[SOLVED] failed to connect mail server

[maryum]

hello

    i m trying to send mail through php the code is given below

"

<?php

 

ini_set("SMTP", "127.0.0.1");

ini_set("smtp_port", 25);

 

$to = $_POST['to'];

$from = $_POST['from'];

$subj = $_POST['subj'];

$msg = $_POST['msg'];

$header = "MIME version: 1.0\r\n";

$header .= "Conttent-type:text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";

$header .= "From:$from \r\n";

$header .= "Cc: $cc \r\n";

$header .= "Bcc: $bcc \r\n";

$header .= "Reply-to: <$from>\r\n";

$header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/".phpversion();

ini_set("SMTP", "127.0.0.1");

ini_set("smtp_port", 25);

mail($to, $subject, $body, $header);

?>"

 

but following error occours

 

"Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "127.0.0.1" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in D:\xampp\htdocs\mailing\srvrsendmail.php on line 19"

 

can any one help me

thnx

[ratcateme]

do you have a mail server running?

you need to turn on mercury in your xampp control panel.

 

Scott.

[maryum]

if i tutrn it on than papche services stop, i have reinstalled it but the problem remains there

[ratcateme]

try this forum to get the problem with xampp sorted then you should be able to send mail

http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewforum.php?f=16

 

Scott.

[maryum]

i'll chek it out thnx