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David
David

Reputation: 1

php email changing the "from" address

I am trying to send automated emails with a clean "From" address. When it sends the email its using the name I want with @my-website.com attached right after, how do I get rid of it?

Example 

  $address = "[email protected]";
    $subject = "Confirmation";
    $msg = "Registered";
    $headers = "From: MyWebsite \r\n";

    mail($address, $subject, $msg, $headers);

The result I get in my inbox when I test it is, [email protected] instead of just MyWebsite

Upvotes: 0

Views: 84

Answers (5)

user562854
user562854

Reputation:

You can't specify MyWebsite as sender because it's not a valid email address. You could try the following code:

$headers = "From: MyWebsite <[email protected]> \r\n";

Upvotes: 0

Alex Howansky
Alex Howansky

Reputation: 53533

Try setting the from address to the string (including the quotes):

"MyWebsite" <[email protected]>

Upvotes: 0

AndrewR
AndrewR

Reputation: 6748

Try this:

$headers = "From: MyWebsite <[email protected]> \r\n";

This will show the name "MyWebsite" in most email clients, and also includes your email address. (Valid email should have a real From: email address.)

Upvotes: 0

Juan Ignacio
Juan Ignacio

Reputation: 3267

I think

$headers = "From: MyWebsite <[email protected]> \r\n";

would do

If not, try reading http://www.sitepoint.com/advanced-email-php/

Upvotes: 1

Phil
Phil

Reputation: 11175

It's working correctly. You need the complete domain with mail() it's required for the mail() function to parse and legally under the CAN-SPAM act.

Upvotes: 0

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