PHP Sending E-mails
Posted by tutor | Posted in PHP Tutorial | Posted on 15-12-2009-05-2008
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PHP allows you to send e-mails directly from a script.
The PHP mail() Function
The PHP mail() function is used to send emails from inside a script.
Syntax
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mail(to,subject,message,headers,parameters)
| Parameter | Description |
| to | Required. Specifies the receiver / receivers of the email |
| subject | Required. Specifies the subject of the email. Note: This parameter cannot contain any newline characters |
| message | Required. Defines the message to be sent. Each line should be separated with a LF (\n). Lines should not exceed 70 characters |
| headers | Optional. Specifies additional headers, like From, Cc, and Bcc. The additional headers should be separated with a CRLF (\r\n) |
| parameters | Optional. Specifies an additional parameter to the sendmail program |
But before you will be able to use mail functions, you should have a working email system. The program to be used is defined by the configuration settings in the php.ini file.
PHP Simple E-Mail
In the example below we first declare the variables ($to, $subject, $message, $from, $headers), then we use the variables in the mail() function to send an e-mail:
$to = "user1@example.com";
$subject = "Sample mail";
$message = "This is a test email message.";
$from = "user2@example.com";
$headers = "From: $from";
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";
?>
$subject = "Sample mail";
$message = "This is a test email message.";
$from = "user2@example.com";
$headers = "From: $from";
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";
?>
