Newbie needs help for Mail

[MKMD555]

Sorry to ask such a simple question, but it has baffled me.

 

I use Win Vista and Wamp

 

I can't configure mail. I use Yahoo or gmail they both need authentification.

 

Where and how should I edit the php ini?

 

Best regards

 

M Khan

[uniflare]

For Development Purposes:

There are free SMTP servers that run just like wamp does on your system, this will enable you to send the sendmail/mail path to "localhost", some of these free smtp server programs are very unstable and only work half the time.

 

SMTP Authentication Options

I would however reccommend using a Mailer Class, either the PEAR::Mail Constructs or the PHPMailer class (or similar). There are lots of Mailer classes(free) out there with support for authentication.

[redarrow]

You can also add your smtp of your current isp to the php.ini , that will only help if your isp allows  you to send emails.

 

usually isp block port 25, unless your using a authentication mailing code as below advised.

 

if you do, go down the road off setting up a mail server, on a computer then your need

to have a mail server program that supports http/smtp and lets you use a relay within it.

 

the relay config of the new installed email server program, lets you use a username and password to bypass your current isp config.

 

this then will let you send emails and receive emails as a proper email server.

 

 

[haku]

I've used this method in the past:

http://www.joshstauffer.com/2008/01/send-test-emails-with-wampserver/

[redarrow]

there you go.

works perfect.

<?php
//new function

$to = "what [email protected]";
$nameto = "redarrow";
$from = $to;
$namefrom = "redarrow";
$subject = "Hello World Again!";
$message = "World, Hello!";
authSendEmail($from, $namefrom, $to, $nameto, $subject, $message);
?>

<?php

/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * SEND EMAIL FUNCTIONS * * * * * * * * * * * * * */

//Authenticate Send - 21st March 2005
//This will send an email using auth smtp and output a log array
//logArray - connection,

function authSendEmail($from, $namefrom, $to, $nameto, $subject, $message)
{
//SMTP + SERVER DETAILS
/* * * * CONFIGURATION START * * * */
$smtpServer = "smtp.what_ever.co.uk";
$port = "25";
$timeout = "30";
$username = "what ever";
$password = "what ever";
$localhost = "localhost";
$newLine = "\r\n";
/* * * * CONFIGURATION END * * * * */

//Connect to the host on the specified port
$smtpConnect = fsockopen($smtpServer, $port, $errno, $errstr, $timeout);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
if(empty($smtpConnect))
{
$output = "Failed to connect: $smtpResponse";
return $output;
}
else
{
$logArray['connection'] = "Connected: $smtpResponse";
}

//Request Auth Login
fputs($smtpConnect,"AUTH LOGIN" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['authrequest'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Send username
fputs($smtpConnect, base64_encode($username) . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['authusername'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Send password
fputs($smtpConnect, base64_encode($password) . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['authpassword'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Say Hello to SMTP
fputs($smtpConnect, "HELO $localhost" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['heloresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Email From
fputs($smtpConnect, "MAIL FROM: $from" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['mailfromresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Email To
fputs($smtpConnect, "RCPT TO: $to" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['mailtoresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";

//The Email
fputs($smtpConnect, "DATA" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['data1response'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Construct Headers
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . $newLine;
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" . $newLine;
$headers .= "To: $nameto <$to>" . $newLine;
$headers .= "From: $namefrom <$from>" . $newLine;

fputs($smtpConnect, "To: $to\nFrom: $from\nSubject: $subject\n$headers\n\n$message\n.\n");
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['data2response'] = "$smtpResponse";

// Say Bye to SMTP
fputs($smtpConnect,"QUIT" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['quitresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";
}
?>