On 4/25/05, replies-lists-redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <replies-lists-redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > you need to do some (simple) debugging to see what's going on. > > first, print out the variables that you're submitting to the mail() > function to make certain that they are there, and valid. second, > check the sendmail man page to find the commands necessary to check > both "regular" mail queue and the submit queue to see if the messages > are sitting there. third, look in your mail log to see if/what > messages it may be giving if/when it gets a message from php. > > a properly formed php mail() function will submit the message to your > MTA, which will process the message for delivery. you need to try to > figure out where things are going wrong among these pieces. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > > From: jim lawrence <fedorajim@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core > releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: > > Date: Monday, April 25, 2005 08:23:09 AM -0400 > > Subject: Re: Sendmail not sending WAS email app i can use > > > > On 4/24/05, jim lawrence <fedorajim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 4/24/05, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > Am So, den 24.04.2005 schrieb jim lawrence um 18:48: > >> > > >> > > > the set enforce 0 didn't make a difference > >> > > Tried the above still nothing > >> > > > >> > > if my php script is executing where are the messages being > >> > > sent? or logged? > >> > > >> > > Jim Lawrence > >> > > >> > /var/log/maillog is the log file Sendmail is logging into. > >> > "mailq -v" may show messages queued because of trouble sending > >> > them out? As SELinux isn't actually what is stopping you, you > >> > should make use of PHP's error reporting to see where you made > >> > faults in scripting. > >> > > >> > Alexander > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG http://pgp.mit.edu > >> > 0xB366A773 legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html > >> > Fedora Core 2 GNU/Linux on Athlon with kernel 2.6.11-1.14_FC2smp > >> > Serendipity 18:59:41 up 12 days, 15:40, load average: 0.21, > >> > 0.30, 0.26 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> 01:09 PM[jim@jimsdesktop ~]$ sudo mailq -v > >> /var/spool/mqueue is empty > >> Total requests: 0 > >> 01:09 PM[jim@jimsdesktop ~]$ > >> > >> The script is a generic one > >> ************************************************* Start > >> Script************************** > >> <?php > >> > >> // your email address > >> $youremail = "myemailaddress"; > >> > >> // field validation, I changed this line, didn't make new variables > >> here but you could if you wanted (this saves some memory :) ) > >> if (empty($_POST['email']) || empty($_POST['comments']) || > >> empty($_POST['name'])){ > >> print ("All fields are required! Please go back and try again."); > >> } > >> > >> else { > >> > >> //new stuff :) > >> $email = $_POST['email']; > >> $name = $_POST['name']; > >> $comments = $_POST['comments']; > >> //end new stuff, you can use you own variables now > >> > >> // email validation > >> if(!eregi('^([._a-z0-9-]+[._a-z0-9-]*)@(([a-z0-9-]+\.)*([a-z0-9-]+ > >> )(\.[a-z]{2,3})?)$', $email)) { > >> print ("Your email address does not appear to be valid. Please go > >> back and try again."); > >> exit; > >> } > >> > >> // send email > >> $headers = "From: \"$name\" <$email>\n"; > >> $subject = "Feedback Form"; > >> $message = "$comments"; > >> > >> mail ("$youremail", "$subject", $message, $headers); > >> print ("Thank you $name, your email has been sent."); > >> > >> } > >> ?> > >> **************************************End > >> Script**************************************** > >> > >> Anything wrong with this? > >> the last line of the script does get executed > >> I sent a message with webmin to a online account which works > >> I guess i'm lost > >> I thought it works like so > >> > >> comment form > >> | > >> php script > >> | > >> sendmail > >> | > >> my online account > >> > >> > >> -- > > If sendmail isn't sending the mail, ( or isn't suposed to), then > > what is ? I asked around at a php forum and they have no luck > > either > > > > > > -- > > you need to do some (simple) debugging to see what's going on. > > first, print out the variables that you're submitting to the mail() > function to make certain that they are there, and valid. First thats for the reply i redid the script a bit but same result from this line > mail($youremail, $subject, $message, $headers) or die('Email Not Sent!'); > only $youremail is getting printed to the screen So, 1 out of 4 isn't bad LOL If i use this line mail($youremail . $subject . $message . $headers) or print ($youremail . $subject . $comments . $headers); it prints all info to the page second, > check your web server error log for any insights. Nothing found in var/log/ third, > turn on (at a high level) php debugging. bluefish is what i have fourth, check the sendmail man page to > find the commands necessary to check both "regular" mail queue and > the submit queue to see if the messages are sitting there. Sendmail Niothing is in the mail queue [root@jimsdesktop ~]# sendmail -bp /var/spool/mqueue is empty Total requests: 0 How can i check to see if sendmail is configured properly? I can send a message from webmin using me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to anyone fifth, > look in your mail log to see if/what messages it may be giving > if/when it gets a message from php. Nothing in /var/mail/ > properly formed use of the php mail() function will submit the > message to your MTA, which will process the message for delivery. you > need to try to figure out where things are going wrong among these > pieces. > > hint: if the last line of your php script (the "thank you") isn't > getting printed, then you likely have a php scripting problem (and > resulting error) above that point. [don't blame your MTA if you're > not ever getting a message submitted to it.] > > [i'm assuming that you have sendmail running (and properly > configured) on your machine. if you don't the messages will simply > sit in the submit queue. you can submit directly to the "regular" > mail queue (so that you can send mail without having sendmail running > as a daemon), but not with the php mail() function. this is only > relevant if in item 4, above, you find the messages in the submit > queue.] > > -- Jim Lawrence Registered Linux User: #376813 ******************************************************** When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself. ************************************
