I have created log in system with your log in script . In that when the user completes the registration process an auto reply(auto-reply@domain) will generate and sent this to users email id regarding about the user name and password (Lo gin Details). After formal approval from the admin the user will get a user activation mail with log in link.

But , my problem is these are work only for mail accounts from my domain only(test@domain). its not send any of above mentioned details to other mail services like gmail or yahoo etc.

i discussed this with some others, they said its the problem with your mail function configuration. but i didn't get any needful information as am a beginner in PHP scripting.

i have contacted this with my hosting service they said its the problem with php mail () function and use php mailer() instead mail().
Am attaching my code along with this ...
please give me a solution for the same..

<?php 


include 'dbc.php';

$err = array();
					 
if($_POST['doRegister'] == 'Register') 
{ 

foreach($_POST as $key => $value) {
	$data[$key] = filter($value);
}





if(empty($data['full_name']) || strlen($data['full_name']) < 4)
{
$err[] = "ERROR - Invalid name. Please enter atleast 3 or more characters for your name";
//header("Location: register.php?msg=$err");
//exit();
}

// Validate User Name
if (!isUserID($data['user_name'])) {
$err[] = "ERROR - Invalid user name. It can contain alphabet, number and underscore.";
//header("Location: register.php?msg=$err");
//exit();
}

// Validate Email
if(!isEmail($data['usr_email'])) {
$err[] = "ERROR - Invalid email address.";
//header("Location: register.php?msg=$err");
//exit();
}
// Check User Passwords
if (!checkPwd($data['pwd'],$data['pwd2'])) {
$err[] = "ERROR - Invalid Password or mismatch. Enter 5 chars or more";
//header("Location: register.php?msg=$err");
//exit();
}
	  
$user_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

// stores sha1 of password
$sha1pass = PwdHash($data['pwd']);

// Automatically collects the hostname or domain  like example.com) 
$host  = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
$host_upper = strtoupper($host);
$path   = rtrim(dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']), '/\\');

// Generates activation code simple 4 digit number
$activ_code = rand(1000,9999);

$usr_email = $data['usr_email'];
$user_name = $data['user_name'];


$rs_duplicate = mysql_query("select count(*) as total from users where user_email='$usr_email' OR user_name='$user_name'") or die(mysql_error());
list($total) = mysql_fetch_row($rs_duplicate);

if ($total > 0)
{
$err[] = "ERROR - The username/email already exists. Please try again with different username and email.";

}


if(empty($err)) {

$sql_insert = "INSERT into `users`
  			(`full_name`,`user_email`,`pwd`,`address`,`tel`,`fax`,`website`,`date`,`users_ip`,`activation_code`,`country`,`user_name`
			)
		    VALUES
		    ('$data[full_name]','$usr_email','$sha1pass','$data[address]','$data[tel]','$data[fax]','$data[web]'
			,now(),'$user_ip','$activ_code','$data[country]','$user_name'
			)
			";
			
mysql_query($sql_insert,$link) or die("Insertion Failed:" . mysql_error());
$user_id = mysql_insert_id($link);  
$md5_id = md5($user_id);
mysql_query("update users set md5_id='$md5_id' where id='$user_id'");
//	echo "<h3>Thank You</h3> We received your submission.";

if($user_registration)  {
$a_link = "
*****ACTIVATION LINK*****\n
http://$host$path/activate.php?user=$md5_id&activ_code=$activ_code
"; 
} else {
$a_link = 
"Your account is *PENDING APPROVAL* and will be soon activated the administrator.
";
}

$message = 
"Hello \n
Thank you for registering with us. Here are your login details...\n

User ID: $user_name
Email: $usr_email \n 
Passwd: $data[pwd] \n

$a_link

Thank You

Administrator
$host_upper
______________________________________________________
THIS IS AN AUTOMATED RESPONSE. 
***DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL****
";

	mail($usr_email, "Login Details", $message,
    "From: \"Member Registration\" <auto-reply@$host>\r\n" .
     "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion());

  header("Location: thankyou.php");  
  exit();
	 
