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• mail
• newbie
• local server

• Started 3 months ago by jyobeer
• Latest reply from Olaf

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1. 

   jyobeer
   Member
   

   hi
   i am new to php
   i was learning it from the php crookbook
   i am stuck at php mail function
   am not getting the mail in my destination mail id
   can u just help me by guiding step by step procedure how to get it rite

   Posted 3 months ago #
2. 

   Olaf
   PHP Coder
   

   and what is your code you have problems with?

   do you tried the example from the PHP website?

   <?php
   // The message
   $message = "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3";
   
   // In case any of our lines are larger than 70 characters, we should use wordwrap()
   $message = wordwrap($message, 70);
   
   // Send
   mail('caffinated@example.com', 'My Subject', $message);
   ?>

   Posted 3 months ago #
3. 

   jyobeer
   Member
   

   am trying with this code
   but am unable to get the mail in my yahoomail id as provided by me in this function

   <?php

   $to = "jsbehera@yahoo.co.in";
   $subject = "My subject";
   $txt = "Hello world!";
   $headers = "From: webmaster@example.com"."\r\n"."CC: somebodyelse@example.com";

   if (mail($to,$subject,$txt,$headers)) {
   echo("<p>Message sent!</p>");
   } else {
   echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
   }

   ?>

   Posted 3 months ago #
4. 

   Olaf
   PHP Coder
   

   so do you get the mail message in a different account (gmail for example)?

   if the basic php code doesn't work maybe the mail function is disabled by your hosting provider...

   Posted 3 months ago #
5. 

   jyobeer
   Member
   

   nope i have tried for it but not getting mails in gmail account also
   so please tell me how to enable the mail function in my local host

   Posted 3 months ago #
6. 

   Olaf
   PHP Coder
   

   Quote from: jyobeer"nope i have tried for it but not getting mails in gmail account also
   so please tell me how to enable the mail function in my local host"

   maybe you should tell first that you are playing on your local server

   it's windows right?
   check your php.ini file for the smtp settings and use the smtp server from your ISP.

   if he doesn't allow relay, you are far away from using mail on your windows machine (at least as a newbie)

   Posted 3 months ago #
7. 

   jyobeer
   Member
   

   yup am trying with the local server it self
   n yes it is window
   i have checked the smtp setting
   n changed it to

   ; For Win32 only.
   SMTP = some.email.server.com
   smtp_port = 25

   this time i have tried with the simple one
   its showing that message sent but still i didn't get the message <?php

   $to = "jsbehera@yahoo.co.in";
   $subject = "My subject";
   $txt = "Hello world!";
   $headers = "From: webmaster@example.com"."\r\n"."CC: somebodyelse@example.com";

   if (mail($to,$subject,$txt,$headers)) {
   echo("<p>Message sent!</p>");
   } else {
   echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
   }

   ?>

   now tell me what i need to do further

   Posted 3 months ago #
8. 

   jyobeer
   Member
   

   hey can u tell me from where can i get my ISP server name??

   Posted 3 months ago #
9. 

   Olaf
   PHP Coder
   

   this is what I said if your ISP doesn't allow relay your problem starts, add also your email address you got from your ISP and check their website if they use the SMTP port 25.

   Don't forget this problem is not related to PHP, it's a problem for your server.

   I stopped using the mail function on a local windows server, because it's too much work to get a free SMTP connector working. So if you can't use the SMTP from your ISP use the mail function on a remote machine.

   Posted 3 months ago #
10. 

    Olaf
    PHP Coder
    

    Quote from: jyobeer
    "hey can u tell me from where can i get my ISP server name??"

    don't know, the mail setting for your mail account maybe?

    Posted 3 months ago #

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