My PHP.INI: SMTP = smtp.example.com sendmail_from=server@xxxxxxxxxxx
You have to chance the php.ini configuration to point out to the smtp server and use as sender one valid account there.
The current configurations you have in php.ini are the example ones and need to be changed... (either directly or by the use of set_ini() function...).
Luis, this is not an error. PHP.INI is well set, and the adresses I wrote here were changed for example purposes.
The main problem is when sending mail from Windows with the mail() function and using and SMTP server. The mail function modifies the TO header (CC and BCC also). The change made by the mail function does not conform with the RFC 2822 (wich obsoletes 822), and then the SMTP server does not accept the mail because headers are incorrectly formed.
Here the examples: (Note that all examples work perfect on Linux, only fails on windows)
mail("someone@xxxxxxxxxxx", $subject, $text); // WORKS
mail("My Name <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>", $sub, $txt); // FAILSAlso, the function fails when you write additional headers with the Cc: and Bcc: Fiels in the same format:
$header = "Cc: Someone Name <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx\r\n";
$header .= "Bcc: Someother Name <anybody@xxxxxxxxxxx\r\n";
mail("someone@xxxxxxxxxxx", $sub, $txt, $header); // FAILSAll this headers follow the RFC 2822, and the SMPT server would accept them with no problems. (And it really does). The problem is that the PHP mail layer on windows changes this headers encolsing them betwen the signs <>.
Looking at the SMTP dialog, you can see that the mail() function encloses all adresses betwen <>, and then the address are:
To: <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <My Name <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>> Cc: <Someone Name <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>> Bcc: <Someothe Name <anybody@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
What's the problem? Main problem is when the function starts sending mail, because it modifies the additional headers. Modifiying the To:, Cc: and Bcc: fields ... and then using the modified addresses in the RCPT TO comand to send the mail.
The SMTP standard, stated on RFC 2821, expects only the email address on the RCPT TO: command. This command MUST be formed this way:
RCPT TO:<someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
But PHP sends all the To: field in the form: RCPT TO:<Someone Name <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wich does not conform the standard.
Then, the same SMTP standard, expects all headers (Without any modification) to be sent in the DATA section:
DATA
From: Jordi Canals <llistes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Someone Name <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
... so, in my opinion, the mail layer should extract the e-mail adrresses to send the RCPT commands, and leave the headers with no changes to send them in the SMTP DATA section.
Regards, Jordi.
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