Re: mail() function problem

do you have a sendmail program on your testing server? -- -------------------------------------------------------------->> Jasper Howard :: Database Administration Velocity7 1.530.470.9292 http://www.Velocity7.com/ <<-------------------------------------------------------------- "Dre" <dre00x@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20040901210525.74839.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Hi > I was trying to use the mail() function, but it did not work, maybe because > of some settings problem or something that I can't figure out > > I went online and tried to execute the following > //======================================================= > <?php > $from = $_POST['from']; > $subject = $_POST['subject']; > $content = $_POST['content']; > $to = "any_address@yahoo.com"; > $headers = "From:".$from; > if(mail($to, $subject, $content, "From: $from")) { > echo"sent"; > } > else{ echo "not sent"; > } > ?> > //=============================================== > the variable values sent from a Form in another and they are sent correctly > > but I keep having this error > //=============================================== > 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\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\mysite/myfile.php on line 194 > //=============================================== > > > my php.ini settings for the mail function are > > //============================= > [mail function] > ; For Win32 only. > SMTP = localhost > > smtp_port = 25 > sendmail_from = dre00@yahoo.com > //============================= > > thanks in advance > Dre,