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I am using the "mail()" function in php to send emails from a webpage running in WAMP on my laptop. This used to work but I now get a failure message "local host failed to connect to mailserver at outmail.f2s.com. Should now be mail.overssl.net". My email used to be handled by outmail.f2s.com port 25 but is now mail.overssl.net. The error suggest setting the correct parameters in php.ini or using ini_set. Anyone know how to do this.

I have now learned to set php parameters using:
ini_set('SMTP','mail.overssl.net');
ini_set('smtp_port', '999'; (using mu correct output port number)
ini_set('sendmail_from','myemail@domain.com'); (using my correct email)

But now the webpage in WAMP loops (at least 20 mins) waiting response from localhost
I'm running WAMP on Outlook though this is now obsolete.

Any ideas how to get mail() running on WAMP on a local laptop?

Hi,

It is very easy to use the SMTP mode with sendmail.

Please consult this link: [websitetutorials.grafix.gr]

Thanks. Will do.

Apologies for delay in looking at this. I'm using code (running in WAMP on my laptop, not tried on a genuine website) :
$emailTo="rogerkeeling@f2s.com";
$emailSubject="Email Subject";
$fullMessage="email message";
$attachments="";
ini_set('SMTP','b.mx.nildram.net');
ini_set('smtp_port', '25');
ini_set('sendmail_from','rogerkeeling17@gmail.com'); # works ok: from and to email addresses handled correctly
#ini_set('sendmail_from','rogerkeeling@f2s.com'); #appears to work (no error reported) but no email arrives
$ok=mail($emailTo,$emailSubject,$fullMessage,$attachments);
echo ("rwk1".$ok."rwk2";
}

This works OK if sender is rogerkeeling17@gmail.com and receiver rogerkeeling@f2s,com.
But works only if receiver is rogerkeeling@f2s,com. I would like to send from rogerkeeling@f2s,com to any email address.

Hi,

The mail() function (<- link on documentation) in php returns:

Returns true if the mail was successfully accepted for delivery, false otherwise.
It is important to note that just because the mail was accepted for delivery, it does NOT mean the mail will actually reach the intended destination.

Moreover, as you can read in the documentation, the writing constraints and the parameters of the mail are extremely important and must be fully respected.

It would be easier to use a class like phpmailer.

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Thanks. I'm getting a "true" response but no email arrives. I suspect I'm not setting the various parameters correctly and/or, as you suggest I'm breaking constraints on the message contents. I'll look into phpmailer which I hadn't heard of or maybe (fake) sendmail.

The `mail()` function does not send mail it just passes it to a mail server, the one you have configured in yout `php.ini` file.

So if you dont have a mail server on your system you cannot use `mail()` to send mail.

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