What are the advantages of using a dedicated email-sending class over PHP's built-in mail() function?

Using a dedicated email-sending class over PHP's built-in mail() function offers several advantages such as better error handling, support for multiple email providers, easier customization of email headers and content, and the ability to easily send attachments. This can result in more reliable and flexible email sending functionality in your PHP applications. 

// Example code using a dedicated email-sending class
require_once 'EmailSender.php';

$emailSender = new EmailSender();
$emailSender->setFrom('sender@example.com');
$emailSender->setTo('recipient@example.com');
$emailSender->setSubject('Test Email');
$emailSender->setBody('This is a test email.');

if($emailSender->send()) {
    echo 'Email sent successfully.';
} else {
    echo 'Failed to send email.';
}

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