PHP mail()Functions
Complete PHP Mail Reference Manual
Definition and Usage
The mail() function allows you to send emails directly from a script.
Returns TRUE if the email was successfully accepted for delivery, otherwise returns FALSE.
Syntax
mail(to,subject,message,headers,parameters)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| to | Required. Specifies the recipient of the email. |
| subject | Required. Specifies the subject of the email.Note:This parameter cannot contain any newline characters. |
| message | Required. Defines the message to be sent. Separate each line with LF (\n). Lines should not exceed 70 characters. Windows Note:When PHP is directly connected to an SMTP server, if a period is found at the beginning of a line in the message, it will be removed. To fix this, replace a single period with two periods: |
| headers | Optional. Specifies additional headers, such as From, Cc, and Bcc. Additional headers should be separated with CRLF (\r\n). Note:When sending an email, it must contain a From header. This can be set using this parameter or in the php.ini file. |
| parameters | Optional. Specifies additional parameters for the sendmail program (defined in the sendmail_path configuration setting). For example: when sendmail is used with the -f sendmail option, sendmail can be used to set the sender address. |
Tips and Notes
Note:You should keep in mind that the email being accepted for delivery does not mean the email reached its intended destination.
Example 1
Send a simple email:
<?php
$txt = "First line of textnSecond line of text";
// Use wordwrap() if lines are longer than 70 characters
$txt = wordwrap($txt,70);
// Send email
mail("somebody@example.com","My subject",$txt);
?>
$txt = "First line of textnSecond line of text";
// Use wordwrap() if lines are longer than 70 characters
$txt = wordwrap($txt,70);
// Send email
mail("somebody@example.com","My subject",$txt);
?>
Example 2
Send an email with additional headers:
<?php
$to = "somebody@example.com";
$subject = "My subject";
$txt = "Hello world!";
$headers = "From: webmaster@example.com" . "rn" .
"CC: somebodyelse@example.com";
mail($to,$subject,$txt,$headers);
?>
$to = "somebody@example.com";
$subject = "My subject";
$txt = "Hello world!";
$headers = "From: webmaster@example.com" . "rn" .
"CC: somebodyelse@example.com";
mail($to,$subject,$txt,$headers);
?>
Example 3
Send an HTML email:
<?php
$to = "somebody@example.com, somebodyelse@example.com";
$subject = "HTML email";
$message = "
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML email</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>This email contains HTML Tags!</p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
";
// Always set content-type when sending HTML email
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "rn";
$headers .= "Content-type:text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" . "rn";
// More headers
$headers .= 'From: <webmaster@example.com>' . "rn";
$headers .= 'Cc: myboss@example.com' . "rn";
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
?>
$to = "somebody@example.com, somebodyelse@example.com";
$subject = "HTML email";
$message = "
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML email</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>This email contains HTML Tags!</p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
";
// Always set content-type when sending HTML email
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . "rn";
$headers .= "Content-type:text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" . "rn";
// More headers
$headers .= 'From: <webmaster@example.com>' . "rn";
$headers .= 'Cc: myboss@example.com' . "rn";
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
?>
Complete PHP Mail Reference Manual Other Extensions