PHP Email

[hamza]

Please tell me about php email

how we can send email using php

keep in mind then i am not asking about using

mail function.

 

i wanted to know what else we require

any server address or what else.

i have phpmailer class  as well.

 

thanks for any help.

 

[khr2003]

this is a general question. if you have phpmailer class I am sure it comes with a good documentation on how to use it. You have to have an smtp server if you want an alternative to the mail function.

[MadTechie]

Yes it don't come with great documentation, as as this is third party i'm going to move it their

as for all emails you need

email account with

1. email address

2. host

3. username

4. password

[monkeytooth]

In the end of it all.. mail() is always used. Unless previously mentioned there is a mailer class you are using specifically. But even then Im sure somewhere in it is mail() in one shape form way or another. It just depends on how you set up the information outbound through mail()..

 

Now if your talking about setting up a web based mail system to read and write email through and all else, like hotmail, gmail, yahoo mail, etc... then yes there is need for servers, storage, and so on in order to set that up. Unless your looking for something simple and quaint for inner office or small group of people etc. Which none the less either way theres a lot of set up to go with that. And you have to be careful cause if your not hosting your own inhouse servers and are intent on running it all on your side, and your going through godaddy, one and one, yahoo geocites, or any other hosting company your going to run into issues there to.

[guyfromfl]

To send use postcast smtp server.

 

I just added this to my setup so I can send order confirmations from php.