How can i set up my debian servers - one with postfix and 1 with sendmail to allow a php script to use the mail() function to send e-mail. Both servers have ISPConfig installed. What i have in my php.ini = ; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i"). sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail The php.ini is located at /etc/php4/apache2/php.ini Thanks
Hi Falko, The problem is I have 2 scripts and non of them works. I have vbulletin and 2 other ones. For Vbulleting I have to ask it to use smtp before it can work. For one of the other scripts I also have to specify an SMTP before it can work just like VBulletin but for the other one, there is no where to set an SMTP and I have been trying to get it to work with no progress which is why I have to uncomment as sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail thinking this will help but unfortunately it still does not work. Thanks as always.
How did you install PHP? Did you compile it from the sources, or did you install your distribution's preconfigured packages? Do you have Postfix or Sendmail installed?
Hi Falko, I used your debian perfect set up - (http://www.falkotimme.com/howtos/perfect_setup_debian_sarge/index.php) to install both servers. I used your sendmail perfect set up to install sendmail (http://www.falkotimme.com/howtos/sendmail_smtp_auth_tls/index.php )and both servers have Ispconfig working very well. I used your perfect setup to install Postfix on another one. When I tried using the mail() function in Postfix and it did not work, I then went to try sendmail and its still the same problem. Should the mail() function work right away after following your perfect setup or i should have done something else tomake it work. Please help and many thanks.
For testing I would suggest to use the mail() examples in the php doc. If they don't work then there's some issue:
It should work right away. Do you get errors when you use the mail() function (also look in the mail log)?
Hello Falko, Mail log as requested Apr 24 22:59:36 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 24 22:59:36 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 24 22:59:36 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting Apr 24 23:17:21 mailx sendmail[1678]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(www-data): can not write to queue directory /var/spool/clientmqueue/ (RunAsGid=0, required=1001): Permission denied Apr 25 00:00:04 mailx authdaemond.plain: restarting authdaemond children Apr 25 00:00:04 mailx authdaemond.plain: modules="authpam", daemons=5 Apr 25 00:01:09 mailx authdaemond.plain: modules="authpam", daemons=5 Apr 25 00:01:13 mailx sendmail[1273]: starting daemon (8.13.6): SMTP+queueing@01:00:00 Apr 25 00:01:13 mailx sendmail[1273]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:01:13 mailx sendmail[1273]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:01:15 mailx sendmail[1307]: k3ON1FvG001307: from=root, size=1567, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<[email protected]>, relay=root@localhost Apr 25 00:01:15 mailx sendmail[1307]: k3ON1FvG001307: to=root, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=31567, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (OK id=1FYA3P-0000L6-IM) Apr 25 00:01:18 mailx sendmail[1273]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:01:18 mailx sendmail[1273]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:01:23 mailx sendmail[1273]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:01:23 mailx sendmail[1273]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:01:38 mailx sendmail[1273]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:01:38 mailx sendmail[1273]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:01:48 mailx sendmail[1273]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:01:48 mailx sendmail[1273]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:01:48 mailx sendmail[1371]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:01:48 mailx sendmail[1371]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:01:53 mailx sendmail[1273]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:01:53 mailx sendmail[1273]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:02:13 mailx sendmail[1371]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:02:14 mailx sendmail[1371]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:02:14 mailx sendmail[1371]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting Apr 25 00:08:05 mailx authdaemond.plain: restarting authdaemond children Apr 25 00:08:05 mailx authdaemond.plain: modules="authpam", daemons=5 Apr 25 00:09:13 mailx authdaemond.plain: modules="authpam", daemons=5 Apr 25 00:09:17 mailx sendmail[1272]: starting daemon (8.13.6): SMTP+queueing@01:00:00 Apr 25 00:09:17 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:17 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:22 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:22 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:32 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:32 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:36 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:36 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:37 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:37 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:41 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:41 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:42 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:42 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:46 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:46 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:47 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:47 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:51 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:51 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:52 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:52 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:56 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:56 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:09:57 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:09:57 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:10:01 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:10:01 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:10:02 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:10:02 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:10:06 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:10:06 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:10:07 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:10:07 mailx sendmail[1272]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:10:07 mailx sendmail[1272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting Apr 25 00:10:11 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:10:11 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:10:16 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use Apr 25 00:10:16 mailx sendmail[1358]: daemon MTA: problem creating SMTP socket Apr 25 00:10:16 mailx sendmail[1358]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting Apr 25 00:16:30 mailx sendmail[1636]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(www-data): can not write to queue directory /var/spool/clientmqueue/ (RunAsGid=0, required=1001): Permission denied Apr 25 00:22:11 mailx courierpop3login: Connection, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1] Apr 25 00:22:11 mailx courierpop3login: LOGIN, user=web1_alpharadiotv, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1] Apr 25 00:22:11 mailx courierpop3login: LOGOUT, user=web1_alpharadiotv, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], top=0, retr=0, time=0 Apr 25 00:22:48 mailx courierpop3login: Connection, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1] Apr 25 00:22:48 mailx courierpop3login: LOGIN, user=web1_alpharadiotv, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1] Apr 25 00:22:48 mailx courierpop3login: LOGOUT, user=web1_alpharadiotv, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], top=0, retr=0, time=0 Thanks
You have a problem with Sendmail, not with PHP's mail() function. What's the output of Code: netstat -tap ?
