Send an E-mail from a php code

Question

I want to send an e-mail using a php code,I am using wampserver.

an error appear :

 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:\wamp\www\Newsletter1\index.php on line 29

My file php.ini

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/smtp
SMTP = localhost
; http://php.net/smtp-port
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/sendmail-from
sendmail_from = myEmail@gmail.com

Is there any more configuration to do?

Update

I'am using the mail function to send a newsletter to subscriber and I am testing now locally then I will test the code on production environment

no mailserver is installed on your machine – sebataz May 06 '13 at 11:13 — sebataz, May 06 '13 at 11:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '13 at 11:13

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You need a SMTP mailserver daemon running on localhost. If you are using a unix host and you don't want to setup a full SMTP agent, try removing the SMTP config part, thus directly using sendmail. From the docs:

The Windows implementation of mail() differs in many ways from the Unix implementation. First, it doesn't use a local binary for composing messages but only operates on direct sockets which means a MTA is needed listening on a network socket (which can either on the localhost or a remote machine).

answered May 06 '13 at 11:13

Stefano Sanfilippo

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should I download a mailserver? – Michelle Dali May 06 '13 at 11:16
Are you running Windows on the server? If so, the simplest way is using IIS SMTP server, refer to this [Microsoft TechNet article](https://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/e4cf06f5-9a36-474b-ba78-3f287a2b88f2.mspx?mfr=true). If running Linux/BSD you can use either Postfix (which a real SMTP agent) or directly sending from `mail()` (no SMTP required) thanks to sendmail facility. If you want to send a large volume of e-mail messages (mailing lists, **hopefully no spam**), then you definitely need a SMTP agent. – Stefano Sanfilippo May 06 '13 at 11:20

sebataz · Answer 2 · 2013-05-06T11:27:39.757

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If you are working on a test environement look at this link: http://www.toolheap.com/test-mail-server-tool/

This little app will simulate an SMTP server on your computer.

It gives you some hint on how to test and debug mail features for your php applications.

edited May 06 '13 at 11:27

answered May 06 '13 at 11:16

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Please note that this (as the name says) is a **test** server, probably unsuitable to production environments. – Stefano Sanfilippo May 06 '13 at 11:19
well, I wouldn't use WAMP as a production environments – sebataz May 06 '13 at 11:20
You never know... Moreover, StackOverflow uses Windows on application servers, although reverse proxied. – Stefano Sanfilippo May 06 '13 at 11:25

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 06 '13 at 11:17

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Check your Firewall maybe php is blocked to connect server. Or try change localhost to 127.0.0.1 .

answered May 06 '13 at 11:17

Konrad Whom

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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You need either smtp server on your server or you need to connect to external smtp server to send email.

to connect via external smtp you can use

http://pear.php.net/package/Mail

here is answer to your question as well with an example of how to use it.

smtp configuration for php mail

edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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answered May 06 '13 at 11:19

Robert

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Send an E-mail from a php code

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