When referring to the mail setting PHP, it is a server side scripting language that is designed for web development. PHP can also be used for a general purpose programming language.
You can use phpMailer() Or, you can use mail() PHP function to send emails via PHP script.
PHP mail has a variety of functions. The main function is to reroute mail from one server to another. The benefit of doing this is so one doesn't overload the current server.
mail(to,subject,message,headers);
Creating a webmail application in PHP involves using the related POP3 or IMAP libraries to connect to the mail system and cookies/sessions to save authentication information.
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You can use phpMailer() Or, you can use mail() PHP function to send emails via PHP script.
One can find a manual for the PHP mail functions on the PHP Mail website. One can read it online or print it out to read as a hard copy. The manual is also available on the 'NuSphere' website.
PHP mail has a variety of functions. The main function is to reroute mail from one server to another. The benefit of doing this is so one doesn't overload the current server.
I found this great tutorial about configuring a mail server... it is explained on Axigen (this is what I use: www.axigen.com), but I think it's available for any configuration. http://sampi.frizda.net/2009/11/setting-up-php-mail-in-windows/ Hope it's useful.
mail(to,subject,message,headers);
You can use an email to SMS gateway to send SMS messages from a PHP script. This will likely be a paid for service, there used to be some network specific free services, but I think most of them are now closed, presumably due to abuse from spammers. Search for "email to SMS gateway". To send e-mail from PHP see the 'mail' command.
Php
It is used to tell the sever to use the PHP parser. To begin php you must use <?php, and to end it, it is ?>.
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The file extension for PHP is .php
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers); $headers is optional.
PHP is a programming language. You may be thinking of PCP, or a-PHP (a-Pyrrolidinobutiophenone).