mail() function problem

[merck_delmoro]

I am building a php code that sends an email but when I use mail function it is not working properly I try a simple code of mail it is not working either and also i try the codes form w3schools the tutorial of scripts I copy paste the code and try it but still not working is there any alternative ways to mail using php???

[darkvengance]

Look up some stuff on SMTP, heres a nice little tutorial to help you out:

 

http://email.about.com/od/emailprogrammingtips/qt/PHP_Email_SMTP_Authentication.htm

[justAnoob]

This is what i use. Hope it helps.

<?php
$to = 'whoever';
$subject = 'whatever';
$headers  = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'From: [email protected]' ;
$message = 'blah blah blah';

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

[justAnoob]

Set your page up so there is a form to fill out, so you can enter in the email to whom you wish to send it to.

Then have a submit button, so when clicked, the mail function is called and it grabs your vars from the form.

[darkvengance]

Your host may not have the mail function enabled, many hosts (especially free ones) turn that function off to avoid having spam sent from their servers.