mail() : send emails directly from a PHP script

mail("anyuserid@example.on.ca","My Subject","Line 1\n Line 2\n");

extra heade

mail("nobody@example.com", "the subject", $message,
"From: webmaster@sitename\nReply-To: webmaster@sitename\nXMailer:
PHP/" . phpversion());

Sending mail with extra headers and setting an additional command line parameter

mail("nobody@aol.com", "the subject", $message,
"From: webmaster@$SERVER_NAME", "-fwebmaster@$SERVERNAME");

/* recipients */
$recipient .= "friend_name <mary@sitename.com>" . ", " ; //note the comma 
$recipient .= "next_friend <second@anothersite.com>" . ", ";
$recipient .= "onemore@greatsite.net";
/* subject */
$subject = "Checking PHP mail";
/* message */
$message .= "This is a test mail \n";
/* you can add a stock signature */
$message .= "-\r\n"; //Signature delimiter
/* additional header pieces for errors, From cc's, bcc's, etc */
$headers .= "From: The great webmaster \n";
$headers .= "To-Sender: <birthday@sitename.net>\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP\n"; // mailer
$headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n"; // Urgent message!
$headers .= "Return-Path: <name@site.net> \n"; // Return path for errors


/* If you want to send html mail, uncomment the following line */

// $headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 \n"; // Mime type 
$headers .= "cc:userid_someone@sitename.net \n"; // CC to 
$headers .= "bcc:userid_onemore@sitename.net, someone@example.com \n"; // BCCs to
/* and now mail it */
mail($recipient, $subject, $message, $headers);