[Resolved] pear mail() or other?

[drag0n]

My host does not allow me to use mail() func in my php scripts since scripts are executed as "nobody", so they told me to use the pear mail class and so I downloaded and installed the class files on my website... and used this code: http://pastebin.com/269437 to send mail, but still it does not work... why?

Also, are there any other ways to send emails without having to use mail() to get past that security problem with my host?
Thanks!

[bpat1434]

Pear works. If you're on a shared server, the host has to install it (unless you have shell access).

You should really read up on http://pear.php.net the Mail::factory(), Mail::send() error catching. Then ask us what's wrong while giving us more detailed information.

Here's how I use errors:

$mail = &Mail::factory('smtp', $params);
if(PEAR::isError($mail)){
	echo "<b><font style='font-size: 14px;'>Can't Connect to the Mail server!</font></b><br />";
	echo $mail->getMessage();
}
else{
	if(PEAR::isError($error = $mail->send($recips, $headers, $message))){
		echo "<b><font style='font-size: 14px;'>Can't Send the email through the account!</font></b><br />";
		echo $error->getMessage();
	}
	else{
		// Mail sent successfully
	}
}

~Brett

[drag0n]

Hey
This is what I got from printing out the error:
[: message="" code=0 mode= level= prefix="" info=""]

This was the code I added:
if($mail_object != 'TRUE'){
require_once('PEAR.php');
$error = PEAR_Error::toString();
echo "<b>".$error."</b>";
}

Thanks

[bpat1434]

Perhaps you should implement something like my above code. That way you can localize the problem. Whether its the connection, or the actual sending of the email.

I would also suggest trying to use the "SMTP" version of it, rather than sendmail.

~Brett

[drag0n]

well the only reason Im using pear is cause my host blocks the mail() func since it sends as [e-mail]
Anyway to just correct that?
Even if I have From: header it still doesnt work...

[bpat1434]

Yes. There are 3 different ways to use the PEAR::Mail function. SMTP, sendmail, mail. Just because mail() doesn't work, doesn't mean SMTP won't. Read the PEAR manual and look at how to use the SMTP function.

With the SMTP function, you have to set certain parameters in order for it to work (like domain and such). If you can connect to: mail.your_domain.com via Outlook [Express] then you can use the SMTP function, just remember to use authentication.

~Brett

[drag0n]

Well, now Im finally getting some errors:
Warning: fsockopen(): unable to connect to IP in /usr/lib/php/Net/Socket.php on line 108

[bpat1434]

fsockopen() has nothing to do with PEAR::mail. What is the relevant code that accompanies it? Just posting problems doesn't work. You need to show us what you're trying to do.

~Brett

[drag0n]

Yah, Im confused as well:

<?php
include('Mail.php');
require_once 'PEAR.php';
$recipients = '[e-mail]';

$headers['From']    = '[e-mail]';
$headers['To']      = 'otheremail';
$headers['Subject'] = 'Test message';

$body = 'Test message';

$params["host"] = "mail.domain.com";
$params["auth"] = "TRUE";
$params["username"] = "login";
$params["password"] = "pass";

// Create the mail object using the Mail::factory method
$mail_object =& Mail::factory('smtp', $params);

$mail_object->send("email", $headers, "this better work!");

?>

Thanks for any kind of help!

[drag0n]

nevermind.. I figured out why smtp didnt work and now I fixed it...
However, I am still wondering why sendmail didnt work... thanks for the help !

[bpat1434]

I have no idea why sendmail didn't work. I would ask your host about that. Perhaps they've disabled sendmail as well.

~Brett