	 } 
 }					 

?>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.validate.js"></script>

  <script>
  $(document).ready(function(){
    $.validator.addMethod("username", function(value, element) {
        return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z0-9\_]+$/i.test(value);
    }, "Username must contain only letters, numbers, or underscore.");

    $("#regForm").validate();
  });
  </script>

<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
</head>

<body>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="main">
  <tr> 
    <td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr> 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p>&nbsp;</p>
      <p>&nbsp; </p>
      <p>&nbsp;</p>
      <p>&nbsp;</p>
      <p>&nbsp;</p></td>
    <td width="732" valign="top"><p>
	<?php 
	 if (isset($_GET['done'])) { ?>
	  <h2>Thank you</h2> Your registration is now complete and you can <a href="index.php">login here</a>";
	 <?php exit();
	  }
	?></p>
      <h3 class="titlehdr">&nbsp;</h3>
	 <?php	
	 if(!empty($err))  {
	   echo "<div class=\"msg\">";
	  foreach ($err as $e) {
	    echo "* $e <br>";
	    }
	  echo "</div>";	
	   }
	 ?> 
	 
	  <br>
      <form action="register.php" method="post" name="regForm" id="regForm" >
        <table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" class="forms">
          <tr> 
            <td colspan="2">Your Name / Company Name<span class="required"><font color="#CC0000">*</font></span><br> 
              <input name="full_name" type="text" id="full_name" size="40" class="required"></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td colspan="2">Contact Address (with ZIP)<span class="required"><font color="#CC0000">*</font></span><br> 
              <textarea name="address" cols="40" rows="4" id="address" class="required"></textarea> 
              <span class="example">VALID CONTACT DETAILS</span> </td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Country <font color="#CC0000">*</font></span></td>
            <td><select name="country" class="required" id="select8">
                <option value="" selected></option>
                <option value="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</option>
                <option value="Albania">Albania</option>
                <option value="Algeria">Algeria</option>
                <option value="Andorra">Andorra</option>
                <option value="Anguila">Anguila</option>
                <option value="Antarctica">Antarctica</option>
                <option value="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</option>
                <option value="Argentina">Argentina</option>
                <option value="Armenia ">Armenia </option>
                <option value="Aruba">Aruba</option>
                <option value="Australia">Australia</option>
                <option value="Austria">Austria</option>
                <option value="Azerbaidjan">Azerbaidjan</option>
                <option value="Bahamas">Bahamas</option>
                <option value="Bahrain">Bahrain</option>
                <option value="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</option>
                <option value="Barbados">Barbados</option>
                <option value="Belarus">Belarus</option>
                <option value="Belgium">Belgium</option>
                <option value="Belize">Belize</option>
                <option value="Bermuda">Bermuda</option>
                <option value="Bhutan">Bhutan</option>
                <option value="Bolivia">Bolivia</option>
                <option value="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</option>
                <option value="Brazil">Brazil</option>
                <option value="Brunei">Brunei</option>
                <option value="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</option>
                <option value="Cambodia">Cambodia</option>
                <option value="Canada">Canada</option>
                <option value="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</option>
                <option value="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</option>
                <option value="Chile">Chile</option>
                <option value="China">China</option>
                <option value="Christmans Islands">Christmans Islands</option>
                <option value="Cocos Island">Cocos Island</option>
                <option value="Colombia">Colombia</option>
                <option value="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</option>
                <option value="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</option>
                <option value="Croatia">Croatia</option>
                <option value="Cuba">Cuba</option>
                <option value="Cyprus">Cyprus</option>
                <option value="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</option>
                <option value="Denmark">Denmark</option>
                <option value="Dominica">Dominica</option>
                <option value="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</option>
                <option value="Ecuador">Ecuador</option>
                <option value="Egypt">Egypt</option>
                <option value="El Salvador">El Salvador</option>
                <option value="Estonia">Estonia</option>
                <option value="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</option>
                <option value="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</option>
                <option value="Fiji">Fiji</option>
                <option value="Finland">Finland</option>
                <option value="France">France</option>
                <option value="French Guyana">French Guyana</option>
