Need help with PHP mail(linux)

[timeline]

hi friends,

 

iam developing a php application in linux to send mail

 

i have got the smtp host account from a open source mail client.

 

in windows if we want to send a mail using php we can edit the php.ini file in the server & add the smtp host name etc.,

and we can use the mail function in php to send the mail

 

In linux, i have no idea, how to configure the smtp settings etc., & wat php functions can b used to send the mail ???

 

so please reply me with the list of methods & steps to configure the mail in Linux

 

thank u ??

 

 

[whiterabbit]

If it is like most Linux boxes, it should have sendmail installed on it.  If that is the case, you should just be able to use the built in mail() command from php.  Have you tried that?

 

$headers  = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
$headers .= "From: Someone <[email protected]>\r\n";

$subject = "Put subject here";

$message =  "<br> Put your message here. ";

$to = "[email protected]";

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

 

You can specify who it comes from via the headers and this also controls the 'reply to address' (see the 'From line in the headers variable).  I realize that you wanted help setting up the smpt settings, but I thought this might be a bit easier if you haven't already tried this.  My apologizes if you already have.

[timeline]

Hi whiteRabbit,

 

thanks for ur help?

 

& can u help me in setting up the smtp settings for linux

 

thank u

[trq]

Setting up an smtp server in Linux is not a simple task, nor is it related to php.

 

If you want simular functionality to that available in windows install a program called ssmtp and read through the config file (its well commented).