Question

Does anyone know how to put a space for the subject line in between echo-ing a variable and the string itself using the php mail()? I have tried this

$subject = $user_data->first .' '.'recommends a place';

and this

$subject = $user_data->first .' recommends a place';

But when the mail is send, it displays ‘Kevinrecommends a place’.

Here’s the full mail code:

$to = $form_input['email'];
$subject = $user_data->first .'  recommends a place on';


$msg = 
    'Hi,'."\r\n".
    "\r\n".
    'You were recommended a place by '.$user_data->first .'.'."\r\n".
    "\r\n".
    'Click the link to see it on **!'."\r\n".
    'www.**.com/'.$token."\r\n".
    "\r\n".
    'Cheers,'
    $from = 'From:noreply@**.com';


mail($to, $subject, $msg, $from);

Answer 1

This should work:

$subject = "{$user_data->first} recommends a place";

Note the double quotes around the text. They are necessary to be sure $user_data->first gets interpreted.