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Chapter 4 PHP

1. List attributes of cookie.

Answer:

Attributes of Cookies are as follows:

• name

• value

• expire

• path

• domain

2. Develop a simple procedure of sending email.

Answer:

Simple Procedure for Sending Email in PHP


1. Configure PHP.ini for SMTP
 Locate the php.ini file in your PHP installation directory. You can use a text editor
to open and edit this file.
 Find the section [mail function].
 By default, the SMTP setting might be commented out with a semicolon (;).
Uncomment this line and set the value to your SMTP server address. For example:
SMTP = smtp.example.com

 The default port for SMTP is 25. You can uncomment the smtp_port line and set it to
25 if it's commented out.
 If your SMTP server requires authentication, you'll need to add the following lines
after the SMTP line:
auth_username = [email protected]
auth_password = your_password

 Save the changes to the php.ini file.


 Restart your web server for the changes to take effect.
2. Sending the Email using PHP mail() function
Here's a basic structure for sending an email using the mail() function in PHP:
PHP
<?php

$to = "[email protected]";
$subject = "Your Email Subject";
$message = "This is the email message body.";
$headers = "From: [email protected]" . "\r\n" .
"CC: [email protected]";

if (mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers)) {


echo "Email sent successfully!";
} else {
echo "Error sending email.";
}

?>

Explanation of the code:


 $to: This variable stores the recipient's email address.

 $subject: This variable stores the subject of the email.

 $message: This variable stores the body of the email message.

 $headers: This variable stores the email headers, including the sender's email

address and any CC recipients.


Additional Considerations
 The mail() function might not be reliable on some shared hosting servers. In such
cases, you might need to consider using a third-party email library like PHPMailer.
 This is a very basic example of sending an email. You can customize the headers to
include additional information like Reply-To and BCC.
 For security reasons, it's not recommended to store your email password directly in
the script. Consider using environment variables or a configuration file to store
sensitive information.

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