#26480 [Opn]: mail function does not recognise php.ini settings

ID: 26480 User updated by: kevin dot davies at iinet dot net dot au Reported By: kevin dot davies at iinet dot net dot au Status: Open Bug Type: Mail related Operating System: Windows 2000 PHP Version: 4.3.4 New Comment: The discussion thread http://www.nukescripts.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=3627#3627 describes how this bug was found. You can refer to it for more details of this bug. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-12-01 01:07:02] kevin dot davies at iinet dot net dot au Description: ------------ If you try to use mail() under Windows 2000/IIS5 you get a warning. If you add the following lines to the top of your php file the warning goes away. ini_set("sendmail_from", "username@your.host.com"); ini_set("SMTP", "192.168.1.1"); It appears that mail() is not reading php.ini settings. The ini file was correct and duplicated in c:\winnt\php.ini and c:\php\php.ini and it made no difference. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php mail("peter@nowhere.com","Hello","Blah Blah"); ?> Expected result: ---------------- It should work without errors. Actual result: -------------- Warning: mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing in \modules\Your_Account\index.php on line 680 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=26480&edit=1