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[missy_mi]

i wanted to do a feedback or contact us page where user can give feedback and automatically will be sent to a specific admin ([e-mail]).. i encounter this error..i dont know what to do..

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:\xampp\htdocs\test....php on line 7
We encountered an error sending your mail..

what do i do?? please help..tq

[broj1]

First check if your SMTP server is running and is correctly set up.

[missy_mi]

i think its running..what about, what it says..

"verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set()".
do i need to verify anthing or change php.ini

[broj1]

mail() function is trying to connect to localhost at port 25 (which are default values). You make sure that php.ini settings are the same. This is how my php.ini is set:

SMTP = localhost
smtp_port = 25

But I am on Linux and am not sure how it works on Windows. Please also check the form of To: adresses. Thi is the note form PHP mail manual:

The Windows implementation of mail() differs in many ways from the Unix implementation. First, it doesn't use a local binary for composing messages but only operates on direct sockets which means a MTA is needed listening on a network socket (which can either on the localhost or a remote machine).

Second, the custom headers like From:, Cc:, Bcc: and Date: are not interpreted by the MTA in the first place, but are parsed by PHP.

As such, the to parameter should not be an address in the form of "Something <[e-mail]>". The mail command may not parse this properly while talking with the MTA.

[missy_mi]

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/smtp
SMTP = localhost
; http://php.net/smtp-port
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/sendmail-from
;sendmail_from = postmaster@localhost

; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
; http://php.net/sendmail-path
;sendmail_path = "\"C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\" -t"

; 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 =

; Add X-PHP-Originating-Script: that will include uid of the script followed by the filename
mail.add_x_header = Off

; Log all mail() calls including the full path of the script, line #, to address and headers
;mail.log = "C:\xampp\php\logs\php_mail.log"

<+> This is what my php.ini looks like..i dont think it has any problem..

[missy_mi]

@Broj1 :

I change the codes a bit...
it still have errors but..a different one..

" Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING "

got any ideas??

[missy_mi]

sorry..that was my mistake..
here's a new one..

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing

[broj1]

Add From header with your (or some) email address. This is an example from PHP.net:

$to      = '[e-mail]';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'hello';
$headers = 'From: [e-mail]' . "\r\n" .
    'Reply-To: [e-mail]' . "\r\n" .
    'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

You can also set it in php.ini:

sendmail_from = [e-mail]

[missy_mi]

@broj1 :

the email has been suceesfully sent..but..there is no email sent..what now..

[broj1]

Sorry, I am not sure if I understood this. Did you mean you did not receive the mail that was successfully sent?

[broj1]

One thing: enable logging in php.ini. Uncomment the following line:

mail.log = "C:\xampp\php\logs\php_mail.log"

Now you can check in the log what happened. And make sure you set and use valid addresses.

[missy_mi]

" Your mail was sent successfully "

but..i did not received the email..

[broj1]

See my last post.

[missy_mi]

i did uncomment the php.ini..that line you said..but still, i did not receive any data..

[missy_mi]

i mean i still havent received any emails..

[broj1]

Have you checked the log file?

[Webville312]

Is the website hosted online?? If not; you will have to upload it before the mail can be sent.
You will need to download PHPMailer and once successfully done, then u can use this code;

<?php
require("class.phpmailer.php");
    $email = $_POST['email'];
    $mail = new PHPMailer();
    $mail->IsSMTP();
    $mail->Host = "localhost";
    $mail->From = "[e-mail]";
    $mail->FromName  =  "Your_name";
    $mail->AddAddress("[e-mail]");
    //$mail->AddAddress("[e-mail]");
    $msg = "This is the sample message";
    $subject = "My first Email";
    $mail->SMTPAuth = "true";
    $mail->Username = "[e-mail]";
    $mail->Password =  "your_gmail_password";
    $mail->Port  =  "25";
    $mail->Subject = $subject;
    $mail->Body = $msg;
    $mail->WordWrap = 50;
    if(!$mail->Send())
    {
        echo 'Message was not sent.';
        echo 'Mailer error: ' . $mail->ErrorInfo;
    }
    else
    {
        echo 'Mail has been sent.';
    }
?>

Hope that helps

[missy_mi]

Have you checked the log file?

what log file??

[masterjiraya]

php_mail.log

that's what you need. and make sure your SMTP port of the e-mail website has that port number

[broj1]

This is what it says in your php.ini:

mail.log = "C:\xampp\php\logs\php_mail.log"

(this line has to be uncommented)