Set up PHP Mail() on debian

Question

I'm setting up my debian server as a web development base for myself. As it will be a home for my site, and it will use PHP Mail() pretty much, I need the mail to work, and I'm wondering how, as it won't work out of the box.

I've followed this tutorial, without success. http://www.thewireframecommunity.com/node/39

Answer 1

By default debian is configured to send mail thru exim4 MTA. Try to use command

sendmail -v your@email < ./1.msg

file 1.msg:

Subject: test mail
test message
(newline)
(newline)

where (newline) is \n char. (just press Enter in this line).

This will send you email message using exim4 MTA. If sending mail success, then php will able to send emails.

Answer 2

You don't need that. Just create a no-reply@yourdomain.com address in /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini like below

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -fno-reply@urdomain -Fno-reply

Apache will send mail under this address so no problem with your MTA.

Don't remember where I saw that but it's working on my debian server.