How to verify that php mail() works.

Introduction

In some cases, you might want to verify that mail() works on your server.

Procedure

To confirm that PHP Mail() works, you could create a PHP file with the following contents, making sure to replace the destination email address names as necessary.

<?php 
  $dest = "destination@domain.tld"; 
  $fromaddy = "cpaneluser@domain.tld"; 
  mail("<$dest>","Test from php mail","Test","From:<$fromaddy>","-f$fromaddy"); 
?> 

From there, open the file in a web browser top send the message.

For more information, please see the documentation from php.net: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php