php mail() from godaddy server

Question

I'm using godaddy for hosting my site and using default godaddy mail service. Now i want to sent email using php mail function to other email address from my 1 of my 15 email address of my godaddy's email accounts

How can i fix that from which email address email will be sent and how to place the username and password for the email address ?

Thanks

Answer 1

The PHP mail function uses the mailserver configured for that webhost. You can't change that. Since godaddy controls the mailserver they control what headers it sends. You could try inserting a custom From header but I doubt that will work. It will either get modified, flagged as spam, or rejected.

If you have 15 accounts at godaddy, perhaps it's time to look for a more serious hosting solution?

Answer 2

Instead of using the mail() function, which just calls the OS mail function (i.e. sendmail), try something like SwiftMail (free PHP mail library). It support many different ways of sending mail, including logging into a mail account and sending email, just like you would do from your own computer. You could even send email from a gmail account if you wanted.

http://swiftmailer.org/