Knowledge base → Simple script to test the php mail function

Periodically, the task arises to check the work of mail for the site, this functionality is especially important for online stores, whose owners receive notifications of new orders by e-mail. If the mail has stopped coming from the site, the first thing to do is to check the operation of the php mail function (for sites on php).

An example of a simple script to test the php mail function.

Let's create a file:

test-email.php

test@DOMAIN.TLD";
      $to = "
YOUMAIL@DOMAIN.TLD
";
      $subject = "PHP Mail Test script";
      $message = "This is a simple php script to check PHP Mail function";
      $headers = "From:" . $from;
      mail($to,$subject,$message, $headers);
      echo "Good, test email sent";
?>

Let's change test@DOMAIN.TLD and YOUMAIL@DOMAIN.TLD to our own, after which we can run the script.

Run script from console:

php test-email.php

The script can also be run from a browser if you are not using a virtual server, but virtual hosting. Receiving a letter will mean that the php mail function is working correctly.