Do I need a SMTP server in using the PHP’s mail() function?
p.s. I am on a share hosting account, so I cannot install a SMTP server and they don’t provide that.
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Do I need a SMTP server in using the PHP’s mail() function?
p.s. I am on a share hosting account, so I cannot install a SMTP server and they don’t provide that.
PHP’s mail() function doesn’t need SMTP. It uses a program called sendmail which is generally available on Unix/Linux platforms by default and most web hosts provides this facility for no extra charge.