title: Error while sending a mail in php
body: <p>I am using  the mail function of php to send the mail so for i am calling the function like </p>
  
  <pre><code>mail($EMAIL_HOST_USER, "Invitation for conference ", $message);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but i am getting an unexpected error </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;b&gt;Parse error&lt;/b&gt;:  syntax error, unexpected 'mail' (T_STRING) in &lt;b&gt;/opt/lampp/htdocs/UI/user/usernotify.php&lt;/b&gt; on line &lt;b&gt;43&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i am not sure where i am doing wrong .</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be appreciated </p>