The mail() function allows you to send mail.
These functions are available as part of the standard module, which is always available.
The behaviour of these functions is affected by settings in php.ini.
Taulu 1. Mail configuration options
Name | Default | Changeable |
---|---|---|
SMTP | "localhost" | PHP_INI_ALL |
smtp_port | "25" | PHP_INI_ALL |
sendmail_from | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL |
sendmail_path | DEFAULT_SENDMAIL_PATH | PHP_INI_SYSTEM |
Here is a short explanation of the configuration directives.
Used under Windows only: DNS name or IP address of the SMTP server PHP should use for mail sent with the mail() function.
Used under Windows only: Number of the port to connect to the server specified with the SMTP setting when sending mail with mail(); defaults to 25. Only available since PHP 4.3.0.
Which "From:" mail address should be used in mail sent from PHP under Windows.
Where the sendmail program can be found, usually /usr/sbin/sendmail or /usr/lib/sendmail. configure does an honest attempt of locating this one for you and set a default, but if it fails, you can set it here.
Systems not using sendmail should set this directive to the sendmail wrapper/replacement their mail system offers, if any. For example, Qmail users can normally set it to /var/qmail/bin/sendmail or /var/qmail/bin/qmail-inject.
qmail-inject does not require any option to process mail correctly.