Introduction
Introduction – How to send a mail and the mailer backends
How To send a mail
Mail supports different types of backends to send email. So two steps are necessary to send an email.
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Step 1
Create a new instance of a specific Mail-Backend with the factory() method.
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Step 2
Send the mail using the send() method.
The mailer backends
Mail supports three types of backends:
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mailSends a mail using PHP's built-in mail() function.
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sendmailSends a mail using a sendmail program.
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smtpSends a mail directly connecting to a smtp server.