Pop3 mail question

[peterg012]

Hi,

How does one specify which smtp server, (POP3), php should use when sending a mail using the

mail()

function.

Thanks,
Peter

[bradgrafelman]

Well, you'll be using an SMTP server when sending mail, and you can set it in two ways (okay so there's more, but here's what you want to know):

1. Alter the php.ini file (this would be if you own/are the admin of the server, obviously) - more specifically, this section:

   [mail function]
   ; For Win32 only.
   SMTP = mail.example.com
   
   ; For Win32 only.
   sendmail_from = [e-mail]
   
   ; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
   ;sendmail_path =

   OR
   
   2. Set it on-the-fly in your PHP script using [man]ini_set/man. Just set the SMTP directive to the SMTP server you send mail through.

[peterg012]

Thanks will give it a try...