Environment question

[Josh]

Script URL:
Version of script: .94
Hosting company: Self
URL of phpinfo.php:
URL of session_test.php:
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Klemen or others;

I have installed this script on a windows box. It works perfectly with the exception of the mail function. Trying to get this working has caused me great frustration. I'd like to move this to a new environment. I know that this all works on FreeBSD. What are you using for a platform to run this script? Do you have an SMTP server on the same box? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[Klemen]

I personally am running it on a Linux (CentOS) box with Sendmail (locally).

I know many people use Windows and getting PHP work with an external SMTP server shouldn't be that hard. I never used Windows/SMTP servers, I suggest you try posting at some PHP forums that deal with configuration problems.

A few thoughts:
1. double-check server and port settings in php.ini
2. mail() doesn't support authentication, make sure your PHP can use the SMTP server without authentication
3. Make sure you are editing the correct php.ini file (could be more than one on the server), the correct one to edit is the one listed as "Configuration File (php.ini) Path" in phpinfo.php
4. here's a SMTP server for PHP I found on Google, might want to give it a try:
http://www.php45.com/smtp/

[Josh]

Thanks for the tips. I actually found that SMTP script and couldn't get it to work. At long last I ditched the Windows box all together and figured why not try my hand at installing a UNIX box. After building the server 8 or 10 times by trial and error, the script is up, running, and about to be put into production.

Thanks for your hard work Klemen.