activating apache localhost email capability

[planetred]

Hi

I'd like to be able to send myself email when testing a user registration form via apache at localhost - ie on my local machine, not a live webserver.

 

Can anyone let me know what i need to adjust in php.ini - assuming that's where i do it - to send myself mail at localhost.

 

Thanks in advance

[JonnoTheDev]

Set the smtp server address in your php.ini

i.e.

SMTP = mail.yourisp.com

smtp_port = 25

 

However you cannot use SMTP authentication through the ini file so mail() will not work if required

 

Use a mail library such as PEAR::Mail or Swiftmailer where you can set your SMTP settings

http://swiftmailer.org/

[trq]

Apache is a webserver not a mail server. As neil.johnson suggested you can usually use the mail server supplied to you via your isp. failing that, you can always install one.

[planetred]

Thanks for the info - I'll get working on that.

Neil - is this the php.ini in the PHP directory, or in the Apache directory?

[JonnoTheDev]

Display php settings using phpinfo()

<?php
print phpinfo();
?>

 

Save a file and run in your browser. It will tell you the path to the ini file.

 

In linux its usually in /etc/php.ini but not always. Unsure on windows.

 

Any changes made requires a restart of the webserver

service httpd restart

[planetred]

Loaded Configuration File E:\Work\XamppServer\xampp\apache\bin\php.ini 

 

Seems that it's the \apache\ version

Thanks