php and email

[lives4him06]

I am using windows xp.

I have a doman name registered through 1and1.com.

my email address is [e-mail].

What do i need to do in order to be able to use the mail() function?

Can i use the mail() function with this email address, is it possible to use it with a yahoo account?

What kind of mail server is needed?

Where do i go from there?

[kender]

just use mail()

nothing special needed, 1and1 does not require you to authenticate from a webpage

you may want to make sure all your header information is set, but other than that, nothing special

[lives4him06]

i downloaded the smtp server: postCast server

i opened up port 25 on my firewall.

made my php.ini file look like the following:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost ; for Win32 only
smtp_port = 25
sendmail_from= [e-mail] ; for Win32 only

and created the following PHP file:

 
<?php
mail('[e-mail]','hello','hey jeff','hey');
?>

yet i still get the following 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:\documents and settings\jeffrey\my documents\thejlp\profiles\mail.php on line 2

whats going wrong?

[kender]

i have never gotten smtp mail to work from a webpage on my personal server

but you stated you use 1and1

i know they dont block it, try uploading and testing from there (i use 1and1)

[lives4him06]

what is needed to us the mail() function in php for windows XP?

[id10t]

You need to specify the smtp server to use and the smtp from name using either a function call or in the php.ini