mail()

[DJ P@CkMaN]

hey all,
i am trying to use the mail() function but i keep getting this error

Warning: Failed to Connect in C:\www\root\contact_php\webmaster.php on line 3

and here is the code.

<?
    if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['message'])) {
        mail('[email protected]',$_REQUEST['subject'],$_REQUEST['message'] . '\n\nFrom,\n' . $_REQUEST['from_name'],'From: ' . $_REQUEST['from_email']);
        echo "<b><center>Mail sent!</center></b><br>\n<a href=\"index.php\">Return to home</a><br>\n";
    } else {
        ?>
        <center><b>Email |DJ| P@CkMaN</b></center>
        <form method="post" action="contact.php?action=webmaster">
        Your name: <input type="text" name="from_name" size="35"><br>
        Your email: <input type="text" name="from_email" size="35"><br>
        Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" size="39"><br>
        Message:<br>
        <textarea rows="15" cols="38" name="message"></textarea><br>
        <input type="image" src="../images/buttons/submit.gif" value="Submit" alt="Submit!" name="submit">
        <?
    }
?>

please help me,

thanks

[abdul]

Don't you have problem with echo() instead of mail()?

echo "<b><center>Mail sent!</center></b><br>\n<a href=\'index.php\'>Return to home</a><br>\n"; 

[cpradio]

Originally posted by abdul
Don't you have problem with echo() instead of mail()?

echo "<b><center>Mail sent!</center></b><br>\n<a href=\'index.php\'>Return to home</a><br>\n"; 

No, his echo statement is correct.

DJ P@CkMaN
Are you running this script locally or on a server?

[Gimlin]

cpradio I think you I know where you are going, but if it was local, and he did not configure php.ini

The error would be "unknown" not "cannot connect" at least it is for me.

[abdul]

Originally posted by cpradio


No, his echo statement is correct.

DJ P@CkMaN
Are you running this script locally or on a server?

Ah ya, I didn't look at the slashes before inside quotes.

[DJ P@CkMaN]

locally

[cpradio]

Well I have to say this just b/c it may be the root of your problem.

Open your php.ini file and do a Find for the word "mail" (any case)
Make sure you have it all set properly. Including the send_mb and mail configurations.