In this article, you will learn the simple and easy way to send email in PHP. The mail() function in PHP allows you to send emails directly from a script.
what is the syntax of the MAIL() function in php?
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.Windows note: If a full stop is found on the beginning of a line in the message, it might be removed. To solve this problem, replace the full stop with a double dot: <?php $txt = str_replace(“\n.”, “\n..”, $txt); ?> |
| headers | Optional. Specifies additional headers, like From, Cc, and Bcc. The additional headers should be separated with a CRLF (\r\n).Note: When sending an email, it must contain a From header. This can be set with this parameter or in the php.ini file. |
| parameters | Optional. Specifies an additional parameter to the sendmail program (the one defined in the sendmail_path configuration setting). (i.e. this can be used to set the envelope sender address when using sendmail with the -f sendmail option) |
examples of the MAIL() function
Example 1. In this example, we send a simple email.
<?php
// the message
$msg = "First line of text\nSecond line of text";
// use wordwrap() if lines are longer than 70 characters
$msg = wordwrap($msg,70);
// send email
mail("someone@example.com","My subject",$msg);
?>Example 2. In this example, we send an email with extra headers.
<?php
$to = "somebody@example.com";
$subject = "My subject";
$txt = "Hello world!";
$headers = "From: webmaster@example.com" . "\r\n" .
"CC: somebodyelse@example.com";
mail($to,$subject,$txt,$headers);
?>
