Mail() returns true even without header information

[tyooseph]

The mail() result returns true (or 1) regardless of if the email is sent or 'accepted for deliver' (per php.net).  According to php.net, mail() should not work without a proper header.  However, if I comment out the $header line in my code below, mail() still returns true.  I checked php.ini and sendmail_from is not set.  (In case it matters, I'm running on localhost.)

 

The code works, but I need to know when it fails.  Reason I'm checking mail() is to inform the $requester that their request has been sent; otherwise, to display message for them to call.

 

Here's what I've got...

 

$to = staffone@arb.ca.gov, stafftwo@arb.ca.gov, staffthree@arb.ca.gov';

$subject = "Request Received From: $requester";

$headers = "From: test@xxx.arb.ca.gov\r\nCc: me@arb.ca.gov";

$message = "A request has been received from the subject property.\n\n

To review information, please click on the following link:\n

http://www.test.com/review.php?x={$_GET['id']}\n";

$message = wordwrap($message, 70);

$message = str_replace ("/n.", "/n..", $message);

 

$mail_sent = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

 

echo "<p>Msg Sent: $mail_sent</p>";

[micmania1]

mail() cannot tell whether or not a message has been delivered.

 

mail() can also work without headers.

 

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[Zephyr_Pure]

Put the mail() function inside an if conditional and check to make sure !empty(headers).  That should at least help some with your problem.

[tyooseph]

response to micmania1 - www.php.net states the FROM is required or failure occurs.

 

Note: When sending mail, the mail must contain a From header. This can be set with the additional_headers parameter, or a default can be set in php.ini.

Failing to do this will result in an error message similar to Warning: mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing. The From header sets also Return-Path under Windows.

 

 

 

[Zephyr_Pure]

response to micmania1 - www.php.net states the FROM is required or failure occurs.

 

Note: When sending mail, the mail must contain a From header. This can be set with the additional_headers parameter, or a default can be set in php.ini.

Failing to do this will result in an error message similar to Warning: mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing. The From header sets also Return-Path under Windows.

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

 

It's an optional argument to the function... as long as the php.ini has a default set.  A lot of webhosts have this configured already.