PHP Mail()

[terrym]

Hi

I am trying to create a simple login script, a bit like that used on this site, which will email someone who is creating a New Account. I have used the three variables for MAIL() such as mail($fromEmail, $Subject, $Message.

Whenever I test the script using the first example above, I get this error message:

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:\inetpub\wwwroot\tullah\users\register.php on line 120

My php.ini contains the following:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP =localhost
smtp_port = 25

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

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong here?

Thanks

[devinemke]

are you running an SMTP server?

[terrym]

Hi devinemke
I doubt it. My development PC is just running IIS, PHP and MySQL. The server I will ultimately put this script has a Mail Server, but I don't know much about it at the moment.
Does this mean I have to run an SMTP Server so I can test things propery? If so, where can I get one?
Or do I need something like "SendMail"?
Regards
Terry

[devinemke]

PHP donesn't actually send mail. it simply sends the mail data off to an SMTP app (like sendmail, qmail, postfix, etc...). i'm not sure but IIS may have built-in SMTP functionality, you should read the docs.

[terrym]

OK Thanks

I'll do that now.
I'm also in the middle of finding out what server my host uses.

Thanks
Terry