[SOLVED] mail() using wamp?

[Dragen]

Hi,

I've been using wamp to test my site and have bumped into a problem.

Does anyone know if wamp can handle the mail() function or if I need to set it up?

 

I'm trying to test a contact form, but the file that actually sends the data is identical to one I'm using on my site with no glitches. Every time I try it on wamp I get an error saying the message couldn't be sent.

I'm using this code to send it:

      if (mail($recipient, $subject, $message, $headers)){
         echo '<p align="center">Thank you<br />Your message has been successfully sent</p>We will get back to you as soon as possible.';
      } else
         echo '<p align="center">An error occurred and the message could not be sent.<br /><a href="javascript:history.go(-1);">please try again</a></p>';

and it always outputs

An error occurred and the message could not be sent.

 

I tried echoing $recipient, $subject, $message and $headers to check that they were being sent and they were, so I presume the mail() function doesn't work on wamp..

[chigley]

For starters, mail() doesn't always return true/false based on whether the mail was sent or not. I'm not sure how you'd go about configuring WAMP to send mails, something to do with SMTP.

[Dragen]

okay.

Thanks for the help!

[PC Nerd]

um, i dont know about wamp, however the "next version" xampp comes with mercury mail server, which woudl allow you to setup the SMTP etc for your server... however ive never used it so i dont know much more..

gdlk

[Dragen]

thanks, I'll take a look