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Mar 17.2007

Hello,

I just moved to a new host and the php mail() function isn’t working on this new server.

I have never incountered this before…it’s always just worked!

What do I need to check for? What might be causing this not to work?

The function executes properly (i.e. it doesn’t throw an error) but it doesn’t actually send the email.

Any help, gratefully recieved!

Thanks,
Rob.

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@benifactorMar 17.2007 — your server probably doesnt have the correct mail setup... you should problably ask them to configure it... you can also use phpinfo() to check to see if it is configured....
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@nightsterauthorMar 17.2007 — Thanks.

I used phpinfo() to try and find the info but I don't know what am I looking for? Any ideas? Thanks.
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@benifactorMar 17.2007 — should look something like this if its installed...



sendmail_path /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i
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@nightsterauthorMar 18.2007 — My sendmail_path is: /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i

Looks about right. Anything else I need to check?

Thanks for your help!
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@benifactorMar 18.2007 — try putting this on a new page, substituting your emailaddress with the one i have here, then open said page in your browser... then tell me if you got the message...

mail([email protected], test, testmessage);
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@nightsterauthorMar 18.2007 — Nope, did that but no email recieved.
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@benifactorMar 18.2007 — put my email address in there..... i will send you a private message...
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@benifactorMar 18.2007 — let me know when you have loaded the page....
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@benifactorMar 18.2007 — your mail function works... i just received two messages from your server.... so, replace my email address in the code i gave you with yours and refresh....
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