sending mail in PHP

[manjirit]

Hi, I want to send emails using PHP file.

How to do this? Do I need to have an SMTP server?If so, which one do I use and how do I configure that?

I have my internet provider SMTP as smtp.comcast.net

Here is how my php.ini looks :
SMTP=smtp.comcast.net
SMTP_port=25

sendmail_from = [e-mail]

Here is how my very simple email.php program looks like
<?php
mail ('[e-mail]','hi','how r u?')
?>

It doesn't work. gives me error :

mail () "sendmail_from " not set up in php.ini or customer "From:" header missing in.....

Any suggestions how do I do this?

[bretticus]

which operating system is this running under?

[manjirit]

I am using Windows XP

[kkobashi]

Assuming you are on a Windows box:

You need to make two changes to the PHP.INI file:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = smtp.comcast.net
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = [e-mail]

Then, try this script:

<?php

$to = "[e-mail] ";
$subj = "Hello Message";
$msg = "This is a hello test message";
$hdr = "From: [e-mail] \n\r";

mail($to, $subj, $msg, $hdr);
?>

Since there is no $from argument in the mail function, you need to specify it in the $hdr argument.

I tried the above on my Windows box and it worked.