Mail Problem

[the_myth]

I'm writing a script for registration to a message board, I know I've said this a dozen times but at least each time has a different question 🙂 . This time I added to the script where when the user registers it emails him a welcome message this his information. I'm trying to run this on a local machine. I'm getting an error when I run the script dealing with the mail() function, I am online when I try this. Is this a problem with my coding or is it not possible on a local Apache server?

Here's the error:
Warning: Failed to Connect in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\xboard\register.php on line 141

function email() {

$msg = "Thanks for registering! You'll now be able to post and reply to messages. Below is your account information, please keep it for your records.\n";
$msg = "User Name: \t$user_name\n";
$msg = "Password: \t$user_password\n\n";
$msg = "Thanks again for joining! I hope you enjoy Xboard 1.0!\n\n\n\n";
$msg = "Best Regards,\n";
$msg = "The Xboard Team\n";

$to = "$user_email";
$subject = "Xboard 1.0 Registration";
$mailheaders = "From: Xboard 1.0 Team \n";
$mailheaders = "Reply-To: [email][e-mail][/email]\n\n";

mail($to, $subject, $msg, $mailheaders);
}

[stolzyboy]

ok, i'll ask, which line is line 141 //the error line

[leatherback]

Hi,

On my win2000 / apache machine I cannot send email either. Although when I place the script on my providers server, it works fine. So I'd say it is most likely not your coding, but settings of you local apache server which is not set to send emails.

J.

[stolzyboy]

thats cuz you need to do different options in your php.ini on a windows box to allow it to use an smtp server

[the_myth]

What would I change in the php.ini file?

[stolzyboy]

look for these lines

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = [e-mail]

you will either have to install an smtp server or use an smtp server of your isp or something like

smtp.yourisp.com

[the_myth]

Where could I find a download for a smtp server? Sorry if this is a stupid question 🙂

[stolzyboy]

if you are using IIS, you have an smtp server, if you are using apache, go to www.download.com and do a search on smtp server, there are some there