Re: mail() + localhost

Erm... understood. I modified the changes to look like this in the "php.ini" file (the right one based on the output of phpinfo()). 3) *smtp = smtp.gmail.com* *smtp_port = 587* * * *I get : "Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 587, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini"* * * Regards, Shreyas On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Daniel Brown <danbrown@php.net> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 09:09, Shreyas Agasthya <shreyasbr@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > All I am trying to do is send a mail from my localhost to my Gmail ID. I > > read stuff about how the SMTP port should be accessible; should be open > et > > al. My set-up is very simple: > > > > 1. Using Easy PHP. > > 2. Windows XP > > 3.) An SMTP server, I hope...? > > > Also, when the comment says that you need to 'configure' your php.ini, > which > > .ini should I modify? The reason being, I see that file in two locations, > > apparently. > > (i) C:\Program Files\EasyPHP 3.0\apache > > (ii) C:\Program Files\EasyPHP 3.0\conf_files > > In a browser, check the output of phpinfo() - specifically, the > value for "Loaded Configuration File" - and modify that, as the other > may be for the PHP CLI, another installed component using a local > override, or may not even be used at all. > > > *My php.ini (will remove the semi-colon)* > > * > > * > > ; For Win32 only. > > ;SMTP = localhost > > ;smtp_port = 25 > > Uncomment the two lines above. > > > ; For Win32 only. > > ;sendmail_from = me@example.com > > You don't *need* to uncomment and set the > sendmail_from option, > as long as you set an explicit From header in your code. More > on > that after your snippet. > > > *My code: * > > * > > * > > * > > <?php > > * > > > > $from= "shreyasbr@gmail.com"; > > $to ="shreyasbr@gmail.com"; > > $subject = "PHP Testing"; > > $message = "Test Me"; > > mail ($to,$subject,$message,'From:'.$from); > > ?> > > Your code should be modified just a bit for better conformance and > portability, but I understand that you're just using it as a test. > After following the suggestions above (and remembering to restart > Apache, of course), try this: > > <?php > > $from = "sheryasbr@gmail.com"; > > // Gmail allows (\+[a-z0-9\.\-_]+) appended to your username to > filter emails in your Gmail box. > $to = "shreyasbr+phptest@gmail.com <shreyasbr%2Bphptest@gmail.com>"; > > // This will append (at the moment, my local time) 1 Jul 2010, 09:27:23 > $subject = "PHP Testing ".date("j M Y, H:i:s"); > > $message = "Test Me."; > > // Create your headers, remembering to terminate each line with CRLF > (\r\n) to comply with RFC [2]821. > $headers = "From: ".$from."\r\n"; > $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/".phpversion()."\r\n"; > > // Send it, or inform us of an error. No need to use a -f flag here. > if (!mail($to,$subject,$body,$headers)) { > echo "Ah, crap. Something's SNAFU'd here."; > exit(-1); > } > ?> > > -- > </Daniel P. Brown> > UNADVERTISED DEDICATED SERVER SPECIALS > SAME-DAY SETUP > Just ask me what we're offering today! > daniel.brown@parasane.net || danbrown@php.net > http://www.parasane.net/ || > http://www.pilotpig.net/ > -- Regards, Shreyas Agasthya