Carlos (2011-01-10 07:46:03)
If you use the function utf8_decode() for the subject variable you can receive text messages readables in utf-8.
pouletfou at gmail dot com (2009-08-06 10:39:31)
I use this script to test webapps using mail with this little php script saved as /usr/sbin/sendmail :
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
//====================================================
// Program : Fake send mail
// Author : pouletfou at gmail
// Description : save this file as /usr/sbin/sendmail
// and you can test your PHP applications using mail
// by looking at the /tmp/fakesendmail.log files.
//====================================================
define('LOGFILE','/tmp/fakesendmail.log');
$log = fopen (LOGFILE,'a+');
fwrite($log,"\n".implode(' ',$argv).
" called on : ".date('Y-m-d H:i:s')."\n");
fwrite($log,file_get_contents("php://stdin"));
fwrite($log,
"\n===========================================================\n");
fclose($log);
?>
Ashlin (2009-04-15 10:34:37)
2 points have to be set :
<?php
ini_set("SMTP","smtp.example.com" );
ini_set('sendmail_from', 'user@example.com');
?>
or set them in the php.ini file
By doing this, i have fixed definetly this problem :-)
burkestar at gmail dot com (2008-11-05 22:15:26)
The workaround mentioned above only works with IIS 5 assuming you've configured the Virtual SMTP Server to accept relays.
In IIS console, right-click SMTP Virtual Server and choose "Properties". On "Access" tab, click "Relay..." button and make sure "All except the list below" is selected.
Warning: This is just a quick fix which exposes a security risk because allowing your SMTP server to be a relay with anonymous access could make your computer susceptible to becoming a spam zombie. You should properly add your computer's IP address to the list and choose "Only the list below" instead to lock it down.
podlom at gmail dot com (2008-10-23 06:24:58)
If you are sending e-mails in non latin character add charset information.
For example:
<?php
// header for Russian encoding will be: windows-1251
$header = "From: Shkodenko V. Taras p0dl0m@gmail.com"\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=\"windows-1251\"\nContent-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit";
?>
Jung-Ho (2008-10-14 13:42:39)
What "Some Guy" stated is true (for my case at least).
I am running WinXP Pro, IIS5, PHP5.
To test PHP's mail function, I utilized the below code that "dev at realynospamspcweb dot nl" posted (the code that they stated worked for them without errors).
<?php
$Name = "Da Duder"; //senders name
$email = "email@adress.com"; //senders e-mail adress
$recipient = "PersonWhoGetsIt@emailadress.com"; //recipient
$mail_body = "The text for the mail..."; //mail body
$subject = "Subject for reviever"; //subject
$header = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\n"; //optional headerfields
mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $header); //mail command :)
?>
This (the above code) did not work for me.
But after utilizing "Some Guy's" tip and making the below modification, it did. Thank you "Some Guy".
<?php
$Name = "Da Duder"; //senders name
$email = "email@adress.com"; //senders e-mail adress
$recipient = "PersonWhoGetsIt@emailadress.com"; //recipient
$mail_body = "The text for the mail..."; //mail body
$subject = "Subject for reviever"; //subject
$header = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\n"; //optional headerfields
ini_set('sendmail_from', 'me@domain.com'); //Suggested by "Some Guy"
mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $header); //mail command :)
?>
Now this code worked for me.
It might be of interest that I did not need to modify any of the default "php.ini" settings...
SMTP = localhost
smtp_port = 25
Some guy (2008-09-01 05:17:35)
Under windows there is a bug in php/mail
See here: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28038
this results in you being unable to send 'From: Full Name <me@domain.com>'
Workaround is:
Set the following before calling the mail function:
ini_set('sendmail_from', 'me@domain.com);
dev at realynospamspcweb dot nl (2008-08-22 14:16:46)
@Crusiatus Black
23-May-2008 05:00
Code below works without errors
<?php
$Name = "Da Duder"; //senders name
$email = "email@adress.com"; //senders e-mail adress
$recipient = "PersonWhoGetsIt@emailadress.com"; //recipient
$mail_body = "The text for the mail..."; //mail body
$subject = "Subject for reviever"; //subject
$header = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\n"; //optional headerfields
mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $header); //mail command :)
?>