Verfying email address problem

[mikebyrne]

I've setup as per the tutorial on (http://www.phpeasystep.com/phptu/24.html) but when my browser brings up the signup_ac.php file I get the following on screen

 

"; // Your message $message="Your Comfirmation link \r\n"; $message.="Click on this link to activate your account \r\n"; $message.="http://localhost/confirmation.php?passkey=$confirm_code"; // send email $sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$header); } // if not found else { echo "Not found your email in our database"; } // if your email succesfully sent if($sentmail){ echo "Your Confirmation link Has Been Sent To Your Email Address."; } else { echo "Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address"; } ?>

 

My php code looks like this:

 

<?
include('config.php');

// table name
$tbl_name=temp_members_db;

// Random confirmation code
$confirm_code=md5(uniqid(rand()));

// values sent from form
$name=$_POST['name'];
$email=$_POST['email'];
$country=$_POST['country'];

// Insert data into database
$sql="INSERT INTO $tbl_name(confirm_code, name, email, password, country)VALUES('$confirm_code', '$name', '$email', '$password', '$country')";
$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if suceesfully inserted data into database, send confirmation link to email
if($result){

// ---------------- SEND MAIL FORM ----------------

// send e-mail to ...
$to=$email;

// Your subject
$subject="Your confirmation link here";

// From
$header="from: Mike Byrne <[email protected]>";

// Your message
$message="Your Comfirmation link \r\n";
$message.="Click on this link to activate your account \r\n";
$message.="http://localhost/confirmation.php?passkey=$confirm_code";

// send email
$sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);

}

// if not found
else {
echo "Not found your email in our database";
}

// if your email succesfully sent
if($sentmail){
echo "Your Confirmation link Has Been Sent To Your Email Address.";
}
else {
echo "Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address";
}

?> 

 

I've WAMP5 running and I've a test.php page that displays fine so I'm presuming I've made a mistake in the code??

[Orio]

Check the source of the page. Does it display the full php code?

If it does, first try switching your "<?" into "<?php". If that doesn't help, check if PHP is even installed on your server.

 

Orio.

[mikebyrne]

Changed it to >?php like suggested it seems to have worked but now getting an error:

 

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\wamp\www\signup_ac.php on line 17

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: A link to the server could not be established in C:\wamp\www\signup_ac.php on line 17
Not found your email in our databaseCannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address

[Orio]

You have wrong sql login details, or something is wrong with the sql server. Check your config.php to see if it has the correct login data for your mysql database and if it connects like it should.

 

Orio.

[mikebyrne]

Think i know whats up!

 

Here's config.php

 

<?

$host="localhost"; // Host name
$username=""; // Mysql username
$password=""; // Mysql password
$db_name=""; // Database name


//Connect to server and select database.
mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect to server");
mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");

?>

 

Would I be right in asuming I've to fill out username, password,db_name??

 

Would you recommend I use <?php like before??

[Orio]

Yes, you need to fill in the data in config.php. And yes, change "<?" to "<?php" since you don't have short-tags enabled on your server.

 

Orio.

[mikebyrne]

ok, i've changed everything and now i'n getting the error:

 

cannot select DB

 

The server is up and running and everything else seems to be working

[mikebyrne]

Sorry config was pointing to table not Database. Fixed that error. Now getting:

 

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:\wamp\www\signup_ac.php on line 39

Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address

[Orio]

Now you are having a real problem with the mail server... Either you don't have a mail-server installed, or you do but you haven't made the correct settings in your php.ini.

If this is running on your local machine, install a mail server on your machine. If you are with some kind of host, contact your host and ask them what the problem is.

 

Orio.

[mikebyrne]

Ok I'll look into that now

 

I'm using WAMP5 with VIsta, could you recommend one while I look?

[mikebyrne]

I've setup a mailserver and now getting the error

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 551 User not local. We don't relay in C:\wamp\www\signup_ac.php on line 39
Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address

 

 

[mikebyrne]

Downloaded Argosoft Mail Server. Is there is anyone who uses it that could help me config it to run on localhost??

 

I also need to config it for Outlook 2007 

[Orio]

Sorry I know nothing about installing mail servers and configuring them, try opening a new thread in the appropriate board (php installation I guess?)

 

Orio.

[mikebyrne]

I've got it up and running but do I have to alter my php.ini file because im still getting the error

 

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 551 User not local. We don't relay in C:\wamp\www\signup_ac.php on line 39

Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address