PHP test mail script

Step 1: Login to the cPanel. Go to File Manager. Create a file “test-email.php” under public_html.

Step 2: Open the file and add the test-email.php script as below and save the file.

<?php

    ini_set( 'display_errors', 1 );

    error_reporting( E_ALL );

    $from = "emailtest@YOURDOMAIN";

    $to = "YOUREMAILADDRESS";

    $subject = "PHP Mail Test script";

    $message = "This is a test to check the PHP Mail functionality";

    $headers = "From:" . $from;

    mail($to,$subject,$message, $headers);

    echo "Test email sent";

?>

Step 3: Go to the browser and enter yourdomainname/test-email.php. You will receive a message that “Test email sent”.

Step 4: Login to the “To email address” which is set in php mail script. Check your inbox to ensure it has been delivered.

Note: If you have a Virtual Private Server (VPS), you can check the script by executing the command:

php test-email.php