How to Configure PHP to Use a Remote SMTP Server for Sending Mail on Linux

[fussy]

On Linux, can you configure a remote SMTP server to send mail? I set SMTP = mySMTPserver under [mail function] in PHP.ini; I also stopped sendmail service on my local machine. There are no mails send out. If I run the local sendmail service, mails are sent out.

 

Please help, and THANKS!!!

[hitman6003]

The manual plainly states:

 

SMTP  string

 

    Used under Windows only: host name or IP address of the SMTP server PHP should use for mail sent with the mail() function.

 

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mail.php#mail.configuration

 

I would recommend using phpmailer for simplicity's sake...

 

http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/