configuring to send email

[dumdumsareyum]

Ok, I'm trying to figure out how to get php to send an email for the first time  .

I followed the instructions listed here:

http://deepakssn.blogspot.com/2006/06/gmail-php-send-email-using-php-with.html

 

Now when i get run the program i get this:

Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465 (Unable to find the socket transport "ssl" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP?) in C:\wamp\www\class.smtp.php on line 106

Mailer Error: Language string failed to load: connect_host

 

i went into the php.ini file and uncommented the line

extension=php_openssl.dll

 

but that didn't work

I looked in the php documentation and it said I needed to download openssl so I downloaded an executible version and now it's on my pc but I don't think it's really doing much to improve my situation....

I also added the path to my php in the control panel--system variables--path area  and I get the same warning as before.

 

What should I do? Thanks

[dewey_witt]

OK here is something that send mail rather nicley. If you need checks and ballances you can find some additional code in the php tutorials here on phpfreaks.

 

 

<?php 

// send an e-mail
$msg = "A User Has dome something.\nThe information is:\n\n";
$msg .= "First name: " . $_POST[FName] . "\n"; //these are some sample variables             \\for amusment purposes. this is data input froma form and sent in mail.
$msg .= "Lastname: " . $_POST[LName] . "\n";
$msg .= "Email: " . $_POST[Email] . "\n";
$msg .= "Organization: " . $_POST[Org] . "\n";
$msg .= "Address: " . $_POST[Addy] . "\n";
$msg .= "City: " . $_POST[City] . "\n";
$msg .= "State: " . $_POST[state] . "\n";
$msg .= "Zip: " . $_POST[Zip] . "\n";
$msg .= "Phone: " . $_POST[Phone] . "\n\n";

$to = "some_name@some_domain.com";
$subject = "Some_Subject";
$headers = "From: someone@sumdomain.com\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: someone@somedomain.com\n\n";

mail($to, $subject, $msg, $headers);
\// this sends the user to whatever url you want them to go to after thay have made their post or provided input.
header( "Location: http://www.somedomain.com");
exit;

}



// CLose the php block.
?>

Hope it helps