PHP - mail() Function | 1SMARTchicken

September 24, 2024

Categories: PHP Functions, PHP Reference, Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP mail() function allows you to send emails directly from a script.

<?php
// the message
$msg = 'First line of text\nSecond line of text';

// use wordwrap() if lines are longer than 70 characters
$msg = wordwrap($msg, 70);

// send email
mail('johnny@example.com', 'My subject', $msg);
?>

Syntax

mail(to,subject,message,headers,parameters)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
to	Specifies the receiver(s) of the email (required)
subject	Specifies the subject of the email (required)
message	Defines the message to be sent; each line should be separated with a LF (\n); lines should not exceed 70 characters (required)
headers	Specifies additional headers, like From, Cc, and Bcc; the additional headers should be separated with a CRLF (\r\n); all emails must contain a From header which can be set with this parameter or in the php.ini file
parameters	Specifies an additional parameter to the sendmail program (the one defined in the sendmail_path configuration setting)

PHP Notes:

When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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