                <option value="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</option>
                <option value="Gabon">Gabon</option>
                <option value="Germany">Germany</option>
                <option value="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</option>
                <option value="Georgia">Georgia</option>
                <option value="Greece">Greece</option>
                <option value="Greenland">Greenland</option>
                <option value="Grenada">Grenada</option>
                <option value="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</option>
                <option value="Guatemala">Guatemala</option>
                <option value="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</option>
                <option value="Guinea">Guinea</option>
                <option value="Haiti">Haiti</option>
                <option value="Honduras">Honduras</option>
                <option value="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</option>
                <option value="Hungary">Hungary</option>
                <option value="Iceland">Iceland</option>
                <option value="India">India</option>
                <option value="Indonesia">Indonesia</option>
                <option value="Ireland">Ireland</option>
                <option value="Israel">Israel</option>
                <option value="Italy">Italy</option>
                <option value="Jamaica">Jamaica</option>
                <option value="Japan">Japan</option>
                <option value="Jordan">Jordan</option>
                <option value="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</option>
                <option value="Kenya">Kenya</option>
                <option value="Kiribati ">Kiribati </option>
                <option value="Kuwait">Kuwait</option>
                <option value="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</option>
                <option value="Lao People's Democratic Republic">Lao People's 
                Democratic Republic</option>
                <option value="Latvia">Latvia</option>
                <option value="Lebanon">Lebanon</option>
                <option value="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</option>
                <option value="Lithuania">Lithuania</option>
                <option value="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</option>
                <option value="Macedonia">Macedonia</option>
                <option value="Madagascar">Madagascar</option>
                <option value="Malawi">Malawi</option>
                <option value="Malaysia ">Malaysia </option>
                <option value="Maldives">Maldives</option>
                <option value="Mali">Mali</option>
                <option value="Malta">Malta</option>
                <option value="Marocco">Marocco</option>
                <option value="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</option>
                <option value="Mauritania">Mauritania</option>
                <option value="Mauritius">Mauritius</option>
                <option value="Mexico">Mexico</option>
                <option value="Micronesia">Micronesia</option>
                <option value="Moldavia">Moldavia</option>
                <option value="Monaco">Monaco</option>
                <option value="Mongolia">Mongolia</option>
                <option value="Myanmar">Myanmar</option>
                <option value="Nauru">Nauru</option>
                <option value="Nepal">Nepal</option>
                <option value="Netherlands Antilles">Netherlands Antilles</option>
                <option value="Netherlands">Netherlands</option>
                <option value="New Zealand">New Zealand</option>
                <option value="Niue">Niue</option>
                <option value="North Korea">North Korea</option>
                <option value="Norway">Norway</option>
                <option value="Oman">Oman</option>
                <option value="Pakistan">Pakistan</option>
                <option value="Palau">Palau</option>
                <option value="Panama">Panama</option>
                <option value="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</option>
                <option value="Paraguay">Paraguay</option>
                <option value="Peru ">Peru </option>
                <option value="Philippines">Philippines</option>
                <option value="Poland">Poland</option>
                <option value="Portugal ">Portugal </option>
                <option value="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</option>
                <option value="Qatar">Qatar</option>
                <option value="Republic of Korea Reunion">Republic of Korea Reunion</option>
                <option value="Romania">Romania</option>
                <option value="Russia">Russia</option>
                <option value="Saint Helena">Saint Helena</option>
                <option value="Saint kitts and nevis">Saint kitts and nevis</option>
                <option value="Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</option>
                <option value="Samoa">Samoa</option>
                <option value="San Marino">San Marino</option>
                <option value="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</option>
                <option value="Seychelles">Seychelles</option>
                <option value="Singapore">Singapore</option>
                <option value="Slovakia">Slovakia</option>
                <option value="Slovenia">Slovenia</option>
                <option value="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</option>
                <option value="South Africa">South Africa</option>
                <option value="Spain">Spain</option>
                <option value="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</option>
