Re: using the PHP4 mail() function in (Newbie)

Sure, you can send it as a header after the body...Like so: $mailheaders = "From: $mailfrom\n"; mail($mailto, $mailsubject, $mailbody, $mailheaders); Where you establish $mailfrom as who its from Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marnix Ottens" <mottens@xs4all.nl> To: "Michael Kelley" <mkelley@nmsu.edu>; "Peter Haywood" <peter.haywood@liquorice-e.com> Cc: <php-windows@lists.php.net> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] using the PHP4 mail() function in (Newbie) > Just a quick addon question regarding the mail() function. My mail form > works fine but the person who receives the e-mail is seeing "unprivileged > user" as the sender's name. I assume this is displayed by default. > > Can I add a "from" field in the mail() function to display another name than > "unprivileged user"?? > > My current mail() looks like this: > mail ($recipient_email,$subject,$bodymessage); > > regards, > Marnix > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Kelley" <mkelley@nmsu.edu> > To: "Peter Haywood" <peter.haywood@liquorice-e.com> > Cc: <php-windows@lists.php.net> > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 1:23 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] using the PHP4 mail() function in (Newbie) > > > > You need to change > > SMTP = localhost ; for Win32 only > > to > > SMTP = MyMailhost.domain.edu ; for Win32 only > > > > (MyMailHost being your mail service's server -> pop3.hotmail.com) > > If you don't have that then you may need to install a mail service of > > your own ... > > If you need to do that research the archieves I know I've seen a load of > > different free mail services and how to install (I didn't have to do > > that so I'm not going to try to tell you how to do it ...) > > > > > > Peter Haywood wrote: > > > > > Any advice on this would be much appreciated: > > > > > > I am trying to send a simple email. in the php file, i have entered: > > > > > > <?php > > > mail ("myemail@address.com", "This is the Subject", "This is > > > the message > > > body"); > > > ?> > > > > > > when i load the page, i get the following: > > > > > > Warning: Server Error in C:\inetpub\wwwroot/php/tests/test.php on line 2 > > > test.php being the file containing the PHP mail code > > > > > > this is the sendmail info in my php.ini file: > > > > > > [mail function] > > > ; For Win32 only. > > > SMTP = localhost ; for Win32 only > > > > > > ; For Win32 only. > > > sendmail_from = me@localhost.com ; for Win32 only > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > pete > > > > > > -- > > > > Michael Kelley > > mkelley@nmsu.edu > > > > Programmer/Systems Analyst I > > New Mexico State University > > Information and Communication Technologies > > Work # (505)-646-1374 > > P.O. Box 30001 > > MSC: 3AT > > Las Cruces, NM 88003 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >