Re: Sending E-mail

Janet Smith wrote: > I wasn't really sure where to start looking, but I think I have enough > information that I can go and look at how we have things set up. I will > try to provide more information as I find it. chances are that the following function is being used. http://php.net/mail you should really make sure sending email from the cmdline works before digging deeper into php - it maybe your sendmail (or alternative tool) itself is borked (in which case php won't be able to use it to send any email!). smtp and smtp_port are ini settings that are only valid for windows, I have no idea if setting them in a *nix php installation will cause problems or not. > > Thanks > >>>> Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com> 12/4/2006 10:42 AM >>> > Janet Smith wrote: >> We have an application using PHP. If users have forgotten their >> password, they click on the link 'Forgot Password' and enter this > e-mail >> address. This is suppose to send their new password to the e-mail >> address provided. We can not get the e-mail to be sent. I have > changed >> the php.ini file to include the SMTP, the sendmail_from and the >> sendmail_path. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else I > need >> to look at? > > what is the error? > what is the code that tries to send the email? > what are the relevant php.ini settings set to? > what is your OS, php version, etc? > do you have a net connection? > can you send email from the cmdline? > > give us this info and maybe we can provide a solution. > > other than that I can only suggest looking at the moon - it won't > solve > the problem, and I don't think the moon has a 'look at me' > requirement, > but it is nice to do. > >> Thanks >> >> Jan Smith >> Programmer Analyst >> Indiana State University >> Terre Haute, Indiana >> Phone: (812) 237-8593 >> Email: jsmith7@isugw.indstate.edu >> >> > ******************************************************************************************* >> This email, and any attachments, thereto, is intended only for use > by >> the addressee(s) named herein and may contain privileged and/or >> confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of > this >> email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution > or >> copying of this email, and any attachments thereto, is strictly >> prohibited. >> > ******************************************************************************************* >