Send email using the PHP mail() function

Description

How to send an email from within a PHP page using the built in mail() function.

The code

// Your email address 
$email = "you@example.com"; 

// The subject 
$subject = "Enter your subject here"; 

// The message 
$message = "Enter your message here"; 

mail($email, $subject, $message, "From: $email"); 

echo "The email has been sent."; 

?>