problem with contact form

[navysea|]

Hey everyone sry i havent been round much been busy with school finals!
ok so im having trouble with a contact form in PHP

here is my contact form file:

PHP Code:

<form action="send_contact.php" method="POST">

Your Name:<br /><input type='text' name='name'><br />

Type of site:<br /><input type='text' name='type'><br />

Color Scheme:<br /><input type='text' name='colors'><br />

Email:<br /><input type='text' name='email'><br />

Message:<br /><textarea cols='50' rows='10' name='message'></textarea><br />

<input type='submit' value='Send!'><input type="reset" name="reset" value="Reset"> 


ok and here is my sendcontact.php file

PHP Code:

<?php
// Contact subject
$subject ="$name";

// Details
$message="$type /n $colors /n $message";

// Mail of sender
$mail_from="$email";
// From
$header="from: $name <$mail_from>";

// Enter your email address
$to ='someone@somewhere.com';

$send_contact=mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);

// Check, if message sent to your email
// display message "We've recived your information"
if($send_contact){
echo "We've recived your contact information";
}
else {
echo "There was a problem while trying to send the information. Please try again.";
}
?>

Ok now my problem is a few things it says that it sends the information but when i check my email nothing is there and yes ive sent fake emails from other email address and i refresh and they show up but the contact form does not.

OK and my next question...
How do i get the type of site, color scheme, and message all to be the acutal message when i read the email?