How can PHP beginners ensure that email functionality and redirection work seamlessly together in a form submission process?

To ensure email functionality and redirection work seamlessly together in a form submission process, beginners can use the PHP `mail()` function to send emails and then redirect users to a thank you page after the email is sent. This can be achieved by checking if the email was sent successfully before redirecting the user. 

<?php
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    // Process form data here

    // Send email
    $to = "recipient@example.com";
    $subject = "Form Submission";
    $message = "This is a test email.";
    $headers = "From: sender@example.com";

    if (mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers)) {
        // Email sent successfully, redirect to thank you page
        header("Location: thank-you.php");
        exit();
    } else {
        echo "Email sending failed.";
    }
}
?>

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PHP email functionality redirection form submission seamless integration

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