Configuring PHP to send email

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Hi all,

I'm new to Dreamweaver and php and am working my way through
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 with PHP on a Mac. I've set up a local test
server environment using MAMP and I'm on lesson 5. I'm trying to
configure PHP to send email and have found the SMTP in the
configuration file php.ini but am now stranded as the next part
says to enter the internet or IP address of your outgoing mail
server. The instructions aren't quite clear to me being new to
this, I don't know what to enter and exactly where to enter it in
the php.ini file. Can anyone please help.

Many thanks,

Karl.

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Karlosx wrote:> I'm new to Dreamweaver and php and am working my waythrough Adobe Dreamweaver > CS3 with PHP on a Mac. I've set up a local test serverenvironment using MAMP > and I'm on lesson 5. I'm trying to configure PHP to sendemail and have found > the SMTP in the configuration file php.ini Forget about trying to configure mail or SMTP in a localtesting environment. The PHP mail() function is designed to work witha local mail transport agent. Attempting to send mail to your ISP'sSMTP address will almost certainly result in the mail being rejected,because mail() doesn't support SMTP authentication.Create the script on your local computer, but comment out theline that actually sends the mail. Replace it with echo 'Mail sent';.Once you have got the script working fine locally, delete the 'Mailsent' message and replace it with the line that sends the mail. Upload toyour remote server, and test there.-- David PowersAdobe Community Expert, Dreamweaverhttp://foundationphp.com

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