Re: mail() function not working
| From: | Justin Patrin | Date: | Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:26:56 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: mail() function not working | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 16:15:41 +0100, Robin Wilson <r.t.wilson@rmplc.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am not a php programmer but have installed a php based blog. When the php
> script tries to use the mail() function it fails. Does the mail function
> rely on the sendmail server? Is there a way to make the mail() function just
> send via an external smtp server?
>
Are you running this on Linux or Windows? On Linux, you must have a
local MTA installed to use mail(). On Windows, you must setup an
external SMTP server in your php.ini.
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