Problem Setting up PHP to use mail ( )

[OilSheikh]

Hi,

 

I am trying to run this code and I keep on getting the error message :

 

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\Program Files\ZSOFT\XAMPP\xampp\htdocs\register.php on line 96

 

Any ideas, guys?

 

#########	SEND A REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION E-MAIL	##########

if ($adduser)
{
$recipient = "'".$_POST['email']."'";
$subject = "Registartion Confirmation";
$mailheaders = "From: Express PC Sales <xxx@hotmail.com> \n";
$msg = "Thank you for registering at Express PC Sales. Your Account is now active. <br><br> If you DID NOT register on our site, please reply back and your account will be removed from our system.";
mail($recipient, $subject, $msg, $mailheaders);
}


?>

 

Btw, I m doing this from localhost AND the FROM e-mail must be xxx@hotmail.com.

 

Any help would greatly be appreciated. Tnx.

[MadTechie]

verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini

[OilSheikh]

I changed my PHP.INI file.

 

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = mail.hotmail.com
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = zahidworld@hotmail.com

 

And this is the updated PHP code I am using

 

#########	SEND A REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION E-MAIL	##########

if ($adduser)
{
$emailaddress = "'".$_POST['email']."'";
$to = $emailaddress;
$subject = "Registartion Confirmation";
$header = "from: Express PC Sales <xxx@hotmail.com>";
$message = "Thank you for registering at Express PC Sales. Your Account is now active. \n\n If you DID NOT register on our site, please reply back and your account will be removed from our system.";
$sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);    ### Line 100
}

 

Upon running it, I get this error:

 

[b]Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "mail.hotmail.com" port 251, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\Program Files\ZSOFT\XAMPP\xampp\htdocs\register.php on line 100
[/b]

[MadTechie]

you can't use hotmail..