Sending Secure Form Results via Email

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Hello,

I am a PHP newbie and need an urgent fix to an issue. I wrote a PHP script as part of my web form that emails data entered by the user when the form is submitted. My server uses SSL.

How do I send the outgoing email securely? Is this something that PHP handles? Or, is this a function of my web hosting provider?

Thanks, in advance, for your help.