Hi,

My mail function of PHP does not work. I've tried several scripts, most very basic just to test the mail feature.. none of which work. The server is Windows and i plugged in the separate SMTP server into the php.ini as follows:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = 147.***.233.10
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
;sendmail_from = me@example.com

; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
;sendmail_path =

; Force the addition of the specified parameters to be passed as extra parameters
; to the sendmail binary. These parameters will always replace the value of
; the 5th parameter to mail(), even in safe mode.
;mail.force_extra_parameters =

I restarted the server after making the changes.. but the e-mails still don't go.

Here's an example of the test scripts i'm running:

PHP Code:

<?php

if (isset($_POST['sendit'])) {

    $to = "msaz87@yahoo.com"; //Change to your email
    $subject = "Test Email";
    $message = "Hello, this is a test email.";
    $headers = "From: someone@somewhere.com";

    echo "Mail sent, check your inbox";
    exit;

} else {

?>

<form  method="post" action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

<input type="submit" name="sendit" value="Send It" />

</form>

<?php

}

?>

Any ideas?

You are missing the mail function:

<?php

if (isset($_POST['sendit'])) {
    $to = "msaz87@yahoo.com"; //Change to your email
    $subject = "Test Email";
    $message = "Hello, this is a test email.";
    $headers = "From: someone@somewhere.com";

    mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);  //  <--- This line was missing!
    echo "Mail sent, check your inbox";
} else {
   $frm =<<<FRMTXT
      <form  method="post" action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
      <input type="submit" name="sendit" value="Send It" />
      </form>
FRMTXT;

   echo $frm;
}

?>

Well, i tried adding that line in:

PHP Code:

<?php

if (isset($_POST['sendit'])) {

    $to = "msaz87@yahoo.com"; //Change to your email
    $subject = "Test Email";
    $message = "Hello, this is a test email.";
    $headers = "From: someone@somewhere.com";

    mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
    echo "Mail sent, check your inbox";
    exit;

} else {

?>

<form  method="post" action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

<input type="submit" name="sendit" value="Send It" />

</form>

<?php

}

?>

But it still did not send.

Any ideas? Thanks.

have you checked your junk folder? Most mail providers junk mail sent with php unless eveything is perfect, Like headers senders address.

Yea, i'm not getting any messages.

It worked before on the other server, but not this one.

It is very probable that this server won't let your message pass through it because it does not serve the specified mailbox, prohibits relaying and requires athentification. Try another one or change the concept.

Are you sure your host has mail() enabled? Are you running it on free hosting?

Yes, stOx's question sounds reasonable. Look what does mail() return. If it returns false then mail() is disabled or badly configured.

If you are running off your own local server, and you don't have a mail server running, you can try plugging in your ISP SMTP or any other SMTP you have access to. Not sure about those that require authintication though.

Example:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = smtp.sbcglobal.net
smtp_port = 25