Sending mail

[StevenK]

I'm (very) new to PHP so this is possibly a very simple question.
I've seen the send_mail function - does this automatically send email (assuming parameters passed correctly) or do I need to have special set-ups on my server (that does allow the running of PHP and MySQL) ?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Steve

 

[BigBadDave]

To make sure your sever is set-up for send mail just look at phpinfo();

Just make a simple PHP page like this:

<?php

phpinfo ():

?>

Run the script then look at the output it will tell you the path to send mail If all is ok then you can just use the mail(); function Regards
David Byng

http://www.byngdesigns.co.uk

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[Foamcow]

and since you are *very* new
the mail() function goes like this


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

replace the $to, $subject, $address with whatever values you need.

Though I would suggest 'hard-wiring' the $to field to avoid mis-use of your mail server.

You can also add otehr header information to the mail() function. But I will leave that for you to look up as and when you need it.

 

[Foamcow]

EDIT:

replace the $to, $subject, $address with whatever values you need.


should read

replace the $to, $subject, $message with whatever values you need.


sorry, I am not used to not being able to edit my posts after I have submitted them.