[PHP] Port Block

[Christopher Deeley]

I used to use mailenable to send e-mails from a site hosted on my computer,
to email anyone.

Now my ISP blocked port 25 so I can't connect directly to any smtp servers
like google to send e-mail directly from my computer.

Does anyone know of an open SMTP server which doesn't use port 25?

[PHP] First Character In A String

[Christopher Deeley]

Can anyone tell me if there is a function to return the first letter in a
string, such as:

$surname="SMITH";
$forename="ALAN";

Is there a function which I can use to make $forename "A", so I can display
it as A SMITH?

Thank You In Advance

[PHP] open_basedir

[Christopher Deeley]

Can anyone tell me how to set open_basedir in php.ini, to two directories
like

open_basedir = c:\www & c:\myhomepage

thanks