Im having trouble being able to send an email. I've tried using Yahoo and Gmail but it seems to be on my end where there isn't a port to send emails from. Do I have to ask my ISP to open up a port on my connection or do I have to open up a port on my machine or the server and if so could some one give me the step/directions to open up a port on my machine or on the server. I have a server which I connect to the internet through so I am on a local machine in the network. Im using PHP to try and send email. I tried configuring my php.ini file but i get an error:=
Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 587, verify your
"SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set()
in C:\wamp\www\buyme\views\forms\register_form.php on line 226
line 226 is where i send an email the default mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
Do I need to download and install something else for it to work?
Windows does not have sendmail functionality so its only option is to use SMTP to send mail via another mail server.
Assuming you have the mail settings configured correctly for the mail server you are trying to use. You may depending on your network, be restricted from sending traffic out on the smtp port in use. To verify this, use command prompt and try to open a telnet connection to the mail server on the specified port. You should see some sort of hello message if this works. If not, you may have a firewall somewhere blocking you.
Some SMTP servers require TLS/SSL when sending mail. I'm not sure if PHP supports this with the base mail command, but other mail libraries can be used instead.
Check your hosting's registration email which includes ftp settings, login settings etc. whether there's any information about a SMTP server which you can use in your application. If not, ask your hosting provider if any SMTP service runs on your hosting. If any, ask for it's settings. Maybe there's a different port/security configuration that you don't know.
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I have an error while sending e-mail through a php script. Although I changed all the required settings in php.ini like
SMTP "localhost" PHP_INI_ALL
smtp_port "25" PHP_INI_ALL
sendmail_from NULL PHP_INI_ALL
sendmail_path NULL PHP_INI_SYSTEM
I am using wamp. The received error is this:
[function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "PHP_INI_ALL" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\wamp\www\mail.php on line 10
Why does this error occur ?
WAMP runs on Windows, and windows does not have a Mail Server installed by default.
I would suggest hMailer as I use it myself, but it is not exactly childs play to setup.
Alternatively you could use phpMailer which is a php based utility that will help you send mail using for example a yahoo/gmail etc account.
Wampp doesn't come with a default mail server. You have to install one yourself.
If you only need a mailserver for development purposes you can download the 'smtp4dev' from here: http://smtp4dev.codeplex.com/
From an answer on SO (https://stackoverflow.com/a/7011373/1379394)
t's a beautiful little piece of software that sits in your task bar
and lets you see all email that is being sent to it. It doesn't
actually send email anywhere, so you can work with live data without
fear of spamming someone.
Then, when you want your application to actually send email (when you
run it on the server), you will need an SMTP server address instead of
"localhost". If you don't know which SMTP to use, speak to your
network administrator or ISP.
Hope that will help you.
I'm trying to send an email from my PHP script but it doesn't work. This is the error I get:
Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and
"smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set()
So I've tried to change the port and smtp port by using iniset() function, may i don't know is it possible or not.
If you are on linux you must have a mailserver installed i.e. postfix to do so, issue this command apt-get install postfix and after this the server is started and you can use the php mail() function to send emails!
You'll need to setup a mail server on your localhost. Or, you could connect to an external mail server. Hell, even Gmail allows you to connect via SMTP (cool for testing email scripts etc).
So I've tried to change the port and smtp port by using iniset() function, may i don't know is it possible or not.
It is. See the manual for mail configuration. Both those entries are marked as PHP_INI_ALL
You can prove this by using iniset and then trying your mail call again. The error message will either go away or change (e.g. to complain that it can't connect to whatever server you've said to use instead of localhost:25).
I would like to send this email.
I have seen configuration but not sure what to do or make any heads or tails out of them. The mail would be sent from my PC right now.
Error I get is - 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\send.php on line 165.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-php-send-email-via-smtp-authentication.html
http://forums.devshed.com/mail-server-help-111/how-to-set-up-php-ini-to-send-mail-from-106329.html
Looked on these two sites from google search but don't acutally understand it. Can some help me please.
