PHP mail（）函数出错

Question

I'm having an error trying to send mail with PHP using the mail() function. Here's the error message I'm getting:

sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing 
in C:\xampp\htdocs\strawman\addstudent.php on line 265..

Answer 1

When sending a mail, a From header (ie the address from which the mail is sent) has to be set.

This can be set either :

• setting a value for sendmail_from in your php.ini file (on windows)
• or passing a From header to the mail function -- in the fourth parameter.

The message you posted indicates you've done none of those -- and that you must do at least one, to specify a From header.

Quoting the Note in the "*additional_headers*" section of the manual page of mail() :

When sending mail, the mail must contain a From header.
This can be set with the additional_headers parameter, or a default can be set in php.ini .

Failing to do this will result in an error message similar to Warning: mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing.
The From header sets also Return-Path under Windows.