does mail() function return any value?

[Anon]

i want 2 know whether mail() fn. returns any value. i want 2 check whether the fn. has performed its duty(has it successfully sent the mail?), otherwise a sorry message should appear.

[Anon]

It will return a boolean (i.e. true or false) if the command was successful. Just do

if (!(mail(...)) {
echo "Sorry, something didn't work right.";
} else {
echo "Mail sent, have a nice day.";
}

hope that helps!

Chris King

[Anon]

I have a script that send mail with mail(). The script sends the mail ok, but the mail function returns false. Has anyone else seen this?

thanks