[Phpwebsite-developers] php mail() ignores "From" header

[Don S. <do...@se...>]

I'm at my wits' end.  No matter how many headers I set and pass to the 
mail() function, the email always arrives with "apache" as the sending 
user.  Granted the "Reply-To" is set properly and all other stuff is 
right.  But I'd like to mail to appear as From the desired sender.

I've read the user comments on the php mail() doc page and have tried 
nearly everything suggested, to no avail.

Here is what I'm doing regards to trying to set the From address:

        $from = "\"" . $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_name"] . "\" <" . 
$_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] . ">";
        $headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
        $headers .= "Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\n";
        $headers .= "X-Sender: <". $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] . 
">\n";
        $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP\n"; //mailer
        $headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n"; //1 UrgentMessage, 3 Normal
        $headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n"; //1 UrgentMessage, 3 
Normal
        $headers .= "From: $from\n";
        $headers .= "Reply-To: <". $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] . 
">\n";
        $headers .= "Return-Path: <". $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] . 
">\n";
        $extra = "-f " . $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"];

so I call mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers, $extra).  mail is sent 
fine, but that From: field gets changed to apache.

Has anyone dealt with this jazz?

Don.