(PHP Extension) Explaining the Email FromName, FromAddress, and From Properties

This example explains the email object's FromName, FromAddress, and From properties.

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

// The email's FROM name and address can be set in several ways.
// It can include an optional friendly name (which is just a description),
// and it must include an address.

// For example:
$email1 = new CkEmail();
$email1->put_Subject('test');
$email1->put_Body('test');

$email1->put_FromName('Joe Sample');
$email1->put_FromAddress('joe.sample@example.com');

// the From property contains both the FromName and FromAddress
// This produces the following output:
// From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
print 'From: ' . $email1->from() . "\n";
print '--------------------------------------------------' . "\n";

// Examine the MIME of the email:
print $email1->getMime() . "\n";
print '--------------------------------------------------' . "\n";

// Output is:

// 	MIME-Version: 1.0
// 	Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:32:13 -0600
// 	Message-ID: <02B461C6D12FA6686C3151A649ED8D5BBFBE0721@CHILKAT13>
// 	Content-Type: text/plain
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
// 	X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
// 	Subject: test
// 	From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
// 	CKX-Bounce-Address: joe.sample@example.com
// 
// 	test

// --------------------------------------------
// Alternatively, the From property can be set, and this 
// implicitly sets the FromName and FromAddress properties.

$email2 = new CkEmail();
$email2->put_From('Joe Sample <joe.sample@example.com>');

print 'FromName: ' . $email2->fromName() . "\n";
print 'FromAddress: ' . $email2->fromAddress() . "\n";
print '--------------------------------------------------' . "\n";

print $email2->getMime() . "\n";

?>