Can't send email with php mail function on windows 8

Question

I have installed wamp on windows 8.

Got error:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:wampwwwmail.php on line 9

Here is the simple source code:

<?php
// The message
$message = "Line 1
Line 2
Line 3";

// In case any of our lines are larger than 70 characters, we should use wordwrap()
$message = wordwrap($message, 70, "
");

// Send
mail('[email protected]', 'My Subject', $message);
?>

Which software do i have to install to email through php on windows 8? sendmail, msmtp or ssmtp?

Answer 1

Try this

Configure This Setups

in php.ini

SMTP=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=587
sendmail_from = [email protected]
sendmail_path = ""C:xamppsendmailsendmail.exe" -t"

in sendmail.ini:

smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=587
error_logfile=error.log
debug_logfile=debug.log
[email protected]
auth_password=my-gmail-password
[email protected]

Important: comment following line if there is another sendmail_path in the php.ini : sendmail_path="C:xamppmailtodiskmailtodisk.exe"

Note: Tested and works fine in my Windows 8.1