emailing with PHP

[Adamthenewbie]

I want to make a mailing list with using php. here is the code I am using

$recipient = "[e-mail], etc...";
$subject = "blah";
$body_of_email = "blah";
$additional_headers = 'From:[e-mail]';
if(mail($recipient, $subject, $body_of_email, $additional_headers))
{}
else
{}

When I send the email this way all the emails on the mailing list are shown. IS there a way to make it so it puts everyones email in the Bcc so everyone cant see who else is on the list??

[drew010]

the rfc on mail says, either the to OR cc/bcc are required, but not both, so you can do:

$recipient = "[e-mail], etc...";
$additional_headers = 'From:[e-mail]\r\n$recipient';
if(mail("", $subject, $body_of_email, $additional_headers))

[Adamthenewbie]

that doesnt seem to be sending.

This is what I now have and the output

$recipient = $emailList;
$subject = "Mailing List: ".$subject;
$body_of_email = $body;
$additional_headers = 'From:[e-mail]\r\n$recipient';
if(mail("", $subject, $body_of_email, $additional_headers))
{
$updateStatus = "Mail sent successfully";
}
else
{
$updateStatus = "Error Sending Mail. Please try again.";
}
echo $updateStatus

Then it outputs
Error Sending Mail. Please try again

[drew010]

try

$recipient = explode("," $emailList);

$subject = "Mailing List: " . $subject;
$body_of_email = $body;
$additional_headers = "From: [email][e-mail][/email]";

foreach($recipient as $one) {
  mail(trim($one), $subject, $body_of_email, $additional_headers);
}

the mail function will always return true, whether or not the message was actually sent. it will only return false if it was not piped to the email program.

[Adamthenewbie]

thanks!! that worked.