You're trying to send mail from your localhost (Your PC) It's not setup to send mail. Move the script to a production server and it will work
You don't have a mail server installed. You have a few options:
Install a mail server such as Postfix or sendmail
Connect to an existing SMTP server, for example through Gmail. (See: Send email using the GMail SMTP server from a PHP page)
Getting error message
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
Ive opened up php.ini and i believe i need to add
SMTP "localhost" PHP_INI_ALL
smtp_port "25" PHP_INI_ALL
sendmail_from NULL PHP_INI_ALL
sendmail_path NULL PHP_INI_SYSTEM
Im not sure where to add it though? Also correct me if anything i believe i need to do is incorrect. Im currently developing website on localhost so if anything i need to please tell me.
EDIT**
My local host is XAMPP amd i believe this has a mail server
You're probably not running an SMTP server on your localhost.
If you only need an SMTP server for development purposes, and you're running Windows, install smtp4dev, which can be found here: http://smtp4dev.codeplex.com/
It's a beautiful little piece of software that sits in your task bar and lets you see all email that is being sent to it. It doesn't actually send email anywhere, so you can work with live data without fear of spamming someone.
Then, when you want your application to actually send email (when you run it on the server), you will need an SMTP server address instead of "localhost". If you don't know which SMTP to use, speak to your network administrator or ISP.
Last but not least, if you access your email through an email program, you can probably find the "Outgoing server" in your settings somewhere, although that depends on which mail program you use. An "SMTP server" and an "Outgoing server" are exactly the same thing.
You can't send mail from your local computer if you don't have a mail server running on it. Just like everyone else has said: Make sure you have a mail server that is properly configured and up and running on your local computer, or install it on a remote computer and change the IP address/port to point to the remote computer.
You can add smtp configuration at any place, but it is a good idea to search for [mail function] section in that file and add that below. Also,
SMTP = *smtp server addr here*
smtp_port = 25
If you are not using XAMPP or some other packet of that kind, it's unlikely that you have smtp server up and running on localhost.
you have to install a Mail Server Program to your comp.. Localhost does not support send mail in default way
I have a default installation of WAMP Server 2.0.
I'm trying to send email using this simple script:
<?php
if (mail('my_email#gmail.com', 'My Title', 'Some Text')) {
echo "OK";
} else {
echo "Why ??";
}
?>
Unfortunately, I get the following warning:
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:\My_Path\send_email.php on line 3
Why ??
What could be the reason for that ?
I expected sending email to be a very simple task ... :(
To be able to send email you need an outgoing email server (MTA). In most Linux systems there exists one by default, and PHP will use it by submitting mail to sendmail, a Linux app/alias for submitting mail to whichever MTA you have installed.
Windows doesn't include an MTA by default. In Windows, to be able to send mail from PHP you need to have access to some outgoing email server and tell PHP the address and port of it. This is done in php.ini using the SMTP and smtp_port settings. It will default to localhost on port 25. Unless you have set up a mail server on that machine yourself, this will fail.
If your ISP gives you an outgoing mail server, for example, you could use its address and port number. Or, if you're serious about sending mail, you'd set up your own mail server on the local machine or somewhere in your local network.
Short answer: no SMTP server is configured for the local computer (localhost). Windows does not ship with a built-in SMTP server ready to go out of the box. You can relay mail through a different host (using the SMTP php.ini directive) - but it's rare where you'll find an open relay for you test environment mail messages.
Instead of using mail(), you can use a script like PHPMailer which can connect directly to your outgoing email server with proper authentication. Here's a quick snippet for Gmail (though it's not complete) and a full example.
You can use "Fake Sendmail": http://glob.com.au/sendmail/
So you don't need a smtp server on your test machine, you only have to set the path to the program in your php.ini
Ciao!
Stefan