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PHP Email Sending
All th process to send emails is very easy with the help of PHP.It uses mail() function to send emails.
Syntax
mail( to, subject, message, headers, parameters );
Code Explanation
- to the value of to is the email address of the reciever.
- subject the value of subject is the subject of the email.
- message the value of message is the main content of the email.
- header It is optional the value of header like From, Cc, and Bcc. The additional headers should be separated with a CRLF (\r\n).
- parameters It is optional specifies an additional parameter to the sendmail program.
Simple Example To send emails
<html>
<head>
<title>Sending email using PHP</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$to = "xyz@somedomain.com";
$subject = "This is subject";
$message = "This is simple text message.";
$header = "From:abc@somedomain.com \r\n";
$retval = mail ($to,$subject,$message,$header);
if( $retval == true )
{
echo "Message sent successfully...";
}
else
{
echo "Message could not be sent...";
}
?>
</body>
</html>