Did anybody disable the mail() function in PHP? What did you put in php.ini to call sendmail? Are there any error messages in your Apache logs? Re-posting with Rasmus' name is probably not particularly useful... -- WARNING [EMAIL PROTECTED] address is an endangered species -- Use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Badger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: php.general To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 1:34 PM Subject: Ramesus HELP ! Fwd: [PHP] mail() ERROR - WHY, WHY, WHY > This is a forwarded message > From: Badger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Monday, September 10, 2001, 12:23:54 AM > Subject: [PHP] mail() ERROR - WHY, WHY, WHY > > ===8<==============Original message text=============== > Hello , > > > I drowing here and need a life-ring! I have a site relying heavily on > e-mail registration, forums, etc. and mail() is broken in my php > install. I've been using an smtp server other than sendmail, but > based on recommendations I have removed that smtp server, removed php, > installed sendmail, reinstalled php, and php still complains that > "Warning: mail() is not supported in this PHP build" and sendmail is > clearly in my /var/lib/php.ini sendmail_path and the location is > correct. I can send mail from the command line, but not via php's > mail() > > Need Heeeeeelp! real bad. > > (beg, beg) > -- > Best regards, > Badger mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ===8<===========End of original message text=========== > > I am desperate to get this working. If anyone can tell me a way to > troubleshoot this problem, I'll be happy to pursue it myself. I am > running the RedHat 7.1 distribution of Linux, Apache 1.3.20, php > 4.0.6, and sendmail-8.10.11. The Apache and php are src builds using > tarballs and the sendmail is an rpm - I am only using sendmail to > troubleshoot the problem, but I will eventually use dmail as my smtp > server. All the above servers are on the sam machine. > > I have turned logging on in my php.ini, but the mail() error does not > get written to the log file I specified, only to the Apache error log > - but the error is the same as that displayed in my browser when php > tries to call mail() "Warning: mail() is not supported in this PHP build" > > I've tried everything I can think of and recommendations from this > list... > > I have removed php, removed sendmail, reinstalled sendmail, > reinstalled php: > > here is my php build: > > ----------------------------------------- > > CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include > LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local \ > --with-apache=/usr/local/src/Apachetoolbox-1.5.38/apache_1.3.20 \ > --enable-exif \ > --enable-track-vars \ > --with-calendar=shared \ > --enable-safe-mode \ > --enable-magic-quotes \ > --enable-trans-sid \ > --enable-wddx \ > --enable-ftp \ > --with-gd="/usr/local" \ > --with-zlib \ > --enable-gd-native-tt \ > --with-t1lib="/usr/local/lib/php/t1libs" \ > --with-jpeg-dir="/usr/local" \ > --with-png-dir="/usr/local" \ > --with-zlib-dir="/usr/local" \ > --with-ttf \ > --with-freetype-dir="/usr/local" \ > --with-imap=/usr/local \ > --with-mhash=/usr/local \ > --with-mcrypt=/usr/local \ > --with-unixODBC=/usr/local/unixODBC \ > --with-mysql \ > -------------------------- > > My php.ini is i the proper location and chnges get reloaded after > reloading Apache - verified by phpinfo(). Here is the pertinent area > of my php.ini file: > > --------------------------- > > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i > > ------------------------- > Here are others that I've tried in my php.ini file: > > ---------------------------------------- > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail > --------------------------------------- > > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin > -------------------------------------- > > sendmail_path = ".:/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i" > > -------------------------------------- > > sendmail_path = ".:/usr/sbin/sendmail" > > > ---------------------------------------- > > sendmail_path = ".:/usr/sbin" > -------------------------------------- > > ;sendmail_path = (default) > > -------------------------------------- > > > I still get the mail() error > > > Please help me figure this one out. > > -- > Best regards, > Badger mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]