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Posted by Dan on 05/10/05 03:21
Mary-Anne Nayler wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> I am very new to this group and this is my first request for help so
> please be patient.
>
> when I try to use the mail() function in a PHP based webpage I get the
> following error:
>
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mail() in <the path to my
> script> on line <line number>
>
> I have tried changing some mail config details in php.ini. For instance,
> the path to sendmail used to be: "/usr/lib" and I have changed it to:
> "/usr/lib/sendmail -t -i". The permissions on sendmail are 555, owner
> is root and group is other.
>
> I guess you could say I am well and truly clutching at straws now!!
>
> Has anyone else ever had this problem? If so how was it resolved?
>
> Mary-Anne
>
Mary -
This error occours when PHP can't find sendmail at compile-time. Your
best bet would be to install sendmail or a sendmail-compatible MTA, and
then rebuild PHP.
Postfix is my second love, so naturally I'd recommend it - www.postfix.org.
Thanks
-dant
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