On 19 May 2010 13:27, Ferdi <ferdinand.s@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi List, > > I have met with little success sending mail from PHP. I have used mainly the > mail() function but have also tried imap_mail() which the documentation says > is just a wrapper around mail(). > > Here is my understanding of the situation: > On Windows (WampServer 2.0i ) I manage to send email after setting SMTP = > smtp.someserver.com. I guess this works because the server I use relays all > mail received; it does not check if the user has been registered or not. It > obviously does not bother about the password. > > On Linux (Centos 5.XX, XAMPP 1.7.2), the above function [mail()] does not > work. On Linux, what I have understood, is that the smtp server settings in > php.ini do not matter. The sendmail / mail (something like that) utility is > called which sends the mail. I have put in the correct sendmail_path setting > in php.ini, but, I guess this utility is not configured since I don't > receive the mail and running the code does not throw up errors or warnings. > > What I need to achieve is the ability to send attachments in an email from > PHP. I would like one of the following options (in order of preference): > > 1. Create an email account (specifically Google Apps Mail) and send email as > that user. This will not be trivial. I will need to get a fix on > authenticating, logging in etc. > OR > 2. Send mail using an SMTP server. Could you also point me to links showing > installation / setting up of a SMTP server on Linux? The XAMPP docs say the > Mercury mailserver is included, but I couldn't find any help for setting it > up. > OR > 3. Configuring the sendmail utility on Linux > > Alternaltly, any URLs giving the entire picture are also welcome. So far, I > have only found info that is almost verbatim copy of the PHP manual. They > just explain the different mail libraries and functions without considering > the mail servers and all the back end. > > Thanks for taking the trouble to read! > > Regards, > Ferdi > Easiest is (if you're on *nix) to setup an MTA like postfix or exim to relay emails from the localhost. Then get a good mail library like Swiftmailer and point that to the local MTA. Typically, that's about the setup you need to do (if you keep things simple, that is: if you want to mess about with postfix/exim you'll see days or months go by). Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fake51 BeWelcome: Fake51 Couchsurfing: Fake51 </hype> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
