phpMailer problem

[imagine1]

Hello! I am new in this forum...I would appriciate any help!!!

I want to send and receive mail using gmail, hotmail, yahoo mails...I used mail() but even if no error message come up, i didn't receive any mail...So i search and found that mail has a problem with this kind of email account.

For that reason I downloaded the PHPMailer_v5.1.rar. I have tried to run the examples that are in the file but i take the following message: Could not execute: /usr/sbin/sendmail.

What can i do in order to use properly the PHPMailer? I use WampServer 2. Please give details because i am new in php...

Thanks you in advanced!!!

[big_nerd]

imagein1,

phpMailer() by default uses sendmail, which is a Linux mail sending program.

When you are using wampserver, or any server on Windows (in general) you have to specify SMTP servers.

Take a look at this example from the author's website.

You can use gmail to send mail.

Note, you must have SMTP allowed (you may have to mod this in your account settings).

You most likely also have an SMTP server with your internet provider. If you call them they can give you the details.

I'd also recommend you don't tell them this is for WampServer - as most ISP's don't allow servers.

Best of luck.

[imagine1]

big.nerd thank you very much for your replay and advise!!!!

I would like to ask... In the example you gave me above it has these lines: $mail->SetFrom('[e-mail]', 'First Last');
$mail->AddReplyTo("[e-mail]","First Last");

Sould [e-mail] be the same in both lines???
With which mail should i replace [e-mail]?

Sorry for any inconvenience!

Thanks in advanced!!!

[big_nerd]

imagine1,

Sorry for the late reply, been working like crazy!

The AddReplyTo is strictly optional, you don't need it unless you want the reply-to to go to a different address.

[imagine1]

big.nerd thank you very much for your replay!!!

I would like to ask and something else.

When i run an example with the PHPMailer i get this error Could not execute: /usr/sbin/sendmail... Where should i put the sendmail?

Thanks in advanced!!!