Sending mail via PHP

JonD · 3 Oct 2006 at 16:00

Ive created a website where when people register an activation email is sent to thier email.

Is there anyway to send en email without entering an email address in the php.ini file and then using the mail() function?

Thx

Dj_Jestar · 3 Oct 2006 at 16:11

Have a read of the manual for mail..

http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

shine · 3 Oct 2006 at 17:47

Here's a simple example of how to use the mail() command:

Code:

$message = "body of email";

$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = "E mail";
$from = "[email protected]";

mail($to, $subject, $message,"From: $from\nX-Mailer: PHP/" .phpversion());

Craig321 · 3 Oct 2006 at 18:52

Make sure you make it safe from spam and hacks - image verification etc etc.

chesterstu · 3 Oct 2006 at 22:13

There are a number of classes on the internet that allow you to connect to a SMTP server of your choice and send an email thro that. Many web hosts don't like u using mail() and disable it.

shine · 3 Oct 2006 at 22:27

chesterstu said:
There are a number of classes on the internet that allow you to connect to a SMTP server of your choice and send an email thro that. Many web hosts don't like u using mail() and disable it.

He's right. PHPMailer is the class I've used previously.

feenster99 · 3 Oct 2006 at 22:35

shine said:
He's right. PHPMailer is the class I've used previously.

Thumbs up for PHPMailer from me. Has some great features like attaching files to the emails, sending HTML and plain text emails, lots of connection options etc. A great little class.

Matt