Sending mail using PHP

SumitGupta

Hi..

I am not finding the correct way of sending mail using php..

My hosting provides the smtp mail access but i don't know how to send a smtp mail..I checkt eh php site for the mail function but it is not clear to me

any one has done that before please help me....

Frederick

mail("destination","subject","message","From: address");

SumitGupta

Hi..

thanks for the correct answer..

I got the solution in this fourm as well with example..well you have given me what excatly i need the parameter info..

Also One more question...If i have to send a HTML message what extar thing i have to do....Except making a HTML message...

tsinka

Hi,

have a look at phpmailer.

Thomas

Frederick

You have to send a header with your message to tell the email browser how to interpret the message.
Replace the "From: address" with "$header"

$header = "From: $senders_email\n";
$header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
$header .= "Mailer: FCG Browser-Based Applications\n";
$header .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\n";

mail("destination","subject","message",$header);

Klaus_Paiva

You should don't forget that there are a lot of people who use emails services that doesn't support HTML messages.

By providing a simple boolean question: "Receives message in HTML format?" will avoid this problem.

SumitGupta

Hi..

Thanks for your valuable suggestions..I like the way of your replys...Thanx again...

Well That i want to use the mailing for internal site working so not required the boolean thing....

Well Please let me know if my site is fine working or not..or any suggestion than let me know about that as well..
at http://www.vikasumit.com