PHP mail() failing to send, sometimes?

TommyD · May 27th, 2008, 12:41 AM

Hello Everyone,

Trying to write up a process to send a welcome mail to new users, but it seems the mail does not work for 'beyond server' addresses. Meaning if I enter a domain I control, on the same server as the mail() page, I get the mail. I send it to an outside domain/server(

yahoo.com, or live.com, etc), no message recieved. It's like the mail can't leave the server.

Anyone else seeing this, or know how to tweak it to work?

thx,

tom

nathon · May 27th, 2008, 4:21 AM

First, confirm that php mail is working by using the most basic test script possible and nothing else on the page.

PHP Mail

If that goes through then we know it is your coding or a conflict somewhere within.

If it doesn't then you need to do a ticket so the admins can go through mail logs to see what is going on, if it is leaving the server, or if php needs a recompile(99% of the time it isn't the case.

Just be sure you give them all the info like the URL to duplicate the problem, email you are sending to, etc.

TommyD · May 27th, 2008, 8:57 AM

I used one even simplier:

mail('someone

AnotherDomain.com', 'the subject', 'the message', null,'NoReply

xyz.com');

Tried this morning, no joy. Like I said, I can send to email addresses that exist on the server, but if they get forwarded, or send directly out, they die.

Anyone else?

thx,

TommyD · May 27th, 2008, 10:42 AM

P.S. Webbased email apps(squirrel mail, etc.) work. They do send email to outside domains.

thx,

**cowboy** · May 27th, 2008, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommyD

I used one even simplier:

mail('someone

AnotherDomain.com', 'the subject', 'the message', null,'NoReply

xyz.com');

Tried this morning, no joy. Like I said, I can send to email addresses that exist on the server, but if they get forwarded, or send directly out, they die.

Anyone else?

thx,

You are most likely being blocked by spam detectors. You at least have to add a "From" header. Check the php.net manual , http://www.php.net/quickref.php, for details.

TommyD · May 27th, 2008, 10:50 AM

Code:

<?php
$to      = 'nobody@example.com';
$subject = 'the subject';
$message = 'hello';
$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
    'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>

I tried this version(modified, with my information). Nothing.

tom

TommyD · May 27th, 2008, 8:26 PM

I have a reply to a ticket I submitted, I have no 'sender'?

Can someone clarify this? This is my latest test example:

Code:

$to = 'outsideemailaccount@anotherdomain.com';
$from = 'webmaster@example.com';
$subject = 'hello';

$headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n".
'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com'. "\r\n".
'Return-Path: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n".
'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
$message = "test123";

$rs = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers, "-f ".$from);

thank you,

tom

TommyD · May 27th, 2008, 10:22 PM

All fixed, there was some server setting?

But happy now.

tom

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TommyD Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Mar 2006 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	PHP mail() failing to send, sometimes? Hello Everyone, Trying to write up a process to send a welcome mail to new users, but it seems the mail does not work for 'beyond server' addresses. Meaning if I enter a domain I control, on the same server as the mail() page, I get the mail. I send it to an outside domain/server(yahoo.com, or live.com, etc), no message recieved. It's like the mail can't leave the server. Anyone else seeing this, or know how to tweak it to work? thx, tom

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TommyD Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Mar 2006 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I used one even simplier: mail('someoneAnotherDomain.com', 'the subject', 'the message', null,'NoReplyxyz.com'); Tried this morning, no joy. Like I said, I can send to email addresses that exist on the server, but if they get forwarded, or send directly out, they die. Anyone else? thx,

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TommyD Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Mar 2006 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Code: <?php $to = 'nobody@example.com'; $subject = 'the subject'; $message = 'hello'; $headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" . 'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" . 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion(); mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers); ?> I tried this version(modified, with my information). Nothing. tom Last edited by TommyD; May 27th, 2008 at 10:51 AM.

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May 27th, 2008, 10:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
TommyD Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Mar 2006 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	P.S. Webbased email apps(squirrel mail, etc.) work. They do send email to outside domains. thx,

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TommyD Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Mar 2006 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	All fixed, there was some server setting? But happy now. tom

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