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php send mail and xampp
I have been using xampp for some time and sending mail from php pages has been working fine (just using the inbuilt mail php functionality)
I am using a local website on windows
I have recently upgraded to windows 10 and mail no longer sends from my computer
Can someone please suggest where I need to check
I am using a local website on windows
I have recently upgraded to windows 10 and mail no longer sends from my computer
Can someone please suggest where I need to check
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just using the inbuilt mail php functionalityThe PHP mail() command requires a SMTP server somewhere to send mail. It does not do it by itself. Look at your 'php.ini' and see where your PHP mail() command has been sending to.
xampp supplies a mail provider that php uses; I would therefore suspect the win10 firewall is blocking that component - will check tonight if nobody else supplies a solution before then :D
Ok, just tried it here and got "This app can't run on your PC" for the sendmail.exe under Win10 X64. That isn't good :(
OK, try this.
rename sendmail.exe in your xampp/sendmail/ dir to something else, and download msmtp - copy msmtp.exe into /xampp/sendmail/ and rename to sendmail.exe
Now, you will need to configure that. the config file is (confusingly) c:\ProgramData\msmtprc.txt
replace everything in <> with the real values, removing the <> as well.
that works here, so give it a try. if it is showing issues for you, try the following. Build a "test.txt" file in /xampp/sendmail with the following contents:
that should show any errors the mail client is generating.
rename sendmail.exe in your xampp/sendmail/ dir to something else, and download msmtp - copy msmtp.exe into /xampp/sendmail/ and rename to sendmail.exe
Now, you will need to configure that. the config file is (confusingly) c:\ProgramData\msmtprc.txt
host <hostname for mail server to send to>
port <port of mailserver to send to, probably 25>
user <username to log into mailserver>
password <password for above>
domain <name of YOUR server when talking to mailserver>
from <from email address for mail you send>
tls
tls_starttls
tls_certcheck off
replace everything in <> with the real values, removing the <> as well.
that works here, so give it a try. if it is showing issues for you, try the following. Build a "test.txt" file in /xampp/sendmail with the following contents:
To: <your email address>
Subject: Test Email
This is a test email
type test.txt | sendmail.exe -t
that should show any errors the mail client is generating.
Re this config file:
Do I need to use : after the variable names?
ie. host: smtp.demon.co.uk
or do I just use:
host smtp.demon.co.uk
Do I need to use : after the variable names?
ie. host: smtp.demon.co.uk
or do I just use:
host smtp.demon.co.uk
Also what do I put here as I am sending from a local host:
domain <name of YOUR server when talking to mailserver>
domain <name of YOUR server when talking to mailserver>
no colons, and domain (at least with demon) will be your demon domain. so, assuming you are bill@customer.demon.co.uk:
host smtp.demon.co.uk
port 587
user customer
password ******
domain customer.demon.co.uk
from bill@customer.demon.co.uk
tls
tls_starttls
tls_certcheck off
I have tried this:
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host smtp.demon.co.uk
port 465
user info@ticktockit.net
password ***********
domain ticktockit.net
from info@ticktockit.net
tls
tls_starttls
tls_certcheck off
----------------
The webpage just hangs
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host smtp.demon.co.uk
port 465
user info@ticktockit.net
password ***********
domain ticktockit.net
from info@ticktockit.net
tls
tls_starttls
tls_certcheck off
----------------
The webpage just hangs
The result of the above test:
sendmail.exe: the server sent an empty reply
sendmail.exe: could not send mail (account default from C:\ProgramData\msmtprc.txt
sendmail.exe: the server sent an empty reply
sendmail.exe: could not send mail (account default from C:\ProgramData\msmtprc.txt
This is my current msmtprc file:
host smtp.demon.co.uk
port 465
user info@ticktockit.net
password ************ (blanked for security)
domain ticktockit.net
from info@ticktockit.net
tls
tls_starttls
tls_certcheck off
host smtp.demon.co.uk
port 465
user info@ticktockit.net
password ************ (blanked for security)
domain ticktockit.net
from info@ticktockit.net
tls
tls_starttls
tls_certcheck off
Config looks good; I have tested against smtp.demon.net myself and it works consistently, once I have authed it though the Windows 10 firewall. Check the config of that firewall to make sure it isn't blocking?
Something else I have found:
If I do the following:
telnet localhost 888
I get a connection to my local xampp servver port
If I do:
telnet localhost 465
telnet localhost 25
There is no response
If I do the following:
telnet localhost 888
I get a connection to my local xampp servver port
If I do:
telnet localhost 465
telnet localhost 25
There is no response
ports open on apache (under xampp) should be configured as apache "listen" lines in the config. localhost 465 or 25 shouldn't respond, so that is correct (the port is at demon, not on the xampp server)
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