Applies To:

[ Zend Core V2.x ]
[ IBM System i ]

Preface

The PHP mail() function is used to send emails from inside a script.

The following mail extension is provided with the zend core for i5/OS products and should already be loaded with the core installation. zmail - Zend SMTP module

Details

The PHP mail() Function

The PHP mail() function is used to send emails from inside a script, PHP Simple E-Mail Syntax:
bool mail ( string $to , string $subject , string $message [, string $additional_headers [, string $additional_parameters ]] )  

 

Parameter

DescriptionRequired
$toSpecifies the receiver / receivers of the email

X

$subject  Specifies the subject of the email. Note: This parameter cannot contain any newline charactersX
$message   Defines the message to be sent. Each line should be separated with a LF (\n). Lines should not exceed 70 characters X
$headers   Specifies additional headers, like From, Cc, and Bcc. The additional headers should be separated with a CRLF (\r\n)
$parameters   Specifies an additional parameter to the sendmail program  

PHP Simple E-Mail

  1. Altering the mail() options Dynamically with ini_set():
    • PHP's ini_set() function temporarily sets a given configuration option for the duration of the program that invoked it.
    • ini_set() takes two parameters
      • Varname - Variable/option to change
      • Newvalue - Value to change to
    • The following lines of code show how to set the SMTP server and "from" address within a PHP function.

Example:

<HTML>
<body>
MAIL SETTING for Iseries<br>
Define a real name of your mail Server<br>
<center>
SMTP = mail.zend.com </center>
<br>
Define a real name of your mail Server<br>
<center>
smtp_port = 25</center>
<br>
Define an any address you want<br>
<center>
sendmail_from = shlomo@zend.com</center><br>
</body>
 

<?php
// Using the ini_set()
ini_set("SMTP", "mail.zend.com");
ini_set("sendmail_from", "shlomo@zend.com");
//ini_set("smtp_port", "25");

// The message
$message = "The mail message was sent with the following mail setting:\r\nSMTP = mail.zend.com\r\nsmtp_port = 25\r\nsendmail_from = YourMail@address.com";

// Send
$headers = "From: shlomo@zend.com";

mail('shlomo@zend.com', 'My Subject', $message, $headers);

echo "Check your email now....<BR>";
?>
</HTML>

2. Setting the mail() options Static php.ini parameters:

[mail function]
SMTP = mail.zend.com
smtp_port = 25
sendmail_from = shlomo@zend.co

Example:

<HTML>
<body>
MAIL SETTING for Iseries<br>
Define a real name of your mail Server<br>
<center>
SMTP = mail.zend.com </center>
<br>
Define a real name of your mail Server<br>
<center>
smtp_port = 25</center>
<br>
Define an any address you want<br>
<center>
sendmail_from = shlomo@zend.com</center><br>
</body>


<?php
// Using the php.ini static entries 

// The message
$message = "The mail message was sent with the following mail setting:\r\nSMTP = mail.zend.com\r\nsmtp_port = 25\r\nsendmail_from = YourMail@address.com";
// Send
$headers = "From: shlomo@zend.com";
mail('shlomo@zend.com', 'My Subject', $message, $headers);

echo "Check your email now....<BR>";
?>
</HTML>

Troubleshooting

  • Changes to PHP.INI will take effect after the Apache server is restarted
  • To view mail() unexpected behaviour, see PHP's error log: /usr/local/zend/Core/logs/php_error_log

The error log may be viewed with a text editor or this command: EDTF '/usr/local/zend/Core/logs/php_error_log'

Note

Make sure the mail() extension is loaded use the GUI to load and enable the extension, than restart the apache from the i5 use the green screen menu: GO ZENDCORE/ZCMENU

Excerpt: The PHP mail() function is used to send emails from inside a script.

Original Post Date: 2009-05-31 14:06:00

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