> Hi > > I am not a php programmer but have installed a php based blog. When the > php > script tries to use the mail() function it fails. Does the mail function > rely on the sendmail server? Is there a way to make the mail() function > just > send via an external smtp server? > > Thanks in advance > > Robin
First things first...can you send mail from this server? The server needs to have some sort of MTA installed (sendmail,Qmail,Exim,etc) before you can use the mail() function. -- --Matthew Sims --<http://killermookie.org> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php