Error using mail() - sendmail_from not set in php.ini or custom From: missing

[Edo van der Zouwen]

Hi,

This is the error:

Warning: mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:"
header missing in c:\lserver\test\sendform.php on line 10

This is the code:

<?
$email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

$from = "From: $email\r\n";

mail( "we*********@myaddress.com", "Question", $message, $from );
?>
This is from php.ini

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = [e-mail]

; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -
i").
;sendmail_path =

Using Apache 1.3.28 / PhP 4.3.2 on Windows XP. So far other (simple)
scripts worked fine.

Tried everything. Searched the web, there are more people having this
problem, but couldn't find a solution (nor could they....)
Hope anybody can help, I'm getting crazy.........

Thanks,
Edo.

[Red Eye Media - Richard Grove]

"Edo van der Zouwen" <ezouwen@gebruikershierwetendomeinwel> wrote in message
news:Xn*****************************@216.168.3.44. ..

Hi,

This is the error:

Warning: mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:"
header missing in c:\lserver\test\sendform.php on line 10

This is the code:

<?
$email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;

$from = "From: $email\r\n";

mail( "we*********@myaddress.com", "Question", $message, $from );
?>
This is from php.ini

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = [e-mail]

; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t - i").
;sendmail_path =

Using Apache 1.3.28 / PhP 4.3.2 on Windows XP. So far other (simple)
scripts worked fine.

Tried everything. Searched the web, there are more people having this
problem, but couldn't find a solution (nor could they....)
Hope anybody can help, I'm getting crazy.........

Thanks,
Edo.

read your errors, it's all there.
You need to set the sendmail path in your php.ini file to point to a mail
server.

Regards
Richard Grove
http://redeyemedia.co.uk
http://shopbuilder.org

[Edo van der Zouwen]

>

read your errors, it's all there.
You need to set the sendmail path in your php.ini file to point to a
mail server.

Regards
Richard Grove
http://redeyemedia.co.uk
http://shopbuilder.org

That is indeed true under Unix. As mentioned, I'm working under Windows XP.

However, I just found a work around: put php.ini not just in c:\windows
\system32, but also in the php install directory (in my case c:\php).

For some reason this fixed my problem.........
Edo.

[jorntk]

>

However, I just found a work around: put php.ini not just in c:\windows
\system32, but also in the php install directory (in my case c:\php).

For some reason this fixed my problem.........

i have similar problem in windows xp and i solve it by putting the
php.ini in c:\windows, can any one explain to me how this happen?

Regard

Jorn

[Edo van der Zouwen]

On 31 Jan 2004 21:57:32 -0800, jo****@yahoo.com (jo****@yahoo.com)
wrote:

However, I just found a work around: put php.ini not just in c:\windows
\system32, but also in the php install directory (in my case c:\php).

For some reason this fixed my problem.........

i have similar problem in windows xp and i solve it by putting the
php.ini in c:\windows, can any one explain to me how this happen?

Regard

Jorn

That's funny :)

I followed the php-installation instructions on
http://www.net-language.com/workshop...sp?workshop=21, where I
was instructed to put php.ini in c:\windows\system32 (XP that is), and
to remove it from c:\php..........

Do you have 2 php.ini 's now, or did you delete the one from c:\php?

Cheers,

Edo.