By using PHP scripts, emails can be sent directly.
PHP mail() Function
PHP mail() function is used to send emails.
Syntax:
mail(to,subject,message,headers,parameters) This mail() function accepts five parameters as follows and (the last two are optional).
| Parameters | Details |
|---|---|
| to | The recipient's email address. |
| subject | The email's subject line. |
| message | The actual email body where you can insert main messages. |
| headers | Additional parameters such as "From", "Cc", "Bcc" etc. |
| parameters | Optional parameters. |
PHP Simple Email
Example:
<?php
$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a test email message.";
$from = "[email protected]";
$headers = "From:" . $from;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)
?>PHP Email Form
Example:
<?php
if(isset($_POST["SubmitBtn"])){
$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = "Contact mail";
$from=$_POST["email"];
$msg=$_POST["msg"];
$headers = "From: $from";
mail($to,$subject,$msg,$headers);
echo "Email successfully sent.";
}
?>
<form id="emailForm" name="emailForm" method="post" action="" >
<table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1">
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Online Contact Form</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>E-mail :</td>
<td><input name="email" type="text" id="email"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Message :</td>
<td>
<textarea name="msg" cols="45" rows="5" id="msg"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td><input name="SubmitBtn" type="submit" id="SubmitBtn" value="Submit"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>Sending HTML Email
When you send a text message using PHP, then email content will be treated as ordinary text. HTML tags also.
You have to specify a Mime-version, content type and character set to send an HTML email.
Example:
<?php
$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a <strong>HTML</strong> test email message.";
$from = "[email protected]";
$headers = "From:" . $from\r\n;
$header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$header .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers)
?>