Sending an Email through PHP

1der · 27-11-2006 03:23PM #1

I keep getting this error:
Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first 54sm18869925ugp in C:\WebServer\wamp\www\WebSite3\mailtest.php on line 8
fail
....when i try to run this code
<?php

ini_set("SMTP","smtp.gmail.com");
ini_set("SMTP_PORT","465");
ini_set("sendmail_from","ertyu@gmail.com");

if (mail("ertyu@gmail.com","This is a test","This is the body",
"From: ertyu@gmail.com\r\nContent-type: text/plain\r\n\r\n"))
{

print "Success";
}
else
{
print "fail";
}

?>

but my mail works fine in outlook,
am i doing something wrong?

is there any other mail service besides gmail that you can use for free with outlook and stuff?

dr.bollocko · 27-11-2006 03:33PM

I think gmail is looking for SSL authentification maybe?

1der · 27-11-2006 03:49PM

ya that seems to be the issue but how can i get around it in PHP

zdragon · 27-11-2006 08:07PM

I see you are using IIS. so you can use IIS SMTP service to send emails.

1der · 29-11-2006 03:53PM

so you can use IIS SMTP service to send emails

how do i do that????

scojones · 29-11-2006 04:13PM

1der wrote:

how do i do that????

Well what do you know, the first result from google gives the following URL http://msconline.maconstate.edu/Tutorials/PHP/PHP12/php12-01.php

1der · 30-11-2006 04:40PM

ya but see i dont got no IIS on my computer and ive lost me Windows Disk...

Evil Phil · 30-11-2006 05:03PM

What webserver are you using if you're not using IIS? Maybe I'll lock this thread ...

seamus · 30-11-2006 05:09PM

He's using WAMP. See, there are things more evil than IIS...

You can't do it with the php mail() function. You'd have to hand-code a class or set of functions using sockets that would do it for you.

Easier to just use your ISP's mail server instead...

1der · 03-12-2006 11:38PM

that doesnt sound like fun..
by isp, do you mean outlook? which is my isp's mail server???

GoneShootin · 04-12-2006 12:42PM

would phpmailer help you out?

http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/

Sending an Email through PHP

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