mailx:~# netstat -tap Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 *:imaps *:* LISTEN 1 103/couriertcpd tcp 0 0 *op3s *:* LISTEN 1 126/couriertcpd tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:mysql *:* LISTEN 1 220/mysqld tcp 0 0 *op3 *:* LISTEN 1 112/couriertcpd tcp 0 0 *:imap2 *:* LISTEN 1 089/couriertcpd tcp 0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 1 352/apache2 tcp 0 0 *:81 *:* LISTEN 1 319/ispconfig_http tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 1 397/proftpd: (acce tcp 0 0 virtual-ip1.cjah:domain *:* LISTEN 1 382/named tcp 0 0 europa.cjahostin:domain *:* LISTEN 1 382/named tcp 0 0 localhost.locald:domain *:* LISTEN 1 382/named tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 1 280/sshd tcp 0 0 localhost.localdoma:953 *:* LISTEN 1 382/named tcp 0 0 localhost.localdom:smtp *:* LISTEN 1 160/exim4 tcp 0 0 *:https *:* LISTEN 1 352/apache2 tcp 0 0 virtual-ip1.cjahost:www cjahosting.plus.co:7161 FIN_WAIT2 2223/apache2 tcp 0 2076 europa.cjahosting.c:ssh 192.168.21.18:2450 ESTABLISHED6702/0 mailx:~# Thanks so much.
Since I'm new to Linux, I'm not sure if I have SendMail running on this machine. Here is my NetStat -tap output. Based on the info below, do I need to install Sendmail in order to use the PHP email() function? Cheers, Nap Code: Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 2 1327/mysqld tcp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* LISTEN 2 166/portmap tcp 0 0 *:81 *:* LISTEN 1 1021/ispconfig_htt tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 1 1189/proftpd: (acc tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 3 1715/master tcp 0 0 localhost.localdoma:670 *:* LISTEN 3 038/famd tcp6 0 0 *:imaps *:* LISTEN 2 734/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:pop3s *:* LISTEN 2 755/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:pop3 *:* LISTEN 2 742/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:imap2 *:* LISTEN 2 721/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 1 1052/apache2 tcp6 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 3 034/sshd tcp6 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 3 1715/master tcp6 0 0 *:https *:* LISTEN 1 1052/apache2
You have Postfix installed: master is a Postfix process. You don't need to have Sendmail installed to use PHP's mail() function, any SMTP server (like Postfix) is fine.
Thanks. Wasn't sure, since the PHP manual says that the mail() function requires sendmail. Cheers, Nap
php and mail Hi, I used mail command as command line argument and it works fine to send email to my mailbox . If i try using php mail() command its not working, i have no errors encountered. In the program if i use phpinfo(), sendmail_from has no values set sendmail_path has no values set smtp is set to localhost smtp_port is set to 25. I think this might be the problem , how do i need to fix it. Please help. Thanks.
In my mail log /var/log/exim/mainlog 2006-11-17 09:38:01 Start queue run: pid=4326 2006-11-17 09:38:01 End queue run: pid=4326 This is in my mail log. What might be the problem.please help.
Hi I have same problem, I have Debian with postfix, when I type sendmail - t .... I received email to my mailbox. But now I try to use a php script for sending mails and don't receive any mails (the script is working on other servers) I'm using php mail() function. Where can be the problem ?? Thank you in advanced!
