Re: Mail From option in PHP.ini

... and how about this? $headers .= "Return-Path: $email_address_from_your_database\r\n"; tell me, if it works. ciao SVEN Brian S. Drexler wrote: > I tried the extra header. The problem is with the return receipts. > The mail is being generated by a server other than my main e-mail > server, so if I want a delivery/read receipt I have to specify a > "From" e-mail address or else it will default to the user executing > the script, i.e. uucp@my.server.com ini_set() does not appear to > work with sendmail_path. sendmail_path is in the PHP_INI_SYSTEM group > so it can only be set in the php.ini or httpd.conf...Thanks for the > suggestion though... > > -----Original Message----- > From: CPT John W. Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net] > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:09 AM > To: sysadmin@saginawcontrol.com; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Mail From option in PHP.ini > > >> Ok, I want to specify who the mail is coming from by using the >> sendmail_path option in the PHP.ini. I've added the >> -fme@mydomain.com to it, but I want to be able to dynmaically change >> me@mydomain.com to you@mydomain.com or whatever else. Anyone have >> any ideas how I can do this? I'm pulling the e-mail I'd like to >> change it to from a MySQL database but can I rewrite the php.ini >> file on the fly or am I stuck. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Why not just put it in the extra headers? > > $headers .= "From: $email_address_from_your_database\r\n"; > > Or you could possibly use ini_set() to change the php.ini setting. > > ---John Holmes...