[maverickminds]

hello,
I am relatively new to the php.. I need help with the php mail function. The mail function does not works on my home laptop.. I write the following code.

PHP Code:

$fname = "Maverick";           // Name to be shown in from details.

$femail = "maverickminds@gmail.com";  // E-mail address to be shown in  from details.



if(!isset($action)){



?>





<form name="form1" method="post" action="mailform.php">

<input name="action" type="hidden" value="send">

<table width="370" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">

  <tr>

    <td width="120" >to e-mail:</td>

    <td width="250" ><input name="toemail" type="text" size="30"></td>

  </tr>



  <tr>

    <td>subject:</td>

    <td><input name="subject" type="text" size="30" value=""></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td  valign="top">message:</td>

    <td>

     <textarea name="message" rows="5" cols="35">



     </textarea>

    </td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td>type:</td>

    <td>

      text&nbsp;<input name="rdType" type="radio" value="0" checked>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;

      html&nbsp;<input name="rdType" type="radio" value="1">

    </td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td>&nbsp;</td>

    <td>

     <input name="cmdSend" type="submit" value="send">&nbsp;

     <input name="cmdReset" type="reset" value="reset">

    </td>

  </tr>

</table>

</form>





<?php

}else{

 $from = $fname . "<$femail>";

 $headers = "From: $from \r\n";

 if($rdType == 1){

   $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" . "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1";

   $message = stripslashes($message);

 }else{

   $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" . "Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1";

 }

 $ok = @mail($toemail, $subject, $message, $headers);

  if ($ok) {

   echo "<center><font class='general'>Mail sent successfully. Thank you.</font></center>";

  } else {

   echo "<center><font class='general'>Mail could not be sent.</font></center>";

  }

 }



?>

I guess that we need to point the php to our mail sending program such as outlook. i dont have any mail sending program on my laptop.. can't i use this function or there is some work around. i want SMTP only.

[duesi]

I recommend you to use phpmailer

http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/

I find it easier to use than PHPs mail function.

Happy Coding!

[mab]

I recommend phpmailer as well, since in this case you would need to connect to a SMTP mail server and provide logon authentication against a mail box account on that server. The PHP mail function cannot handle SMTP authentication.