PHP Mail Function not working

[c_pattle]

Whenever try to use the PHP mail function on my local server it also fails but then when I upload my scripts to my webspace they work fine.  I think there must be something wrong with my php.ini file.  Below I have copied the mail function section of my php.ini file. 

 

[mail function]

; For Win32 only.

SMTP = localhost

smtp_port = 25

 

; For Win32 only.

;sendmail_from = me@example.com

 

; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").

sendmail_path = sendmail -t -i

 

; Force the addition of the specified parameters to be passed as extra parameters

; to the sendmail binary. These parameters will always replace the value of

; the 5th parameter to mail(), even in safe mode.

;mail.force_extra_parameters =

 

 

Thanks for any help. 

[spiderwell]

i know very little about server setups, maybe you need a mailserver, not just webserver?

 

besides if it works live, does it really matter?

[phppaper]

have you check that your ISP does not block the smtp port?

[incubi1]

 

Unless you are running an SMTP service on your local PC mailing will fail unless you add a valid SMTP server to your php.ini file and even then most ISPs block outbound port 25 to everyone but their own SMTP servers so, use your ISPs SMTP server in your php.ini

 

incubi