help...help..

intan

i want to send password to email using php but i got this error

Warning mail() [function.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;\wamp\www\system memo online\hantarPassword_process.php

Do i need to configure anything in php.ini file. How i want to enable the port 25 if it is blocked by ISP.

Please..somebody help me

bradgrafelman

intan wrote:
Do i need to configure anything in php.ini file.

Yes, you need to either:

1) Install an SMTP server on your computer, or
2) Use a 3rd-party SMTP server (e.g. your ISP's) that will allow you to relay e-mail through it - note that most (if not all, by now) ISP's require SMTP authentication before you can relay mail through them, and PHP's internal mail() function does not support authentication and you will need to get a 3rd-party script to send mail (e.g. XPertMailer, PHPMailer, etc.).

intan wrote:
How i want to enable the port 25 if it is blocked by ISP.

Change ISP's.

Horizon88

You can also remap the port your mail server listens on - I had to do that. My hosted server listened on 25, but my ISP blocks outgoing port 25, so I mapped a port-forward on the server :2525 to loop back to :25, then just told my mail client to hit port 2525 instead.

intan

Can you please explain to me how to remap the port.

Thank you

intan

What should i configure in php.ini file.Can you explain and give me some examples.

What type of smtp server should i install.Can you tell me where can i download it.And can you please tell me how i want to use 3rd party smtp server.Can you expain to me all the steps.

Thank you.

Horizon88

Do you have shell access to the mailserver? And is it a linux machine? That's the only way I know to do it, using iptables.

intan

No..it's not linux.I'm using windows XP.Can you explain more about how to use the iptables.

Thanks

Horizon88

Then I don't know how to remap the outgoing mailserver port. iptables is a Linux firewall tool. Sorry.

intan

oh...it's ok..
anyway..thanks Horizon88..=)