Php send mail() is not working

Question

I am using free hosting of this link and i tried to user php send mail() but it does not work.. here is my code:

<?php
      if(mail('example@yahoo.com','from mail','your subscription is almost over, you need to renew', 'sample header')){
          echo 'mail sent';
      }else{echo 'not sent';}
?>

I tried also using this in localhost and edited my SMTP in php.ini. Is there any way in sending mail in php that will work also in free hosting?

your free host has no SMTP Server so you have to use another server to send mai lfrom — , Sep 15 '15 at 03:59
Try removing the ", 'sample header'". It does not follow the header format. "From: sample header" — Bryan Hadlock, Sep 15 '15 at 04:00
Remove `header` parameter and send again. `sample header` is not the actual parameter. — Al Amin Chayan, Sep 15 '15 at 04:06
noticed the red X next to SMTP Server? it means you have to pay for it, in order to use SMTP. — Funk Forty Niner, Sep 15 '15 at 04:16
i tried it removing 'sample header' but still not working.. if it is not free hosting will it work? — pretty me, Sep 15 '15 at 04:18

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 15 '15 at 04:27

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// mail(to,subject,message,headers,parameters);
$to = 'example@yahoo.com';
$subject = 'Subscription Information';
$message = 'your subscription is almost over, you need to renew';
$headers = "From: info@mydomain.com" . "\r\n" .
            "CC: you_too@mydomain.com";

$mail =mail($to,$subject,$message, $headers);

if(isset($mail))
{
    echo 'mail sent';
}
else
{
    echo 'not sent';
}

PHP mail() Function

answered Sep 15 '15 at 04:27

Abdulla Nilam

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this one is echoing 'mail sent' but i don't receive any in my email inbox or spam.. – pretty me Sep 15 '15 at 04:43
what are the things that i have to change in my php.ini? – pretty me Sep 15 '15 at 04:44
i checked it out already. will this work in localhost as the server? i am using xampp with php ver. 4.4.14 – pretty me Sep 15 '15 at 06:22
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30610387/cant-send-email-with-php-mail-function-on-windows-8/30610643#30610643 – Abdulla Nilam Sep 15 '15 at 06:23

Php send mail() is not working

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