# Server-Side Mail

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-mail/11748>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 21, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-mail/11748 "2003-01-21T21:09:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![metalguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@metalguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/metalguy)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-mail/11748/1 "2003-01-21T21:09:36Z")

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What’s the best way to send the results of a form to an e-mail address… instead of usuing a standard "mailto:blah@blah.com" I’m looking for like a cgi script or something like that to use that will do it server side… any suggestions?

–Mike

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-mail/11748/2 "2003-01-21T21:21:08Z")

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i would use PHP. Do a search of the forum for “PHP E-mail form” and you will find your answer.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-mail/11748/3 "2003-01-21T21:46:58Z")

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Some hosts disable php built-in “mail” function which is really simple to use to avoid spam,  
some provide the sendmail cgi…  
Check [www.flash-db.com](http://www.flash-db.com) and their messageboard, you’ll find all the details you need…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-mail/11748/4 "2003-01-23T18:45:16Z")

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I used both flash and php to do the job, if you are using flash then I can help. HTML, Java etc, no idea here.

Let us know.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-mail/11748/5 "2003-01-26T21:03:55Z")

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in php it’s very easy to code a mailto command… the command used is mail(), and its prototype is:

bool mail ( string to, string subject, string message [, string additional\_headers [, string additional\_parameters]])

i guess you can figure out how to use it 😉