how do i code and configure smtp to send mail in my script. pls help me o ive tried all my possible best.

what kind of script?

its a php script

<?php
$to = 'example@host.com; //change this to valid email address
$subject = 'subject'; //the subject goes here
$message = 'message'; //this is the message body
$sender = 'From:webmaster@example.com'; //this is the senders address
if (!mail($to, $subject, $message,$sender))
{
echo 'error in sending mail';
}
?>

Change to a valid email address, subject, message etc as indicated in the comments. Remember all are string.

PHP 4 and above.

I don't understand this.

Ok step by step.

1. Declare variables as follows:
a. $to which is the email address to send to
b. $subject which is the subject of the email
c. $message which is the message body
d. $sender which is the sender of the email in the format of From:xx@xx.Bleep

2. call mail with the variables as parameter which is
mail($to, $subject, $message, $sender)

thats all the smtp server will send the mail. Just try it. Practice make you know things in programming not theory.

but i learn i need to configure smtp in php.ini before it can work.
how can i find this file on my hosting server

it is in the directory you installed php. just click start->search (on XP) and search for php.ini on your local drive.

do you own the hosting server?

no . i mean on my hosting server

you need to verify with your host if they have php enabled on the server usually php is a common thing.

with that snippet, you dont need to configure anything in your php.ini

usually, the mail functions would have been turned on.

again, if you had used the code , you'd see it works,


you can always use
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

to see all your server configurations

Thanks a lot guys.Maybe its beacause i didnt subscribe the mail forwading service with my host. whenever i run that script i always see a reply error message in my host webmail usually from an address that looks like mailerdemon bla bla bla.

Well, it really depends on your server environment and configuration. Dellnet has used the standard mail() function which should be sufficient for a simple mail script. However, it's possible that your host has the standard mail() function disabled for security reasons, in such cases you're required to dispatch mails via a configured SMTP Server and that is possibly where your problem lies as most SMTP servers are setup to reject relaying mails without SMTP authentication that you're permitted to relay e-mails using that server, one major reason being "spam".
Do you have basic knowledge or considerable experience in socket programming? It might be easier for you to just build an SMTP client. I remember doing one in C language for a client, will probably search my archives for a copy.

-[n3rve]

Hello Php gurus, can someone past scripts for sending mails with gmail SMTP.
My host disabled their mail function and mails r not being delevered with the standard mail functions.

Send me a mail to ukagwu@afridigit.net if u still need the codes. i will give to you free.