PHP SMTP_port. . . huh?

[Jas]

Here is the type of error I am getting:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "MyDomain" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in PATH on line 37

So what should it be? I am running an XP server with PHP5. Do I need some kind of emailing client-- such as in the case of FTP? Or do I have a setting wrong? What am I suppose to do?

BTW: I am using the ini_set() function to control the settings for now. I don't think that makes a differense, but I thought I would mention it.

[thetestingsite]

You have to have a functioning mail server installed in order to send emails on your home server. I recommend hMailServer as it is really easy to use and is free.

Hope this helps.

[Jas]

Thanks for the quick reply. Now I am getting this:


Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 550 The address is not valid. in PATH on line 37

What does that mean?

BTW: I am sending an email to the user-- a registry conformation.

[Jas]

Ok, so now here is what's happening. The email "sends," but when I check my account, nothing is there.

<?php

function notify_user($email){

ini_set('smtp_port',25);
ini_set('SMTP','www.mysite.com');
ini_set('sendmail_from','admin@mysite.com');

$to  = $email;

$subject = 'www.mysite.com Application';

$message = 'Your Application Was Accepted!';

// To send HTML mail, the Content-type header must be set
$headers  = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
$headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";

// Additional headers
$headers .= 'From: Admin <admin@mysite.com>' . "\r\n";

// Mail it
echo mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

}

notify_user('me@hotmail.com');
?>

[thetestingsite]

Question, why are you echoing the mail function?

echo mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

[Jas]

To see if it sent. It is a test srcipt for now, so the resulting 1 or nothing doen't matter. (It prints 1 if it sent, nothing if it didn't.)
It is sending, or it says it is, but the message is not there when I check my email.

[thetestingsite]

Well, the script itself works. You may want to check if you have the permission to use the mail server that you set in the ini_set functions at the top of the script. Other than that, you will want to make sure that the server does in fact have a mail server installed.

Hope this helps.

[Jas]

I run the server on my comp (win XP and WAMP with your mailing program)

[Twey]

You need to set an appropriate SMTP server and port in your config.

[Jas]

How will that change anything? I am setting it with ini_set() for now, so that I can make changes until I get it right.
EDIT: if you mean something besides www.MySite.com, I am not really using that. I changed it for the post. . .
EDIT2: Hey! www.MySite.com really exists lol.

The message that I am trying to send shows up in hmailserver under the "undelivered messages" tab.