Fail to send email from my local php script

[itpvision]

[INDENT]Hello,
I am trying to send email from a php script on my local pc, i am still developing the site on my local computer, and not still testing online
The php.ini has the followinf settings:

---

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

; For Win32 only.

sendmail_from = localhost

I also have added this line in my php script:
ini_set ("sendmail_from",localhost);

While trying to send a mail I get the following 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()

Any Help appreciated
Regards
Many Thanks[/INDENT]

[dotnotwhat]

You're not running a SMTP server on your local PC. That's why it fails to connect.

You could install something like Fakemail for testing purposes. It acts as an SMTP server but dumps outgoing emails as files in a directory of your choosing.