Mail function is not working at all 6

[SPYDERIX]

Hi,

I have apache 1.3.27 installed and the latest version of php and a mail server and the mail function doesn't seem to be working for me at all. Are there any special settings that I have to set in order to get it to work? I am running Win 2k Pro.

Thanks!

General Exception Error:

"Unknown has caused an unknown error in unknown, unknown will now unknown."

 

[borkazoid]

Did you change the value for

SMTP =

in your php.ini file? This is only required for Win32 servers, but must be set so that PHP knows what mail server to route mail() calls through. It should be something like

SMTP = mail.yourserver.com

Beau

 

[SPYDERIX]

Hi,

I tried that and it isn't working still. Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

General Exception Error:

"Unknown has caused an unknown error in unknown, unknown will now unknown."

 

[vbkris]

o.k what did u give in the php.ini...

what is the error?

note: if internet is in ur system then:
SMTP = localhost
will do...

Known is handfull, Unknown is worldfull

 

[SPYDERIX]

Hi,

It used to only have localhost but that was was where I have started from and it's not working.

The error I'm getting is:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing in e:\

http://www\mail.php

on line 139

Thanks again!

General Exception Error:

"Unknown has caused an unknown error in unknown, unknown will now unknown."

 

[SPYDERIX]

Sorry I forgot to mention that I do have the sendmail_from part filled in with my email address

And as for the headers, I don't see why it's saying that seeing as how the script I'm using works on about 3 other apache servers with the newest php installed and even one server has the same mail server as me and it works there.

I don't get it.

Thanks!

General Exception Error:

"Unknown has caused an unknown error in unknown, unknown will now unknown."

 

[eyeofaraven]

hmmm are you sure this php.ini file is in your windows folder? you may have been working on another file all along

by the way, i also have a problem with mail().

i can't get it to work on localhost but have the php.ini file set right.
it says "Warning: Failed to Connect in " + name of script and line with mail().

so here's a dumb newbie question: is a mail server necessary on winxp if i push the mail through localhost (or at all)?

shouldn't there be a mailer in the system? i mean, why do they ship windows with outlook for?
otherwise, what do you recommend?

thanks for any answers.

It's not a question of Truth, it's a question of Faith. That's the reason for tolerance.

 

[SPYDERIX]

I feel like an idiot, when I re-installed everything not too long ago I put the php.ini file in C:\WINNT\SYSTEM 32 when in fact it should have been in C:\WINNT

OOPS!!

Thanks for all your help though!

General Exception Error:

"Unknown has caused an unknown error in unknown, unknown will now unknown."

 

[eyeofaraven]

heh... happens to the best of us.

It's not a question of Truth, it's a question of Faith. That's the reason for tolerance.