mail() questions

[Mudsaf]

Im wondering how does this mail() function work. I got PHP script likewhile ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result2)) {mail($row['Sahkoposti'], 'New comment on websites', '$text');} 1. $row['Sahkoposti'] = Email2. 'Subject'3. text Im wondering does this email thing require SMTP service or some port open to work correctly.

[TheGallery]

I think all you have to do is open the default SMTP port (which is 25) in order to work. At least that's the error i am getting when trying to send emails from my localserver.

[justsomeguy]

The settings for the mail function are in php.ini: http://www.php.net/manual/en/mail.configuration.php On Windows you can set it to use an SMTP server, otherwise it looks for the sendmail program.

[Mudsaf]

So how should i configure this?

[mail function]; For Win32 only.; http://php.net/smtpSMTP = localhost (Keep this to localhost or public adress?); http://php.net/smtp-portsmtp_port = 25 (Open port 25 UDP?); For Win32 only.; http://php.net/sendmail-from;sendmail_from = me@example.comsendmail_from = [email="staff@MYSITE.COM"]staff@MYSITE.COM[/email] (Any email for example staff@mywebsite.com or does it have to be some real email adress); For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").; http://php.net/sendmail-path;sendmail_path = (???)

[justsomeguy]

I don't know what kind of server you're using, if you have sendmail or an equivalent installed, or if you have a SMTP server available, so I can't say how to configure that.