php-windows Digest 9 Feb 2009 12:27:48 -0000 Issue 3569
Topics (messages 29158 through 29158):
Re: Mail Function Error
29158 by: Alice Wei
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Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:01:32 +0000
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Mail Function Error
>
> >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am one of those people whose mail server is not on the local
> > > > machine. It is on http://www.hotmail.com and the address is this email
> > > > address. I currently constantly get this on my error log:
> > > >
> > > > [07-Feb-2009 06:39:15] PHP Warning: mail() [<a
> > > > href='function.mail'>function.mail</a>]: Failed to connect to
> > > > mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your
> > > > "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use
> > > > ini_set() in C:\apache\htdocs\Alice.Wei\projects\sbs\post.php on line
> > > > 218
> > > >
> > > > This is what is on my php.ini:
> > > >
> > > > [mail function]
> > > > ; For Win32 only.
> > > > SMTP = localhost
> > >
> > > You must change this to the address of a valid SMTP (email) server you
> > > have an account on. I do not belive hotmail supports SMTP acces (at
> > > least not when I last looked several years ago).
> > >
> > > > smtp_port = 25
> > > >
> > > > ; For Win32 only.
> > > > sendmail_from = [email protected]
> > > >
> >
> > Thanks for the explanation. Does this mean that this is not possible? How
> > would I set up my own mail server. or if you could recommend any?
>
> No it's not impossible. If you have IIS running on your server that can
> implement an SMTP server I believe. I'm not a user of IIS so can't
> advise further on that.
>
> You could also use a sendmail replacement for Windows, google "sendmail
> windows" for dozens of possible versions.
No, I use apache, and not IIS, but I think I will give your suggestion a
shot.
>
> Personally I use the PEAR Mail class with an external server.
>
>
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Alice
> >
> >
> > > > Could anyone please give me some pointers on what to put in my php.ini
> > > > file to make this work?
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Alice
> > > >
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