About PHP Mail

The PHP Mail () function is used to send e-mail from a script.

Mail (to,subject,message,headers,parameters);

Parameters	Description
To	Necessary. Specify email recipients.
Subject	Necessary. Specify the subject of email. Note: This parameter cannot contain any new line characters.
Message	Necessary. Defines the message to be sent. You should use LF (\ n) to separate the rows.
Headers	Optional. Specify additional headings, such as from, Cc, and BCC. You should use CRLF (\ r \ n) to separate additional headings.
Parameters	Optional. Specify additional parameters for the mail sender.

Note: PHP requires an installed and running messaging system to make the mail function available. The program used is defined by the configuration settings in the php.ini file.

PHP Simple e-mail

The simplest way to send an email via PHP is to send a text email.

In the following example, we first declare variables ($to, $subject, $message, $from, $headers), and then we use these variables in the mail () function to send an e-mail message:

<?php$to = "[email protected]"; $subject = "Test mail"; $message = "hello! A simple email message. "; $from = "[email protected]"; $headers = "From: $from"; Mail ($to, $subject, $message, $headers); echo "Mail Sent.";? >

PHP Mail Form

With PHP, you can create a feedback form on your site. The following example sends a text message to the specified e-mail address:

email: <input name= ' Email ' type= ' text '/><br/> Subject  : <input name= ' Subject ' type= ' text '/> <br/>  message:<br/>  <textarea name= ' Message ' rows= ' cols= ' > </textarea  ><br/>  <input type= ' Submit '/>  </form> ';  }? ></body>