Re: Question about the mail() php function

Sounds like you don't have a mail server running on localhost at port 25. If you do have a mail server running, then it seems to me that you should verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\page.php on line 24. Just paraphrasing here. cheers, Travis Shawn Inder wrote:

Hello, I was browsing your site and came across the mail() PHP function. I tryed it out: <?php mail("tha_sod@hotmail.com", "My Subject", "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3"); ?> tha_sod@hotmail.com is my e-mail adress, obviously enough.. The problem is, the e-mail doesn't get sent. A warning appears on the page: Warning: 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 C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\page.php on line 24 What is this all about? Why wont it work? Thanks you very much If this is not the right place to send a question, please tell me where that right place would be :) shlagish (or Shawn, you choose) _________________________________________________________________

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