Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #8081 Updated: mail function fails (returns undef)

Commenting out the line solved the problem. I did not try emptying the path. Is this a known bug or some kind of configuration problem? Will this configuration hold with future updates or will it be deprecated? Thanks Keary Suska Sys Admin Frequent Flyer Services http://www.webflyer.com/ > From: Bug Database <php-dev@lists.php.net> > Date: 4 Dec 2000 00:07:39 -0000 > To: aksuska@webflyer.com > Subject: PHP 4.0 Bug #8081 Updated: mail function fails (returns undef) > > ID: 8081 > Updated by: sniper > Reported By: aksuska@webflyer.com > Status: Feedback > Bug Type: *Mail Related > Assigned To: > Comments: > > Have you tried leaving that sendmail path empty? If not > try adding ; (commenting it) in front of it in php.ini. > > --Jani > > Previous Comments: > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > [2000-12-02 21:32:56] aksuska@webflyer.com > test Script: > <?php > $test_var = mail( "aksuska@webflyer.com", "Hi > does this work?", "It is if you see this!" ); > print "The result is: $test_var"; > ?> > No mail is sent, no error reported ($test_var is empty), > nothing in syslogs. I also tried: > <?php > $fp = popen('/usr/sbin/sendmail -t', 'w'); > if($fp) { > fputs($fp, "To: aksuska@webflyer.comn"); > fputs($fp, "Subject: testnn"); > fputs($fp, "Test of PHP manual mailer"); > fputs($fp, "n"); > pclose($fp); > print "The result is: $test_var"; > } > else { > print "Can't open sendmail!"; > } > ?> > Which does not print the error message "can't open" > nor sends an email (nothing in syslogs). Sendmail is > indeed working, and works without error in Perl: > open MAIL, "| /usr/lib/sendmail -t" # etc. > > BTW, I have the exact same problem on my LinuxPPC > (basically RH) machine. > > Please help. Had no problem with earlier versions (last > was 4.01pl2, I believe), just started when installed > 403pl1. > > Location of sendmail: /usr/lib/sendmail > sendmail_path (php.ini): /usr/lib/ > > Configure: > --with-apxs=/site/apache/bin/apxs > --with-config-file-path=/site/etc --enable-magic-quotes > --with-dbase --with-gdbm=/usr/local > --with-mysql=/usr/local --with-gd=/usr/local > --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local --with-ttf=/usr/local > --enable-calendar --enable-memory-limit > --enable-trans-sid --enable-bcmath --with-mcrypt > --with-mhash --with-zlib --with-ftp --enable-wddx > --enable-ftp > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=8081 > >