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Hi
I wrote the following simple code to practice php mail.

<?php
$to      = 'nobody@example.com';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'hello';
$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

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

But when running the web page display the following warning
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 D:\AppServ\www\mail.php on line 9

What the changes should done in php.ini file to avoid this problem please.

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Member Avatar for cereal

You need to install a mail server, usually on linux is sendmail, if you want to try there is a porting for Windows: http://glob.com.au/sendmail/

Or just search for a mail server that works in command line.

Member Avatar for vanpersie

Check this phpmailer link. http://phpmailer.worxware.com/index.php?pg=examplebgmail

Thank you for reply.
The phpmailer has been downloaded

In readme file it's written
Installation
------------
Copy "varinsert" directory into "plugins" subdir of your SPAW v.2 installation

I don't find the pulgins subdir
can you guide please.

Member Avatar for vibhaJ

There will be some example files.
Below is url from my PC.
http://localhost/phpmailer/examples/test_smtp_gmail_basic.php

Below is code in test_smtp_gmail_basic.php.
Place your gmail username and password.
Make sure openssl extension should be available.

<html>
<head>
<title>PHPMailer - SMTP (Gmail) basic test</title>
</head>
<body>

<?php

//error_reporting(E_ALL);
error_reporting(E_STRICT);

date_default_timezone_set('America/Toronto');

require_once('../class.phpmailer.php');
//include("class.smtp.php"); // optional, gets called from within class.phpmailer.php if not already loaded

$mail             = new PHPMailer();

$body             = file_get_contents('contents.html');
$body             = eregi_replace("[\]",'',$body);

$mail->IsSMTP(); // telling the class to use SMTP
$mail->Host       = "mail.yourdomain.com"; // SMTP server
$mail->SMTPDebug  = 2;                     // enables SMTP debug information (for testing)
                                           // 1 = errors and messages
                                           // 2 = messages only
$mail->SMTPAuth   = true;                  // enable SMTP authentication
$mail->SMTPSecure = "ssl";                 // sets the prefix to the servier
$mail->Host       = "smtp.gmail.com";      // sets GMAIL as the SMTP server
$mail->Port       = 465;                   // set the SMTP port for the GMAIL server
$mail->Username   = "yourusername@gmail.com";  // GMAIL username
$mail->Password   = "yourpassword";            // GMAIL password

$mail->SetFrom('name@yourdomain.com', 'First Last');

$mail->AddReplyTo("name@yourdomain.com","First Last");

$mail->Subject    = "PHPMailer Test Subject via smtp (Gmail), basic";

$mail->AltBody    = "To view the message, please use an HTML compatible email viewer!"; // optional, comment out and test

$mail->MsgHTML($body);

$address = "whoto@otherdomain.com";
$mail->AddAddress($address, "John Doe");

$mail->AddAttachment("images/phpmailer.gif");      // attachment
$mail->AddAttachment("images/phpmailer_mini.gif"); // attachment

if(!$mail->Send()) {
  echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;
} else {
  echo "Message sent!";
}

?>

</body>
</html>
Member Avatar for vanpersie

Thank you

I have some questions.
what do you mean by domain
and what do you mean by openssl
If I understand you right then I should have a web site hosted on Internet to practice mail sending and receiving Isn't true?

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