05 Apr 2015
Day 23: Sending Emails in PHP
mail() function is use to send an email in PHP.
Syntax: mail( to, subject, message, headers, parameters );
mail function requires 3 mandatory arguments and 2 optional arguments:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| to | Required field. Specifies the receiver / receivers email id. |
| subject | Required field. Specifies the subject of the email. |
| message | Required. Specifies the message to be sent. |
| headers | Optional. Specifies additional headers, like From, Cc, and Bcc. |
| parameters | Optional. Specifies an additional parameter to the send in email |
Example 1: Send an email.
<?php
$to = “mailto@example.com”;
$subject = “php email example”;
$msg = “Your message here.”;
mail($to,$subject,$msg);
?>
$to = “mailto@example.com”;
$subject = “php email example”;
$msg = “Your message here.”;
mail($to,$subject,$msg);
?>
Example 2: Sending HTML in email.
<?php
$to = “mailto@example.com”;
$subject = “Sending HTML in email”;
$msg = “<html><head><title>HTML email</title></head><body><p>Sending email with html constants.</p>
<table><tr><td>User Name : </td> <td>Albert</td></tr> <tr><td>Password : </td> <td>12345</td></tr>
</table></body></html>”;
$to = “mailto@example.com”;
$subject = “Sending HTML in email”;
$msg = “<html><head><title>HTML email</title></head><body><p>Sending email with html constants.</p>
<table><tr><td>User Name : </td> <td>Albert</td></tr> <tr><td>Password : </td> <td>12345</td></tr>
</table></body></html>”;
// headers parameter is required when sending HTML email as below:
$headers = “MIME-Version: 1.0” . “\r\n”;
$headers .= “Content-type:text/html;charset=UTF-8” . “\r\n”;
// More values that we can pass in headers
$headers .= ‘From:
$headers .= ‘Cc: myboss@example.com’ . “\r\n”;
if(mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)) {
echo “Mail sent successfully”;
} else {
echo “Error while sending mail.”;
}
?>
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