SMTP setup in php.ini with the mail()function

[fasp]

Hi, first of all thanks for your time.

I wanna send an email from my php page:
u should know that i got this laptop where is installled the apache server and php, im in windows XP, im not using IIS.

SO, i got this script

<? 
if (!$HTTP_POST_VARS){ 
?> 
<form action="envia_form_php.php" method=post> 
Nombre: <input type=text name="nombre" size=16> 
<br> 
Email: <input type=text name=email size=16> 
<br> 
Comentarios: <textarea name=coment cols=32 rows=6></textarea> 
<br> 
<input type=submit value="Enviar"> 
</form> 
<? 
}else{ 
    //i got the form, building the form body
    $cuerpo = "Formulario enviado\n"; 
    $cuerpo .= "Nombre: " . $HTTP_POST_VARS["nombre"] . "\n"; 
    $cuerpo .= "Email: " . $HTTP_POST_VARS["email"] . "\n"; 
    $cuerpo .= "Comentarios: " . $HTTP_POST_VARS["coment"] . "\n"; 

//sendin the email
mail("[e-mail]","Formulario recibido",$cuerpo); 

//thanks for sendind the email
echo "Gracias por rellenar el formulario. Se ha enviado correctamente."; 
} 
?> 

of course there are alot of php email forms more easy and basic, but this one i found it from a friendly page. So anyway, if i use this script or another it show me this warning

Warning: mail(): 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:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\envia_form_php.php on line 29

i look my php.ini and this is what i got on th MAIL FUNCTION LINES:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost ;for Win32 only
sendmail_from= [e-mail] ; for Win32 only

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

; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
;sendmail_path =

what's wrong???

[Steveo31]

Uh... I answered this already...

[razz]

Outgoing email requires and outgoing mail server. This server is commonly refered to as a SMTP server. The default in PHP is to assume the the local machine has a SMTP server. You need to install one or point the line in the ini file at a valid SMTP server. You might use your ISP's server just like your email client.

razz