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I have tried several ways to send mail but I hav failed and I m veryyyyyy upset. Now
I have few question about mail sending in php
1.
I cant/dont use the smtp server of my ISP. Now which server I can send my mail thru?
I want to use yahoo smtp mail server. Now do I have to set yahoo smtp server name and port in php.ini? Cant I set these (both name and port)dynamically in php. if so, how?
3.If the server name I m using uses authenticated smtp, WHERE and how to put code for user id and password in php .
If in mail header then in which format?
4. I hav come to know the following things from website of yahoo-
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server:
smtp.mail.yahoo.com (Use SSL, port: 465,[b] use authentication
I am also giving u my account details
My yahoo id- [email][email protected]
password- abcdefg
Now would anybody pls pls tel me or write me a simple code by which I can send mail without using my Isp’s smtp server. DO I need to use those info. in php.ini . Or is there any way to add them dynamically in php.
I once tried with the following code but nothing happened
[code=php]
<?php
//mail($recepeint,$subject,$msg,$mailheader);
//define the receiver of the email
$to = ‘[email protected]’;
//define the subject of the email
$subject = ‘Test email’;
//define the message to be sent. Each line should be separated with n
$message = “Hello World!rnThis is my first mail.”;
//define the headers we want passed. Note that they are separated with rn
$headers = “From: [email protected]: [email protected]”;
//send the email
$mail_sent = @mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers );
//if the message is sent successfully print “Mail sent”. Otherwise print “Mail failed”
echo $mail_sent ? “Mail sent” : “Mail failed”;
echo “Thank You <b>Tanvir</b> for ur message”;
echo “<p>Your mail address is <p>$to </p>”;
echo “<p>Your message was <p> $message </p>”;
?>
//I set server=smtp.mail.yahoo.com and port=25 in php.ini and restart the server .
NB. If I configure php.ini in php code using ini_set(), wouldn’t it be permanent next time. But what happens if I host these php file in another server. There can be a lot other php files trying to do the same thing. Isn’t it a problem.
I can also send mail using a free smtp server and a mail client in my windows pc which requires default 25 port for smtp. Should I use this port-25 with the above server name smtp.mail.yahoo.com[/code]