Formmail.php brings up error message about configuring "sendmail_from" line

[chris.huh]

This may not be the best place to put this but i have set up apache as
a testing server on my local machine. Whenever i try to use a
formmail.php script i downloaded is always come sup saying that i need
to configure sendmail_from.

I have changed this (in php.ini) to be to my email address and the smtp
server is set to be my university's smtp server (which i hope should
work). But it still comes up with the error.

The actual error is:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: "sendmail_f rom" not set in php.ini or
custom "From:" header missing

I have no idea what might be the problem, any ideas?

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Formmail.php brings up error message about configuring "sendmail_ from"line

chris.huh wrote:[color=blue]
> This may not be the best place to put this but i have set up apache as
> a testing server on my local machine. Whenever i try to use a
> formmail.php script i downloaded is always come sup saying that i need
> to configure sendmail_from.
>
> I have changed this (in php.ini) to be to my email address and the smtp
> server is set to be my university's smtp server (which i hope should
> work). But it still comes up with the error.
>
> The actual error is:
>
> Warning: mail() [function.mail]: "sendmail_f rom" not set in php.ini or
> custom "From:" header missing
>
> I have no idea what might be the problem, any ideas?
>[/color]

Ensure you're updating the correct php.ini file.

What does a page with just

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

in it show?

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[chris.huh]

Re: Formmail.php brings up error message about configuring &quot;sendmail_ from&quot; line

a phpinfo() page shows up the university SMTP server as the SMTP server
set for php.

[Jonathan]

Re: Formmail.php brings up error message about configuring &quot;sendmail_ from&quot;line

> chris.huh wrote:[color=blue]
>
> The actual error is:
>
> Warning: mail() [function.mail]: "sendmail_f rom" not set in php.ini or
> custom "From:" header missing
>
> I have no idea what might be the problem, any ideas?[/color]

It might be that you did not specify the from mail address.

Most of the mailservers today need this to prevent mail-relay (this
prevents the machine from being hijacked to sent SPAM).

The server checks whether the e-mailadress is known and that is should
sent mail for this account. If so it will sent the message else it will
not sent the message.

Jonathan

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Formmail.php brings up error message about configuring &quot;sendmail_ from&quot;line

chris.huh wrote:[color=blue]
> a phpinfo() page shows up the university SMTP server as the SMTP server
> set for php.
>[/color]

OK, but what does it show as the path for php.ini?

Also - does your SMTP server require authentication? If so, you'll have
to authenticate before you can send mail.

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