unable to send mail via php

Question

I am trying to send mail using php.And i am using WampServer. so i tried the following code

ini_set("SMTP","smtp.gmail.com" );
ini_set("smtp_port","465");
ini_set('sendmail_from', 'person1@gmail.com');          
$to = "person2@gmail.com";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";
$from = "person1@gmail.com";
$headers = "From:" . $from;
$retval = mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
   if( $retval == true )  
   {
      echo "Message sent successfully...";
   }
   else
   {
      echo "Message could not be sent...";
   }

but it take more time to connect and says could not connect with localhost. Please help me in solving the problem

i used netstat -an and could not see port no 465.this does means it is blocked? — krishna, Feb 08 '13 at 10:08
try to add port 465 for outbound permissions of your firewall if it's enabled. — Mark, Feb 08 '13 at 10:12

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '13 at 10:23

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try this configuration:

http://blog.techwheels.net/send-email-from-localhost-wamp-server-using-sendmail/

this might help.

answered Feb 08 '13 at 10:23

Mark

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score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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somehow, instead of "smtp.gmail.com", for me it works with "ssl:smtp.gmail.com" This line:

ini_set("SMTP","smtp.gmail.com" );

should be

ini_set("SMTP","ssl:smtp.gmail.com" );

Also, see this response to a similar question: Send email using the GMail SMTP server from a PHP page

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Feb 08 '13 at 10:06

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it is giving following error Warning: mail(): Failed to connect to mailserver at "ssl:smtp.gmail.com" port 465, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() – krishna Feb 08 '13 at 10:11

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 08 '13 at 10:25

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You're trying to send mail from your localhost (Your PC) I guess It's not setup to send mail. Move the script to a production server and it will work

answered Nov 08 '13 at 10:25

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