sendmail_path in php.ini for unix [full name of email sender]

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Javad picture Javad · Apr 2, 2014 · Viewed 36k times · Source

I have a Unix base server and a php base website on it. I am trying to set full name and email address for the sendmail_path in php.ini.
When I set it as below (without name) it works fine

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f'[email protected]'

but if I try to add name as below it fails

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f'"Full Name" <[email protected]>'

You may suggest to use sendmail_from instead but as I mentioned it's Unix server and whatever is set in sendmail_from will be ignored. Does anybody know how to fix this issue?

Any help will be appreciated in advance.

Answer

AnFi picture AnFi · Apr 2, 2014

Try the version below:

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -F"Full Name" -f'[email protected]'

WARNING
It will work with "real sendmail" (sendmail provided by sendmail.org).
It may not work with some "sendmail look alike" provided by other MTAs e.g. postfix, exim, ...

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