If only the EMAIL worked

[madspof]

I cannot send emails via php i have set up my php.ini like this

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port = 465

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = madspof@googlemail.com

; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
;sendmail_path =

; Force the addition of the specified parameters to be passed as extra parameters
; to the sendmail binary. These parameters will always replace the value of
; the 5th parameter to mail(), even in safe mode.
;mail.force_extra_parameters =

And this is my actual php code

<?php
$to = "madsp0f@hotmail.com";
$subject = "Hi!";
$body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
  echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
} else {
  echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
}
?>

When I load the page it ages to complete and then at the end produces a black screen. Can anyone help I have been trying for a whole day now

thanks madspof

[Locked]

I dont think the mail function works with windows (if you are using windows)

[madspof]

Do you no of any other functions off hand

[Locked]

No sorry, don't think that there is any, try google

[madspof]

Does anyone no of a free smpt server that can be used with php as i am hosting my own server