[SOLVED] mail function doesn't do From correctly

[mapleleaf]

my mail function sends the from as my server's default from.

How do I change this?

<?php
mail($_POST['email'], 'Registration Confirmation', $body, 'From: register@mysite.com');
?>

Do I need to use some headers or change something in the ini file?

[Yesideez]

Try this:

<?php
mail($_POST['email'], 'Registration Confirmation', $body, "From: My Site <register@mysite.com>\r\n");
?>

 

EDIT: Removed a brace - don't know how it got there!

[mapleleaf]

That didn't do it but thanks for the idea.

[Yesideez]

I take it it sends the email OK?

[Yesideez]

This is an extract from the PHP manual on mail():

<?php
$to      = 'nobody@example.com';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'hello';
$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>

 

Full page: http://uk3.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

 

That line of code you posted - is that the exact line you're using in your script?

 

btw, notice the example I first changed I swapped your single quotes for double.

[mapleleaf]

I normally do look at the manual first but not this time obviously.

Works now.

Thanks Yesideez