[RESOLVED] mail() and sendmail_from in php.ini

[jcanker]

Php is running on II6, so I have to have the mail options set in php.ini....

I have several different pages (actually different websites) that are hosted on the same server. Obviously I don't want a mail function from website B to use domain A's sendmail_from setting in php.ini.

I looked at ini_set, but it doesn't allow you to change sendmail_from in the ini (at least it's not on the list of available options in the appendix listing for ini_set).

If I leave sendmail_from commented out in the php.ini, it just won't send the mail, even if I set a from address in the options of the mail() function.

Is there anyway to code a page so that it ignores or changes what is in the php.ini file and follows it's own "from" directives?

[NogDog]

You could set, a different Reply-To value for each site, perhaps?

[jcanker]

Well, that is what I'm looking to do, but how? They all are hosted on the same server and therefore use the same php.ini file....

[NogDog]

In the additional headers arg for the mail() function, add a "Reply-To: [e-mail]", e.g.:

$headers = "From: [e-mail]\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To; [e-mail]\r\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

[bradgrafelman]

You could make a general "config.php" in each site's web space, and add site-specific configurations like so:

<?php
ini_set('sendmail_from', '[e-mail]');
?>

Then, you would simply include the appropraite config.php in each script.

Alternatively, you could simply set this address each time you send mail:

ini_set('sendmail_from', '[e-mail]');
mail($to, $subject, $message);

EDIT: Setting the addresses in the custom headers, as mentioned above, is probably easier yet (just make sure to change that semicolon after Reply-To to a colon 😉).

[jcanker]

bradgrafelman wrote:

I would say make a general "config.php" in each site's web space, and add site-specific configurations like so:

<?php
ini_set('sendmail_from', '[e-mail]');
?>

Then, you would simply include the appropraite config.php in each script.

Alternatively, you could simply set this address each time you send mail:

ini_set('sendmail_from', '[e-mail]');
mail($to, $subject, $message);

I've definately been staring at this computer too long today--I was looking for "mail_from" instead of "sendmail_from" on the ini_set() appendix list of available options 🙂 Thanks for making me look again guys!!

I've tested it with just adding in the ini_set() just before the mail function, no config.php file needed, and with the sendmail_from line commented out in the php.ini file. Works like a charm--Woot!

I'm going to mark this resolved.