[PHP] Sending mail from localhost

2009-05-30 Thread Sumit Sharma
Hi, I am new to php and not able to send mail from localhost. when trying to do so getting following response: *Warning*: mail() [function.mail http://localhost/function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at localhost port 25, verify your SMTP and smtp_port setting in php.ini or use

Re: [PHP] Sending mail from localhost

2009-05-30 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Sat, 2009-05-30 at 14:41 +0530, Sumit Sharma wrote: Hi, I am new to php and not able to send mail from localhost. when trying to do so getting following response: *Warning*: mail() [function.mail http://localhost/function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at localhost port 25,

Re: [PHP] Sending mail from localhost

2009-05-30 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Sat, 2009-05-30 at 15:01 +0530, Sumit Sharma wrote: I have already un-commented the smtp settings as SMTP = localhost smtp_port = 25 do I need to change any other settings. Sumit On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Ashley Sheridan a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote: On

[PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Ross
I usually use a phpmailer class but am creating something from scratch. when I use the most basic example I can find: $to = '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; $subject = 'the subject'; $message = 'hello'; $headers = 'From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]' . \r\n . 'Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]' . \r\n .

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Stut
Ross wrote: ; For Win32 only. sendmail_from = mail.blue-fly.co.uk This should be an email address not just a domain. -Stut -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/13/07, Stut [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ross wrote: ; For Win32 only. sendmail_from = mail.blue-fly.co.uk This should be an email address not just a domain. -Stut -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php It's also not

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 09:51 -0400, Daniel Brown wrote: It's also not necessary to combine single and double quotes with join marks (.'s) as you have it. While this isn't the problem, and Stut is absolutely correct, your code would look cleaner if you did it as follows: ? $to = [EMAIL

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/13/07, Robert Cummings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 09:51 -0400, Daniel Brown wrote: It's also not necessary to combine single and double quotes with join marks (.'s) as you have it. While this isn't the problem, and Stut is absolutely correct, your code would

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Richard Lynch
On Wed, June 13, 2007 8:51 am, Daniel Brown wrote: $from = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; //$reply_to = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; // Same address, so not needed. Some spam filters and some email clients will behave rather badly if you don't have Reply-to: as well. Use it. $headers .= X-Mailer:

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/13/07, Richard Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, June 13, 2007 8:51 am, Daniel Brown wrote: $from = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; //$reply_to = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; // Same address, so not needed. Some spam filters and some email clients will behave rather badly if you don't have Reply-to: as

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Richard Lynch
On Wed, June 13, 2007 1:09 pm, Daniel Brown wrote: Is that a fact, Richard? It was always my understanding that the raw connection to the SMTP server initiated by the PHP mail() functions and Sendmail required the \r\n separator for every field other than SUBJECT (included in the DATA

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/13/07, Richard Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, June 13, 2007 1:09 pm, Daniel Brown wrote: Is that a fact, Richard? It was always my understanding that the raw connection to the SMTP server initiated by the PHP mail() functions and Sendmail required the \r\n separator for

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Richard Lynch
On Wed, June 13, 2007 2:07 pm, Daniel Brown wrote: As for the SPAM filter stuff, all of the rest makes sense, but the Reply-to: header actually goes against the original spirit and intention of the design. Refer to RFC 822 Part 4 Section 1 --- the reply-to header is intended for use as an

Re: [PHP] sending mail from localhost

2007-06-13 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/13/07, Richard Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Intent inschment. Sorry I didn't get this message sooner, but Gmail's spam filter blocked the message for apparently using fake filler text or something. Luckily, however, it didn't interrupt my daily flow of w4ys 2 rnake rny P3N|$ b1gger!