Send Mails with PHP

easymail.php

<?php

// USAGE
// include easymail.php `include('easymail.php');`
// Use like this `sendMail('to which mail address', 
//                         'message', 
//                         'subject', 
//                         'from which mail address', 
//                         'name to', 
//                         'name from');`
//
// The only necessary argument is the first one all the others are optional.

function validMail($mail) {
	if (filter_var($mail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) === false) {
		return 0;
	} else {
		return 1;
	}
}

function sendMail($mailTo, $text = '', $subject = '', $mailFrom = '', $nameTo = '', $nameFrom = '') {
	$mailTo   = (string) $mailTo;
	$mailFrom = (string) $mailFrom;
	$text     = (string) $text;
	$subject  = (string) $subject;
	$nameTo   = (string) $nameTo;
	$nameFrom = (string) $nameFrom;
	
	// if $mailTo is not valid or $mailFrom is not empty and not valid
	if (!validMail($mailTo) || (!empty($mailFrom) && !validMail($mailFrom))) {
		return 0;
	}
	
	$to   = $nameTo   . ' <' . $mailTo   . '>';
	$from = $nameFrom . ' <' . $mailFrom . '>';
	
	$headers  = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
	$headers .= 'From: ' . $from . "\r\n";
	
	return mail($to, $subject, $text, $headers);
}

?>