Localhost working fine with executing php code except mail function.

Posted by Radheshyam Nayak on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Radheshyam Nayak
Published on 2010-12-30T04:12:47Z Indexed on 2010/12/30 14:56 UTC
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i tried executing the mail() and got the following error "Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() "

but SMTP and smtp_port are both set in php.ini more ever other codes are working fine with localhost.

disabled or/and added exception to firewell no result.... tried telnet localhost 25 error:could not connect to localhost port 25:connection failed.....

Thunderbird my mail client says:could not connect to server localhost the connection was refused....

php.ini [mail function]
; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/smtp
SMTP = localhost

smtp_port = 25

running mercury mail server in xampp... previously working fine but now not working..

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Localhost working fine with executing php code except mail function.

Posted by Radheshyam Nayak on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Radheshyam Nayak
Published on 2010-12-30T04:12:47Z Indexed on 2010/12/30 4:56 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 430

Filed under:

localhost

i tried executing the mail() and got the following error "Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() "

but SMTP and smtp_port are both set in php.ini more ever other codes are working fine with localhost.

disabled or/and added exception to firewell no result.... tried telnet localhost 25 error:could not connect to localhost port 25:connection failed.....

Thunderbird my mail client says:could not connect to server localhost the connection was refused....

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