Sending an email

[zenix]

Hi, I have been working on trying to get a form to send an email, like it would if someone was to register for a site. Here is an example of my code:

        ini_set('sendmail_from', '[e-mail]);
        $body = "Thank you for registering for Garry\'s\ nothing of a web site!! Garry is a real loser and needs as much emotional support possible!
        Your user name is $username. Your password is $password .";
        mail $email,  $body, 'From: [e-mail]'); 

I have configured my php.ini file to hande email:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = pop.secureserver.net
smtp_port = 110

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

but I keep getting an error that says:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini

This doesn't make any sense at all to me, and I'd really like to understand if I can. Any thoughts? I'd really appreciate it.

[doublehops]

I would say that PHP is ignoring the php.ini file you are changing. I would check that you have restarted the webservice (either apache or iis) and try again.

Alternatively there may be multiple php.ini files on your system and you are changing the wrong one. Run phpinfo() and find the value for 'Loaded Configuration File'. Make sure you change that file and restart your webservice.