[SOLVED] Using SMTP to send an eMail

[mendoz]

Hey.

I'm searching for hours now but can't get this right.

The mail() function doesn't work and I'm having trouble with finding an alternative.

I have:
Mail relay on
Outgoing SMTP server

Please help before I die  :-\

Dror

[HuggieBear]

Why doesn't the [color=green]mail()[/color] function work?  Do you know?

Regards
Huggie

[mendoz]

The hosting support guy told me it's because they host on Windows.

Any alternatives?
I can't seem to get the phpmailer() to work.

[HuggieBear]

OK, have you tried changing the SMTP setting?

Huggie

[mendoz]

I don't think that's the problem.

I want to send the mail through SMTP,
How do I set that connection in PHP?

[HuggieBear]

Change the email address and the server name, upload it to the server, and then try loading it in a browser.  This is as simple as it gets, so don't try changing anything else just yet, lets see if we can at least get it sending.

[code]<?php
// This MUST be set to your mailserver (replace 'localhost')
ini_set('SMTP', 'localhost');

// Who's the mail to
$to_email = "[email protected]";

// Test Subject
$subject = "Test Email";

// Test Body
$body = "This is our test message.\n";

// DO NOT ALTER
$headers = "Content-type: text/plain";

if (mail($to_email, $subject, $body, $headers)){
  echo "Success\n";
}
else {
  echo "Failed\n";
}
?>[/code]

Huggie

[mendoz]

wow huggy you should have seen the faces of the people here at the shop when I released the biggest screem ever, you probably heard it too .

now to add a script that verifies and we're done!

Your'e the greatest!
Dror

[HuggieBear]

Your welcome.  The [url=http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php]mail()[/url] function on Windows acts very differently to that on *nix flavour boxes.

I got the information that I needed from the [url=http://uk.php.net/manual/en/ref.mail.php]Mail reference page[/url] in the [url=http://uk.php.net/manual/en/index.php]PHP Manual[/url] though.

Don't forget to use the new 'Solved' button on this topic.

Regards
Huggie