PHP to mysql to email

Hi, I have a PHP page that writes to a mysql database. Now I have got that bit to work well. Now I want to send out an email once a person submits the details. So on the database I grab fields like name, gender, email etc... Now I want to grab the email and send out an email something like below once they submit their details. Dear <name>, Thankyou for signing up, please visit... Thanks! Now <name> is fetched from the name they give on the form. So how would I send an email out automatically once they submit it? Also, but not really required yet but ideas appreciated, if the email BOUNCES is their a way to remove the entry that the email bounced email matches? I'd say this would be more complicated but any suggestions are welcome on this. I could always manually remove them for the time being. Jerry http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile.