How can create email id using shell_exec or exec in php?

Question

How can create email id using shell_exec or exec commands in PHP.

That is: I want to create an email id in my web application.

All help is appreciated.

Answer 1

On Linux, you've got a few choices, but most aren't practical from a web script point of view, as they require root permissions and/or substantial modifications to the server for initial setup.

1. add an entry to /etc/aliases to forward your new virtual mailbox to an existing account (on the same system or elsewhere) (requires root permissions)
2. create a physical system account (requires root permissions)
3. Set up a virtual mail server using a standard SMTP server, mysql, and dovecot (I've used postfix for this successfully). Much harder, but makes adding accounts a snap as it's simply a new database record.