I'm using the code supplied right off of php.net's mail() function page, but it still doesn't work.

PHP Code:

<?php
// multiple recipients
$to  = 'my_real_email@domain.com'; //actually a legit email

// subject
$subject = 'Test Subject Email';

// message
$message = '<h1>Test HTML</h1>';

$headers  = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";

// Additional headers
$headers .= 'To: Me <my_real_email@domain.com>' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'From: Somebody random <something@example.com>' . "\r\n";

// Mail it
$success = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

if ($success) {echo "Success!";}
else {echo "Failure...";}
error_reporting(E_ALL); 
?>

But all it ever returns is Failure... The error_reporting doesn't say anything at all... How can I make it actually send the mail?

And it's not sending the mail, I've waited for a bit and checked my Junk and Spam folders... Nothing. What's wrong?

Sending from localhost, by the way.

You need to have your localhost configured to send mail, which can be done in the php.ini file. See this article for more details.

Thanks! I have fixed it, and have uploaded to my server, and it says 'Success!' but my mail doesn't deliver .

Some other things to try:

• Use a different email address to send to. Depending on your provider's filters, it might not make it past at all. Yahoo has fairly loose filters, so I would suggest setting up an account with them for test purposes.
• Try without some of the additional header information.
• Take a look at some of the comments for the mail() function on PHP.net.
• If all else fails, try asking on StackOverflow. Someone there should be able to help you get it working.

if mail is not delivering, then your host's IP may be blacklisted... Try to check your ip status & ask your host to setup rdns for your domain. proper rdns setup will make your mails delivered.

Thanks, I will try that.

May be this helps,

http://roshanbh.com.np/2007/12/sendi...vironment.html

there may be an minute error in the coding..if u are not able to find out you can write the coding again for the verification

Some webhosts disable the PHP mail() function to discourage spammers using their facilities.

Originally Posted by C0ldf1re

Some webhosts disable the PHP mail() function to discourage spammers using their facilities.

Must be, I'll check it out.

Thanks!

Hello,
mail function is not a perfect way to send emails.
the problem is, it dose not support authenticate with SMTP server so the server just ignore the email you sent, try php mail classes like PhpMailer, this class support smtp authentication and it use less resource for sending multiple emails in one pass.

I had the same problem, after calling the hosting company (site5) I learned that they disabled the mail function after some spamming indecent. So I used the SMTP method which worked:

http://email.about.com/od/emailprogr...entication.htm