PHP allows you toe send emails directly From a Script
Now let`s begin by discussing about the PHP mail() function.The PHP mail() function is used to send emails directly from a script.
SYNTAX
mail(to,subject,message,headers,parameters)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| to | Required. Specifies the receiver / receivers 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. Each line should be separated with a LF (\n). Lines should not exceed 70 characters |
| headers | Optional. Specifies additional headers, like From, Cc, and Bcc. The additional headers should be separated with a CRLF (\r\n) |
| parameters | Optional. Specifies an additional parameter to the sendmail program |
Moving On To Sending Email
The simplest way to send an email with PHP is to send a text email.
In the example below we first declare the variables ($to, $subject, $message, $from, $headers), then we use the variables in the mail() function to send an e-mail:
< ?php
$to = "someone@example.com";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";
$from = "someonelse@example.com";
$headers = "From:" . $from;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";
?>
Now let us put ourself to the test by creating a simple feedback form for our website.
The example below sends a text message to a specified e-mail address:
<html>
< body>
< ?php
if (isset($_REQUEST['email']))
//if "email" is filled out, send email {
//send email $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
$subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ;
$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;
mail("someone@example.com", "$subject",
$message, "From:" . $email);
echo "Thank you for using our mail form";
}
else
//if "email" is not filled out, display the form {
echo "<form method='post' action='mailform.php'>
Email: <input name='email' type='text' /><br />
Subject: <input name='subject' type='text' /><br />
Message:<br />
<textarea name='message' rows='15' cols='40'>
</textarea><br />
<input type='submit' />
</form>";
}
?>
< /body>
< /html>
This is how the example above works:
- First, check if the email input field is filled out
- If it is not set (like when the page is first visited); output the HTML form
- If it is set (after the form is filled out); send the email from the form
- When submit is pressed after the form is filled out, the page reloads, sees that the email input is set, and sends the email
Note: This is the simplest way to send e-mail, but it is not secure.I will be discussing the next tutorials about sending secure PHP email in a few days which i will be posting...Hope this tutorials will help you...
