sending email using php

[dinhunzvi]

i have php and apache running in windows. my problem is i get an error when sending emails using the php mail function. how do i get rid of the error

[pritaeas]

Install a mail server (Mercury for example). Windows does not have a built-in one. Another option is to use a tool like PHPMailer and connect to your GMail account (assuming you have one).

[dinhunzvi]

do i need to make any changes to the php.ini file after installing the mail server

[pritaeas]

http://www.daniweb.com/web-development/php/threads/446530/mail-could-not-send-email

[dinhunzvi]

have installed Mercury Mail Server and i'm getting a warning:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 553 We do not relay non-local mail, sorry. in C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs\moonlight\test.php on line 9.
what changes to i need to make, my php code is as follows:

<?php
    ini_set('SMTP','localhost'); 
    ini_set('sendmail_from', '[e-mail]'); 

    $to = '[e-mail]';
    $subject = 'Example subject';
    $body = 'With an example body…'; 

    mail($to, $subject , $body);
?>

[pritaeas]

Have you tried with line 3? Mercury needs a from address that is local.

[dinhunzvi]

changed the sendmail_from variable to [e-mail] but i'm now getting this error.

Warning: mail() [function.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 (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs\moonlight\test.php on line 9

[pritaeas]

Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25

This suggests Mercury is not running.

BTW, I meant to say "without line 3" in my previous post.

[dinhunzvi]

are you saying i should remove line 3 from my code?