I answered my own question, but I do not know why it got deleted. Apparently a moderator deleted it, so I, as the asker, cannot delete it.
My answer was
Install phpmailer.
Here is a sample on how to send mail with PHP mailer
function smtpmailer($to, $from, $from_name, $subject, $body) { global $error; $mail = new PHPMailer(); // create a new object $mail->IsSMTP(); // enable SMTP $mail->SMTPDebug = 0; // debugging: 1 = errors and messages, 2 = messages only $mail->SMTPAuth = true; // authentication enabled $mail->SMTPSecure = 'ssl'; // secure transfer enabled REQUIRED for GMail $mail->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com'; $mail->Port = 465; $mail->Username = GUSER; $mail->Password = GPWD; $mail->SetFrom($from, $from_name); $mail->Subject = $subject; $mail->Body = $body; $mail->AddAddress($to); if(!$mail->Send()) { $error = 'Mail error: '.$mail->ErrorInfo; return false; } else { $error = 'Message sent!'; return true; } }
Would someone be so kind as to explain what I did wrong?