[PHP] open_basedir

Can anyone tell me how to set open_basedir in php.ini, to two directories like open_basedir = c:\www & c:\myhomepage thanks

[PHP] First Character In A String

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] Port Block

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?