[SOLVED] Is it possible to use email facility when not actually online?

[geroido]

Hi

I am working on a project which is not online. I was wondering if I include an email confirmation aspect, will I be able to demonstrate it offline. My friends tell me that they were unable to do it unless you are actually operating online. Is this true?

[JonnoTheDev]

As long as ther is a mail transfer agent on the box you are doing the demo or use an SMTP server address.

If the box has no internet access, then no.

[Fadion]

There are this lines in php.ini

 

[mail function]
SMTP = localhost
smtp_port = 25

 

Add there the smtp of a remote server (ie. gmail). That's for windows only, but after those lines (in php.ini) are the lines for unix.

[geroido]

Not sure I understand that. How would I add an SMTP server address(i.e. hotmail) and what does this mean. Does it mean that the sites emails would go through hotmail?? Confused

[JonnoTheDev]

Yes, and see the above post

[JonnoTheDev]

You should have an SMTP server address from your ISP also. You could use that.

[geroido]

Yes I have found these lines in php.ini

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
;sendmail_from = me@example.com

 

May sound like a stupid question but I am a beginner. How do I go about getting the mail server address - simply contact my ISP or hotmail??

[JonnoTheDev]

Or Google it. The problem you may have - especially using Gmail or whatever is that they require SMTP authentication. You cannot do this in your php.ini file. You will have to use PEAR::Mail or something similar like Swift Mailer.

[geroido]

Ok thanks for that..