php mail from name not working on windows server

[project3]

What am I doing wrong here its on a windows server.

 

mail("$email", "Web Site Question", "test", "From: $name <$email>");

doesn't work

 

mail("$email", "Web Site Question", "test", "From: $email");

works just fine

 

I really need the from name to work.

[sKunKbad]

I can't tell you why your From name doesn't work.

When I was using a windows server to send mail, I had to use:

ini_set("SMTP","mail.yourdomain.com");
ini_set("smtp_port","25");

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The standard format for sending mail through php's mail function is:

$to = $email;
$subject = 'This is email, duh';
$message = 'I want to go home.';
$headers = "From: me <[email protected]>\r\nReply-To: [email protected]\r\nReturn-Path: [email protected]";
mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers );

 

[haku]

My server requires that the 'from' address be an existing address (on my server) for the from name to work. If I try to use an address that doesn't exist, or one that is not on my server, the actual address comes through instead. Maybe your host is set up the same way. So if the from email address in question doesn't exist, then try creating it and then sending the mail again and seeing what happens.