Why php mail() function displays subject two times (localhost)

Question

I'm using XAMPP and when I send an email with PHP mail() function the subject comes two times (like "hello, hello").

PHP Code:

$from="me@gmail.com"; 
$to="you@gmail.com";
$subject="hello";
$message="this doesn't work nicely";
$headers = 'From: '.$from."\r\n".
        'Subject: '.$subject."\r\n".
         'Mime-Version: 1.0'."\r\n";

mail($to, '=?UTF-8?B?'.base64_encode($subject).'?=', $message, $headers);

Does anyone know the solution?

Just remove it from the `$headers`. – Indrasinh Bihola Oct 08 '15 at 10:54 — Indrasinh Bihola, Oct 08 '15 at 10:54

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '15 at 11:02

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Looks like the $headers are the issue here:

$from="me@gmail.com";

$to="you@gmail.com";

$subject="hello";

$message="this doesn't work nicely";

mail($to, '=?UTF-8?B?'.base64_encode($subject).'?=', $message,);

answered Oct 08 '15 at 11:02

Hexana

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But why my original code works fine with other server but not with localhost? Should some editing be made in php.ini or sendmail.ini files? – Marianne Sjöberg Oct 08 '15 at 12:10
What is the error message you are receiving when you try to send via localhost? – Hexana Oct 08 '15 at 13:23
If you install an SMTP server and configure localhost to listen on port 25. Some people recommend Postfix. – Hexana Oct 08 '15 at 13:26
There comes no error message because the email is send but the subject is displayed two times for some reason. – Marianne Sjöberg Oct 09 '15 at 17:18
Ok. so going back to your original question, you can now send email from localhost? – Hexana Oct 09 '15 at 18:47
Var_dump($subject) to see what's actually getting passed – Hexana Oct 11 '15 at 18:53

Why php mail() function displays subject two times (localhost)

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