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Not receiving email from basic PHP emailing script??

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JoJoH

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Hi all,

Hum weird, I am very new to PHP and I am totally puzzled about this situation:

I have this very basic script, no error...

<?php
$to = &quot;myemail@ssomewhere.com&quot;;
$subject = &quot;Hi!&quot;;
$body = &quot;Hi,\n\nHow are you?&quot;;
if (mail($to, $subject, $body))
{
echo(&quot;<p>Message sent!</p>&quot;);
}
else
{
echo(&quot;<p>Message delivery failed...</p>&quot;);
}
?>

But when I send and recieve from my Outlook, no emails coming in... All the OTHER email from other people came in fine just the once sent from my php script... Any ideas? Thanks!

JoJoH

 
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re u connected to the net? check ur SMTP settings in php.ini...

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Also are you specifying any 'from address'?
Try
Code: 
$headers = &quot;From:fromaddress@ursite.com&quot; ; 

if (mail($to, $subject, $body,$headers))
.....

do u have some SMTP filter on ur server.
The filter rejects junk ' from addresses ' from receiving so be carefull abt 'from address' u specify.
If ur using Windows based server seperate ur headers by &quot;\r\n&quot; rather than only &quot;\n&quot;.



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i dont think that is necessary...

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Thanks guys for the replies!

Even this script, with all the required info doesn't work:

<?php
$to=&quot;<someone@example.com>&quot;;
$headers =&quot;From: someone-else@example.com&quot;;
$headers .= &quot;MIME-Version: 1.0rn&quot;;
$headers .= &quot;Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1rn&quot;;
$subject =&quot;Regarding whatever&quot;;
$body=&quot;<html><head></head><body><b>Big Bold HTML Message</b></body></html>&quot;;
// Now we send the message
//We set a variable equal to the mail() function in order to capture success or fail.
$send_check=mail($to,$subject,$body,$headers);


if ($send_check!=true)
{
echo 'An error occurred while sending mail.';
die();
}
?>

And how do I &quot;check ur SMTP settings in php.ini&quot;?

Please advice.

Thanks in advance!

JoJoH

 
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Then the SMTP settings in php.ini for servername, etc., don't apply.

How are you testing your script? What is the domain name of the address to which you are sending email?

It could be that the script is correctly sending the mail, but some antispam or other problem is blocking delivery.

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yeah SMTP is for windows... i think the best for linux is sendmail...

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Thanks sleipnir214, vbkris for the replies!

I've test this and other php emailing script on both a windows(my web host) and a linux(my client's web host) server, and I am sending it to myself...Still am not getting the emails...so weird

Please advice

Thanks!

JoJoH

 
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Lots of things can stop email delivery.

One is antispam efforts. The mail servers for the domain name of your address may be refusing the email. Earthlink.net, for example, is pretty picky.

It could be that neither machine's SMTP sending capabilities are working. Incorrect server DNS setup, incorrect PHP SMTP settings, and other things can cause this problem.

As a first step, I'd find another email address to send to for testing.



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I sent one to a hotmail account but still nothing shows up... also, I am wondering, is my web host responsible for the PHP SMTP settings? Please advice

Thanks!

JoJoH

 
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