# Howto change email header in emails send from PHP **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [September 24, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526 "2010-09-24T11:07:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526/1 "2010-09-24T11:07:10Z")
Hello, all emails, which I send from PHP mail() have the header like: Received: from nginx by localhost with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [nginx@localhost](mailto:nginx@localhost)) How I can change the address to something like removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid there? Thank You ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526/2 "2010-09-24T11:21:48Z")
php code: mail(“removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”,“subject”,“messagecontents”,“From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”); so, headers is a php issue, and can be set in php mail function. [http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php](http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php) Bahattin, ehcp Developer ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526/3 "2010-09-24T11:49:19Z")
I am using CakePHP framework, so I set this variables: $this-\>Email-\>from = Configure::read(‘Site.noreplyemail’); $this-\>Email-\>return = Configure::read(‘Site.noreplyemail’); $this-\>Email-\>replyTo=Configure::read(‘Site.noreplyemail’); where Configure::read(‘Site.noreplyemail’) is the email address But this didnt changed all the address in header. The email header is below: Delivered-To: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Received: by 10.204.121.3 with SMTP id f3cs5634bkr; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:43:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.154.3 with SMTP id b3mr3322700ane.245.1285321381720; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:43:01 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: [nginx@mydomain](mailto:nginx@mydomain) Received: from mydomain ([mail.mydomain.com](http://mail.mydomain.com) [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]) by [mx.google.com](http://mx.google.com) with ESMTP id d19si4617117and.113.2010.09.24.02.43.01; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:43:01 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral ([google.com](http://google.com): xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of nginx@mydomain) client-ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx; Authentication-Results: [mx.google.com](http://mx.google.com); spf=neutral ([google.com](http://google.com): xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of nginx@mydomain) smtp.mail=nginx@mydomain Received: from nginx by mydomain with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [nginx@mydomain](mailto:nginx@mydomain)) id 1Oz4o1-0000Bd-4h for [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid); Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:43:01 +0000 To: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: Account Activation From: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Reply-To: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) X-Mailer: CakePHP Email Component Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: [E1Oz4o1-0000Bd-4h@mydomain](mailto:E1Oz4o1-0000Bd-4h@mydomain) Sender: Nginx user [nginx@mydomain](mailto:nginx@mydomain) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:43:01 +0000 2010/9/24 bvidinli [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Frank R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > nginx mailing list > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) > > * * * > > nginx mailing list > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – FandaR-IT - Server administration and programming > **[Index of /](http://fandar-it.com)** MSN: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ICQ: 217613557 GTalk: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Yahoo: fandar2 ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526/4 "2010-09-24T14:17:26Z")
those seems to be headers sent by your MTA, such as postfix. set servername related parameters of postifx accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526/5 "2010-09-24T13:05:26Z")
Hello! On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 11:06:08AM +0200, Frank R. wrote: > Hello, all emails, which I send from PHP mail() have the header like: > > Received: from nginx by localhost with local (Exim 4.63) > (envelope-from [nginx@localhost](mailto:nginx@localhost)) > > How I can change the address to something like [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) there? Hey, guys, it’s not PHP list. Please stop. Thank you. Maxim D. ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526/6 "2010-09-24T16:10:25Z")
The problem is, that nginx is running under nginx user, so the email address is [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), but how can I change it to [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ? 2010/9/24 bvidinli [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > > ``` > > $this->Email->replyTo=Configure::read('Site.noreplyemail'); > > > > ``` > > > > Received: from mydomain ([mail.mydomain.com](http://mail.mydomain.com) [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]) > > id 1Oz4o1-0000Bd-4h > > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:43:01 +0000 > > > > > Bahattin, > > > > > > > Thank You > > > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) > > > > Yahoo: fandar2 > > > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – FandaR-IT - Server administration and programming > **[Index of /](http://fandar-it.com)** MSN: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ICQ: 217613557 GTalk: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Yahoo: fandar2 ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-change-email-header-in-emails-send-from-php/195526/7 "2010-09-24T16:32:40Z")
On 24 Set 2010 15h09 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > The problem is, that nginx is running under nginx user, so the email > address is [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), but how can I change it to > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ? Create an alias for your MTA.: man 5 aliases For example: echo ‘nginx: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)’ \>\> /etc/aliases Reload MTA. Done. — appa