PHP mail() function problem

Rodders

I am trying to use the PHP mail() function on a hosted website. I pay for the host and I am assured that this function is allowed and working.

My script will not send an email, here is the script:

<?php

echo "Trying to send an email...<BR>";

$test = mail("rich@c2h2.co.uk", "My Subject", "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3");

if ($test) {
 echo "It worked";}
else {
 echo "It failed";}

?>

I always get the following result.....

"Trying to send an email...
It failed"

Can anyone see a problem with my code, or do you think there may be a problem with using this function on this server?

Many thanks

Richard

superwormy

I can't see anything wrong with that code... might be a server issue.

Rodders

That's what I thought (not that I think my code is perfect!), but the hosting company insist the problem is not with the server.

What could the problem be? Is it possible that this function has been switched off or something, because everything else is working on the server.

Cheers

Rich

dalecosp

Whät ÖS ís thís sërvër?

drew010

check and make sure php.ini is piping the mail to a sendmail wrapper that is functioning, since it is saying that mail() failed i would guess that is the problem because mail() always returns true (even if the message isnt sent) unless the message isnt accepted by a sending program such as sendmail, postfix, qmail etc...

Rodders

The servers are "Fast Redhat Linux servers with multi giga hertz memory and speed" Full Spec

I don't know how to check the php.ini file for my account. Should I have my own individual php.ini or is normal to have one file for each server ?

I am also trying the host's support team but they are not very forthcoming with assistance just yet!

Thanks

Rich

dalecosp

Î güëss önë thíng yöü míght dö ís cäll phpinfo() ín ä scrípt. Yöür mäíl päth shöüld bë lístëd ämöngst ä whölë löt öf öthër íntërëstíng stüff.

Rëäsön Î äskëd ÖS ís 'cäüsë Wíndöws müst üsë än ëxtërnäl SMTP höst -- thät's öbvíöüsly nöt ät íssüë hërë.

Sömë cönfígürätíöns ällöw për-dírëctöry php.íní fílës. thë pössíbílíty öf sëttíng thë mäíl dírëctívë ín än .htäccëss fílë ön Äpächë ís älsö välíd, büt Î'm äfräíd Î dön't knöw thë ëxäct syntäx för thät sölütíön...

Îf yöü dö ä phpinfo() cäll, Î'd rëmövë ít äftërwärds ... yöü dön't wänt thë whölë tö knöw äll thërë ís tö knöw äböüt yöü...

Rodders

I've done that, but there is loads of 'mail' stuff.

Path to send mail - /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i

Mail - /var/spool/mail/root

What does it all mean ?

Rodders

Finally, the host as realised that the problem is with their server. They told me it was LINUX, but it is actually Windows.

They have offered the suggestion that I use jmail(), but this is not a PHP function (not in the manual) so I have asked them to move me to a LINUX server.

Anybody got any thoughts on jmail() ? What is it ? What type of PHP is this ? Should I use it ?

Thanks

Rodders

dalecosp

Originally posted by Rodders
Finally, the host as realised that the problem is with their server. They told me it was LINUX, but it is actually Windows.

They have offered the suggestion that I use jmail(), but this is not a PHP function (not in the manual) so I have asked them to move me to a LINUX server.

Anybody got any thoughts on jmail() ? What is it ? What type of PHP is this ? Should I use it ?

Thanks

Rodders

:rolleyes: $%#@!'n ASP!! That'd be Java-type technology ... 🙁 Pardon moi Francais...

If they can't tell the difference between Windows and Linux, the host has a definite problem... 😉