i need to send an email using a php code. so this is how my php code looks like

   

      <?php

  $to = "myAddress@hotmail.com";

  echo "1";

  $subject = "Hi!";

  echo "2";

  $body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";

  echo "3";

  if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {

  echo "4";

  echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");

  } else {

  echo "6";

  echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");

  }

  ?>

wen i run the script i get a message that "message delivery failed" .. this is because that i have not configured the php.ini file properly to send mails,, does any one know how to do this ..
my OS is windows XP, i have installed apache server 2.0X .. i have both hotmail and gmail acount.

this is how my php.ini file looks like

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

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = shaenator7@hotmail.com

; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
;sendmail_path =

; Force the addition of the specified parameters to be passed as extra parameters
; to the sendmail binary. These parameters will always replace the value of
; the 5th parameter to mail(), even in safe mode.
;mail.force_extra_parameters =

    the problem is that in order to send an email you need a mail server.

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

    See php.ini thinks that there is a mail server running on localhost. But that's not true, is it?

    You can use your ISPs smtp server instead.

    http://email.about.com/cs/phpemailtips/qt/et021802.htm

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