                <option value="St.Pierre and Miquelon">St.Pierre and Miquelon</option>
                <option value="St.Vincent and the Grenadines">St.Vincent and the 
                Grenadines</option>
                <option value="Sweden">Sweden</option>
                <option value="Switzerland">Switzerland</option>
                <option value="Syria">Syria</option>
                <option value="Taiwan ">Taiwan </option>
                <option value="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</option>
                <option value="Thailand">Thailand</option>
                <option value="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</option>
                <option value="Turkey">Turkey</option>
                <option value="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</option>
                <option value="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</option>
                <option value="Ukraine">Ukraine</option>
                <option value="UAE">UAE</option>
                <option value="UK">UK</option>
                <option value="USA">USA</option>
                <option value="Uruguay">Uruguay</option>
                <option value="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</option>
                <option value="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</option>
                <option value="Vatican City">Vatican City</option>
                <option value="Vietnam">Vietnam</option>
                <option value="Virgin Islands (GB)">Virgin Islands (GB)</option>
                <option value="Virgin Islands (U.S.) ">Virgin Islands (U.S.) </option>
                <option value="Wallis and Futuna Islands">Wallis and Futuna Islands</option>
                <option value="Yemen">Yemen</option>
                <option value="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</option>
              </select></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Phone<span class="required"><font color="#CC0000">*</font></span> 
            </td>
            <td><input name="tel" type="text" id="tel" class="required"></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Fax </td>
            <td><input name="fax" type="text" id="fax">
			</td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Website </td>
            <td><input name="web" type="text" id="web" class="optional defaultInvalid url"> 
              <span class="example">http://www.example.com</span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td colspan="2"><h4><strong>Login Details</strong></h4></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Username<span class="required"><font color="#CC0000">*</font></span></td>
            <td><input name="user_name" type="text" id="user_name" class="required username" minlength="5" > 
              <input name="btnAvailable" type="button" id="btnAvailable" 
			  onclick='$("#checkid").html("Please wait..."); $.get("checkuser.php",{ cmd: "check", user: $("#user_name").val() } ,function(data){  $("#checkid").html(data); });'
			  value="Check Availability"> 
			    <span style="color:red; font: bold 12px verdana; " id="checkid" ></span> 
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Your Email<span class="required"><font color="#CC0000">*</font></span> 
            </td>
            <td><input name="usr_email" type="text" id="usr_email3" class="required email"> 
              <span class="example">** Valid email please..</span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Password<span class="required"><font color="#CC0000">*</font></span> 
            </td>
            <td><input name="pwd" type="password" class="required password" minlength="5" id="pwd"> 
              <span class="example">** 5 chars minimum..</span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td>Retype Password<span class="required"><font color="#CC0000">*</font></span> 
            </td>
            <td><input name="pwd2"  id="pwd2" class="required password" type="password" minlength="5" equalto="#pwd"></td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
          </tr>
          <tr> 
            <td width="22%"><strong>Image Verification </strong></td>
            <td width="78%"> 
            <?php 
			require_once('recaptchalib.php');
			
				echo recaptcha_get_html($publickey);
			?>
              
            </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
        <p align="center">
          <input name="doRegister" type="submit" id="doRegister" value="Register">
        </p>
      </form>
     
	   
      </td>
    <td width="196" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr> 
    <td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
</table>

</body>
</html>

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i have contacted this with my hosting service they said its the problem with php mail () function

According to them, what exactly is wrong with it? mail() has no problems sending emails TO external/remote domains. If you are trying to authenticate to a remote server (like gmail) and send the email FROM that remote server, then yes, you would need to use phpmailer.


You can download the php class for phpmailer from:
http://phpmailer.worxware.com/

Look at the
Products > PHPMailer > PHPMailer Examples

page to see various examples of how to use it. Basically you need to include the phpmailer class at top of your file, and then instead of your current call to mail(), you will need to create a PHPMailer object, populate the needed properties and then call the send method.

Sendmail or Posfix is not configured to deliver mail to external IP addresses.
you may take help from your web hosting provider.

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