[RESOLVED] mail not working

[jkoracle23]

sorry for this simple problem..but there is a problem...
my php code is..
<?php
mail("[e-mail]","Hello World","Hi ..This is a start now wait for some great things","example.com");
?>

i get error message:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing in D:\x\htdocs\j\wrox\afterchap6\firstmail.php on line 2

My php.ini file has following content:

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

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

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

; 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 =

pls help me..
thanks...😕

[Kudose]

The fourth parameter by default pulls from php.ini, but since you are populating it, it expects the FROM header since it is not in php.ini

Try:

mail("[e-mail]","Hello World","Hi ..This is a start now wait for some great things","FROM: [e-mail]\r\n");

See the note under additional_headers at http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

[jkoracle23]

i changed it as u had said...

<?php
mail("[e-mail]","Hello World","Hi ..This is a start now wait for some great things","FROM: [e-mail]\r\n");
?>

but now the error message is :
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 D:\x\htdocs\j\wrox\afterchap6\firstmail.php on line 2

pls help
thanks..

[bradgrafelman]

Install an SMTP server.

Or, if it's just for development/testing, point PHP to your local ISP-provided SMTP server and use your mail account to send out mail.

[jkoracle23]

I installed an smtp mail server (mercury mail server).
and now it is working fine...
You guys are really quick and very intelligent ....
This is a great site..
Thanks a lot..🙂