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IIS7 SMTP PHP Email Problem

I'm running a dedicated Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.

I can send email fine using an ASP script (attached) but can't send email via a PHP script (attached).

I have MailEnable installed but the SMTP service for this is disabled. If I disable the Windows SMTP service all mail gets saved to C:\inetpub\mailroot\Pickup so I feel confident the Windows SMTP service is being used. I've looked at the configuration options for SMTP in IIS Manager but any change I make here to Default Web Site or the test URL's site don't seem to affect the SMTP service.

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 = me@example.com

Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there somewhere else I can configure SMTP?

<%
Err.Clear
On Error Resume Next

Set mail 	 = Server.CreateObject ("CDONTS.NewMail")
mail.From    = "admin@mydomain.com" & "(Senders Name)"
mail.Subject = "TEST ASP"
mail.To      = "test@hotmail.co.uk"
'Text format
mail.BodyFormat = 0
'Mime format
mail.MailFormat = 0
mail.Body = body
mail.Send
set mail = nothing

If Err.Number <> 0 Then
  Response.Write (Err.Description& "<br><br>")  
  Response.End
ELse
   Response.Write("Mail Sent" & vbCrLf)
End If
On Error GoTo 0
%>


<?php
if(mail('test@hotmail.co.uk','test subject','test message')){
      echo('ok');
    }
else{
     echo('not ok');
    }
?>

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benners70

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What should I be replacing me@example.com with?

zvytas

Whatever you want to be a sender of the email, if you want it exactly the same as asp version you should use "admin@mydomain.com".

benners70

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I think the solution is in the php.ini file. I currently have the following which isn't working. I've tried to set ip up to use an SMTP service on a shared server I use which requires authentication as I can't seem to use localhost.

I also don't get an helpfull errors from by PHP mail test script, is there something I can do to get something useful back?

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = mail.mydomain.co.uk
smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = website@mydomain.com
auth_username = website@mydomain.com
auth_password = mydomainpassword

; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
; http://php.net/sendmail-path
;sendmail_path =

; Force the addition of the specified parameters to be passed as extra parameters
; to the sendmail binary. These parameters will always replace the value of
; the 5th parameter to mail(), even in safe mode.
;mail.force_extra_parameters =

; Add X-PHP-Originating-Script: that will include uid of the script followed by the filename
mail.add_x_header = On

; The path to a log file that will log all mail() calls. Log entries include
; the full path of the script, line number, To address and headers.
;mail.log =

zvytas

Try to add the following at the top of your php code:

<?php
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

This might show some details about the error. If it doesn't I think the only way to debug is checking the log files.

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benners70

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I've requested that this question be closed as follows:

Accepted answer: 0 points for benners70's comment http:/Q_27292675.html#36496786

for the following reason:

I have accepted my own solution as it is the solution.

vaibhavjaiman

Hello,

That's what I stated under my post.