Can't get mail working in php Win 2003 iis

[flashpipe1]

I'm working with a hosting company to configure the Windows 2003 IIS server so that I can use the php mail function.

I don't get any errors when I submit my test.php form, but I don't get a test e-mail message either:

<?php
mail('[email protected]', 'Subject', 'Your message here.');
?>

The phpinfo.php is at http://ferguson.miken.net/phpinfo.php

They said they set the sendmail_from but it doesn't seem to be set...would that be the problem?

Thanks!

[sstalder]

Could be the setup of the mail path on their end for "sendmail_path". sendmail_from is not really required for the function to work.

http://us.php.net/manual/en/mail.configuration.php

[Musicman]

Hi,

to be honest - when I just drop a server in its rack and enable mail, I would not expect mail to work in all possible cases ... even on a non-windows server.
Many web servers are sending to a local mailserver first, rather than straight to the target, and would need a smtp server name for configuration.
Also I would not necessarily expect a mail without additional From or To headers to show up in my inbox, so test with
mail('[email protected]', 'Subject', 'Your message here.',From: [email protected]\nTo: [email protected]');

If that does not work, probably easiest thing (they are a hosting company) would be to set up a test machine with a mail server and watch the communication with wireshark

Musicman

[flashpipe1]

Hmmm...adding the extra From info didn't do it...haven't heard of Wireshark before...would they set that up on the server end??

will that work on windows 2003?

Thanks!

[Musicman]

Hi,

Wireshark (previously ethereal) is a network sniffer.
So the idea would be to set up a spare pc in their network, arrange for a MTA to run on it (that box does not need to be windows) and assign it a local (only) hostname.
Now sending your form should show network activity both on the sending and the receiving machine

Musicman