PHP mail() in queue

Hello,

I have a multiserver setup as outlined in the manual. "Installing A Multiserver Setup With Dedicated Web, Email, DNS And MySQL Database Servers On Debian 5.0 With ISPConfig 3".

When I use a simple php mail() the mail appears to get stuck in the queue of the web server.

Code:

<?php
$message = "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3";
$message = wordwrap($message, 70);
mail('[email protected]', 'Test Subject', $message);
?>

Code:

7h 1.2K 1Ppc0V-000348-7c <>
[email][email protected][/email]

7h 1.2K 1Ppc6b-00035J-DJ <>
[email][email protected][/email]

7h 1.2K 1Ppc8V-00035d-Fj <>
[email][email protected][/email]

18m 1.2K 1PpiPe-0004P7-Ol <>
[email][email protected][/email]

14m 1.2K 1PpiTE-0004Q3-F2 <>
[email][email protected][/email]

13m 1.2K 1PpiUM-0004QG-TC <>
[email][email protected][/email]

13m 1.2K 1PpiUR-0004QM-7w <>
[email][email protected][/email]

10m 1.2K 1PpiXH-0004Sl-Kr <>
[email][email protected][/email]

Is there some additional configuration that I must do on the webserver in order to get php to send mail reliably? Perhaps the php.ini needs to use the mail server as the smtp instead of trying to send mail through the webserver?

Thanks for all the help, howtos, and this great forum.
Dave

 

Mail-log
Mail-warn-log
Mail-error-log

Are all blank on this server (web1.domain.net); just the Mail queue filling up with php mail.

The Mail server (mail.domain.net) has an empty queue and no errors. Seems to be working fine.

 

Code:

Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name
tcp        0      0 *:mysql                 *:*                     LISTEN      8437/mysqld     
tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*                     LISTEN      26081/pure-ftpd (SE
tcp        0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN      826/sshd        
tcp        0      0 localhost:smtp          *:*                     LISTEN      8317/exim4      
tcp        0     48 web1.domain.net:ssh     adsl-222-333-444.:57684 ESTABLISHED 18822/sshd: dvancam
tcp6       0      0 [::]:http-alt           [::]:*                  LISTEN      17265/apache2   
tcp6       0      0 [::]:www                [::]:*                  LISTEN      17265/apache2   
tcp6       0      0 [::]:tproxy             [::]:*                  LISTEN      17265/apache2   
tcp6       0      0 [::]:ftp                [::]:*                  LISTEN      26081/pure-ftpd (SE
tcp6       0      0 [::]:ssh                [::]:*                  LISTEN      826/sshd        
tcp6       0      0 [::]:https              [::]:*                  LISTEN      17265/apache2  

Changed domain name and IP in output...

 

O.K. I had a chance to dig around a bit more.

Saw the the local smtp was using exim4. exim4 logs had the errors

Code:

R=nonlocal: Mailing to remote domains not supported

Followed this howto to reconfigure exim:
http://www.howtoforge.com/exim-authenticated-smarthost

(web1.domain.net) was set as "local delivery only; not on a network" changed it to "mail sent by smarthost; no local mail" and used an email username/password to authenticate to the SMTP server on (mail.domain.net).

Getting mail through the PHP webforms on the site now. Still a little unsure of my settings when reconfiguring exim4... Does this sound reasonable?

 

i have same problem, i tried to setup my exim (im not sure its 100% correct, how to is not very detailed...) i used only dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config and i've created new user on mail server and added it to exim config (not user if this is right authentification username pw??)
but i got error:
=FIXED by clearing up panic file=
2011-12-17 22:07:59 socket bind() to port 25 for address XX.XX.XX.XX failed: Cannot assign requested address: daemon abandoned
=FIXED=
how can i make php mail () working on web with multiserver setup?

i have same problem, i tried to setup my exim (im not sure its 100% correct, how to is not very detailed...) i used only dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config
but i got error:

2011-12-17 22:07:59 socket bind() to port 25 for address XX.XX.XX.XX failed: Cannot assign requested address: daemon abandoned

how can i make php mail () working on web with multiserver setup?


root@web1:/tmp# netstat -napt|grep 25
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 16255/exim4


root@web1:/tmp# netstat -tap
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 3569/mysqld
tcp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* LISTEN 2745/portmap
tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 30301/pure-ftpd (SE
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 3429/sshd
tcp 0 0 localhost:smtp *:* LISTEN 16255/exim4
tcp 0 0 *:51261 *:* LISTEN 2757/rpc.statd


=CURRENT PROBLEM=
2011-12-18 00:26:48 1Rc3eS-0004oq-Ah <= [email protected] U=root P=local S=420
2011-12-18 00:26:50 1Rc3eS-0004oq-Ah plain authenticator failed H=mail.mydomain.com [mail server IP] 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed:
2011-12-18 00:26:52 1Rc3eS-0004oq-Ah login authenticator failed H=mail.mydomain.com [mail server IP] 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
2011-12-18 00:26:52 1Rc3eS-0004oq-Ah ** [email protected] R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>: host mail.mydomain.com [89.185.250.134]: 554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied
2011-12-18 00:26:52 1Rc3eW-0004ot-8z <= <> R=1Rc3eS-0004oq-Ah U=Debian-exim P=local S=1382
2011-12-18 00:26:52 1Rc3eS-0004oq-Ah Completed
2011-12-18 00:26:54 1Rc3eW-0004ot-8z plain authenticator failed H=mail.mydomain.com [mail server IP] 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed:
2011-12-18 00:26:56 1Rc3eW-0004ot-8z login authenticator failed H=mail.mydomain.com [mail server IP] 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
2011-12-18 00:26:56 1Rc3eW-0004ot-8z ** [email protected] R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>: host mail.mydomain.com [89.185.250.134]: 554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied
2011-12-18 00:26:56 1Rc3eW-0004ot-8z Frozen (delivery error message)
root@web1:/tmp#

 

ok, so i figured this out, i have to authentificate againts user/pass in dbispconfig mail_users, but i dont have any mail domains operated by ISPC (im using google apps), so i cant create username manualy. can i authentificate it agains something else?

 

and i've noticed, that in /var/spool/mail is lot of lot of automated emails from presta shop etc and system messages (see example below), even on my db server, ns server... should this be fixed as well as above? or i've got problem somewhere else?


From [email protected] Sun Dec 18 20:51:11 2011
Return-path: <[email protected]>
Envelope-to: [email protected]
Delivery-date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:51:11 +0100
Received: from root by db.mydomain.com with local (Exim 4.72)
(envelope-from <[email protected]>)
id 1RcMlL-0003LX-40
for [email protected]; Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:51:11 +0100
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:51:11 +0100
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: info: mpt raid status change on db.mydomain.com
From: root <[email protected]>

This is a RAID status update from mpt-statusd. The mpt-status
program reports that one of the RAIDs changed state:


Report from /etc/init.d/mpt-statusd on db.mydomain.com