-on-contact-form-post-but-i-dont-receive-email/71617 "2023-01-26T13:40:06Z")
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### Author: ![anon62122890](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon62122890/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon62122890](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon62122890)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-mailto-funtion-on-contact-form-post-but-i-dont-receive-email/71617/1 "2023-01-26T13:40:06Z")

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Hi InfinityFree Forum

I’ve been trying to get my Contact Me form working but when I click submit on my website and success message displays, I still don’t receive email in my account. Please assist

# epiz\_33451766 (Website for [itumelengkevinlesu.com](http://itumelengkevinlesu.com))

### My PHP mailto funtion works and displays success message but I don’t rsceive the email

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### Author: ![ChrisPAR](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/chrispar/32/8743_2.png) [@ChrisPAR](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/ChrisPAR)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-mailto-funtion-on-contact-form-post-but-i-dont-receive-email/71617/2 "2023-01-26T14:07:18Z")

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> [@Sending email from your website (PHP mail)](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/sending-email-from-your-website-php-mail/49242):
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> The most common way to send email from your website is by using the PHP mail() function. PHP mail() is an easy to use email system built into the PHP programming language. It’s the default setting for almost all applications. However, PHP mail is severely restricted on InfinityFree. To prevent spam and other abuse, most messages sent through PHP mail are rejected by the mail system. In practice, this means you cannot use PHP mail on InfinityFree to send your email. If you want to send email fr…

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### Author: ![anon62122890](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon62122890/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon62122890](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon62122890)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-mailto-funtion-on-contact-form-post-but-i-dont-receive-email/71617/3 "2023-01-26T14:17:20Z")

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Hi Chris

Thank you for prompt response and detailed explanation.

I’ll look into the first option for now.

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### Author: ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-mailto-funtion-on-contact-form-post-but-i-dont-receive-email/71617/4 "2023-02-02T14:18:02Z")

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