Hi, Can anyone help? I have installed a new Ubuntu Server which is running Apache, MYSQL and PHP. This server is not a mail server so I have changed my PHP.ini file to use the remote smtp server on port 25. I have saved this and restarted apache / php so that the changes take effect. I can see that they have been set in phpinfo. The sendmail is being called from /usr/sbin/ I am calling the php function mail() which in turn runs sendmail. This was erroring with "sendmail: fatal: open /etc/postfix/main.cf: No such file or directory". So I went into /etc/postfix/ and main.cf does not exist. I have these files in there: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 318 2009-02-24 19:20 dynamicmaps.cf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4300 2009-02-24 19:20 master.cf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18231 2008-09-03 15:28 postfix-files -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7421 2008-09-03 15:28 postfix-script -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 22774 2008-09-03 15:28 post-install drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-09-03 15:28 sasl I assumed that I could take a copy of master.cf and call it main.cf Is this correct? It did not work as now it says "sendmail: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 22: missing '=' after attribute name: "smtp inet n - - - - smtpd". I do not know enough about this to fatham out what is wrong. Help Please?!! Is there something basic that I have forgot? Any help would be much appreciated. Regards Gareth
master.cf and main.cf have different formats you need an actuall main.cf file. Try extracting it from the debian package. or setup a working one.
Thanks for this, I now have this main.cf file: I ran this "aptitude install postfix" and then dpkg-reconfigure postfix. I ended up with a main.cf below. I created a simple mail() php file and this time it did not error. It still did not send and email though. # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version # Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first # line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default # is /etc/mailname. #myorigin = /etc/mailname smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu) biff = no # appending .domain is the MUA's job. append_dot_mydomain = no # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings #delay_warning_time = 4h readme_directory = no # TLS parameters smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key smtpd_use_tls=yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache # See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for # information on enabling SSL in the smtp client. myhostname = server53009.uk2net.com alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases myorigin = /etc/mailname mydestination = [email protected], server53009.uk2net.com, localhost.uk2net.com, localhost relayhost = 83.170.96.113 mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128 mailbox_size_limit = 10 recipient_delimiter = inet_interfaces = loopback-only inet_protocols = all
There are no errors in the /opt/lampp/logs/error_log Has postfix got its own error log? Sorry, never setup sendmail before. Always been installed ready.
Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/pickup[23864]: 0E94A4CE5F2: uid=65534 from=<nobody> Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/cleanup[23873]: 0E94A4CE5F2: message-id=<[email protected]> Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 0E94A4CE5F2: from=<nobody@[email protected]>, size=399, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/smtp[23875]: 0E94A4CE5F2: to=<[email protected]>, relay=83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113]:25, delay=0.03, delays=0.02/0/0/0, dsn=5.5.4, status=bounced (host 83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113] said: 501 5.5.4 Syntax error in parameters scanning (in reply to MAIL FROM command)) Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/cleanup[23873]: 13FD44CE5F3: message-id=<[email protected]> Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/bounce[23876]: 0E94A4CE5F2: sender non-delivery notification: 13FD44CE5F3 Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 13FD44CE5F3: from=<>, size=2360, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 0E94A4CE5F2: removed Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/smtp[23875]: 13FD44CE5F3: to=<nobody@[email protected]>, relay=83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113]:25, delay=0.03, delays=0.02/0/0/0.01, dsn=5.5.4, status=bounced (host 83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113] said: 501 5.5.4 Syntax error in parameters scanning (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Feb 27 09:57:30 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 13FD44CE5F3: removed
Hi, It looks like that dont it but this is my php script: <?php $Name = "Gareth Winterton"; //senders name $email = "[email protected]"; //senders e-mail adress $recipient = "[email protected]"; //recipient $mail_body = "The text for the mail..."; //mail body $subject = "Subject"; //subject $header = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\n"; //optional headerfields mail($recipient, $subject, $mail_body, $header); //mail command ?> and the error is still here. Do you think that it could be something in the php.ini file? Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/pickup[23864]: 8EA1B4CE5F2: uid=65534 from=<nobody> Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/cleanup[24053]: 8EA1B4CE5F2: message-id=<[email protected]> Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 8EA1B4CE5F2: from=<nobody@[email protected]>, size=366, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/smtp[24055]: 8EA1B4CE5F2: to=<[email protected]>, relay=83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113]:25, delay=0.05, delays=0.04/0/0/0, dsn=5.5.4, status=bounced (host 83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113] said: 501 5.5.4 Syntax error in parameters scanning (in reply to MAIL FROM command)) Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/cleanup[24053]: 99FB94CE5F3: message-id=<[email protected]> Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 99FB94CE5F3: from=<>, size=2327, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/bounce[24056]: 8EA1B4CE5F2: sender non-delivery notification: 99FB94CE5F3 Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 8EA1B4CE5F2: removed Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/smtp[24055]: 99FB94CE5F3: to=<nobody@[email protected]>, relay=83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113]:25, delay=0.03, delays=0.02/0/0/0.01, dsn=5.5.4, status=bounced (host 83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113] said: 501 5.5.4 Syntax error in parameters scanning (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Feb 27 10:05:04 server53009 postfix/qmgr[6571]: 99FB94CE5F3: removed
This was taken from my php.ini file [mail function] ; For Win32 only. SMTP = 83.170.96.113 smtp_port = 25 ; For Win32 only. sendmail_from = [email protected] ; For Unix only. You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i"). sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i Should I remove the win32 bits? I assume so.
Postfix is trying to qualify the name because it gets it as the web server user nobody what is in this file /etc/mailname
[email protected] is in mailname I have removed the win32 bits and restarted php / apache. still getting same error
comment this Code: myorigin = /etc/mailname out from your postfix main.cf file restart postfix and apache and test again.
Hi, Did you mean add the # or remove the # from that line in the main.cf? It already had the # in there so I removed it. Restarted postfix by doing /etc/init.d/postfix restart and restarted apache / PHP. Ran email script and still got Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/pickup[24776]: A1F594CE5F2: uid=65534 from=< nobody> Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/cleanup[24784]: A1F594CE5F2: message-id=<200 [email protected]> Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/qmgr[24777]: A1F594CE5F2: from=<nobody@norep [email protected]>, size=366, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/smtp[24786]: A1F594CE5F2: to=<gareth.wintert [email protected]>, relay=83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113]:25, delay=0.03, delays=0.03/0/ 0/0, dsn=5.5.4, status=bounced (host 83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113] said: 501 5.5. 4 Syntax error in parameters scanning (in reply to MAIL FROM command)) Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/cleanup[24784]: AB1914CE5F3: message-id=<200 [email protected]> Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/qmgr[24777]: AB1914CE5F3: from=<>, size=2327 , nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/bounce[24787]: A1F594CE5F2: sender non-deliv ery notification: AB1914CE5F3 Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/qmgr[24777]: A1F594CE5F2: removed Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/smtp[24786]: AB1914CE5F3: to=<nobody@noreply @studio2online.co.uk>, relay=83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113]:25, delay=0.02, delays =0.01/0/0/0.01, dsn=5.5.4, status=bounced (host 83.170.96.113[83.170.96.113] sai d: 501 5.5.4 Syntax error in parameters scanning (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Feb 27 10:23:46 server53009 postfix/qmgr[24777]: AB1914CE5F3: removed
I meant add a # and if you have not noticed you have two of the same line in your config file one commented out and the other not. you need to have a # infront of both
