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|Welcome back. How do we fix this "'Sendmail from not set in php dot ini" error. | |Welcome back. How do we fix this "'Sendmail from not set in php dot ini" error. | ||
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|We haven't determined who the email is from. | |We haven't determined who the email is from. | ||
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|We need to do this in order to send the email. | |We need to do this in order to send the email. | ||
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|We won't use something like a "from" parameter here. | |We won't use something like a "from" parameter here. | ||
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|We need to send to specific headers. | |We need to send to specific headers. | ||
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|So here we create a "headers" variable which is not equal to something like "me @me.com" | |So here we create a "headers" variable which is not equal to something like "me @me.com" | ||
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|What we need to do is work with the standardised mail header and that is "From:" and a colon not semi colon and then we say for example "php academy" | |What we need to do is work with the standardised mail header and that is "From:" and a colon not semi colon and then we say for example "php academy" | ||
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|Or you could say something like "admin @php academy" and add ".com" if you like. | |Or you could say something like "admin @php academy" and add ".com" if you like. | ||
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|I don't actually have that domain name but we'll just keep it as that. | |I don't actually have that domain name but we'll just keep it as that. | ||
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|So "From: admin @phpacademy.com". | |So "From: admin @phpacademy.com". | ||
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|Inside our mail we need to add another parameter now which is "headers". | |Inside our mail we need to add another parameter now which is "headers". | ||
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|And now we come here and you can type "Alex" and here "This is a test!" | |And now we come here and you can type "Alex" and here "This is a test!" | ||
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|Click on "Send me this" and we face another error. | |Click on "Send me this" and we face another error. | ||
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|Now I am not actually running a mail server on my computer. | |Now I am not actually running a mail server on my computer. | ||
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|If you don't want to run a mail server on your computer, google for at mail free mail server and this will install a mail server on your computer just like we are doing now running on a local host. | |If you don't want to run a mail server on your computer, google for at mail free mail server and this will install a mail server on your computer just like we are doing now running on a local host. | ||
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|And you will have a SMTP mail server running under local host. | |And you will have a SMTP mail server running under local host. | ||
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|Now as I don't have a mail server, I will use my university email system which is the DNS or the "Domain Name Server" of my university email | |Now as I don't have a mail server, I will use my university email system which is the DNS or the "Domain Name Server" of my university email | ||
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|That's the way my email is sent through my university. | |That's the way my email is sent through my university. | ||
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|If you know a specific DNS Server, if you have a domain name already, if you have a website you will know it or you will be able to find it, at least. | |If you know a specific DNS Server, if you have a domain name already, if you have a website you will know it or you will be able to find it, at least. | ||
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|You will be able to send an email through that. | |You will be able to send an email through that. | ||
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|I know that my university email DNS server is "mailhost dot shef dot ac dot uk" because I'm in Sheffield university. | |I know that my university email DNS server is "mailhost dot shef dot ac dot uk" because I'm in Sheffield university. | ||
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|So I need to incorporate this into my "php dot ini". | |So I need to incorporate this into my "php dot ini". | ||
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|And the best way to do this is to come here and setup our variables | |And the best way to do this is to come here and setup our variables | ||
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|okay we need 2 - set SMTP in "php dot ini" | |okay we need 2 - set SMTP in "php dot ini" | ||
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|And instead of opening up my "php dot ini" file ,I'll just use the "ini set" function. | |And instead of opening up my "php dot ini" file ,I'll just use the "ini set" function. | ||
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|And the variable name is "SMTP". | |And the variable name is "SMTP". | ||
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|So we are editing this line inside our "php dot ini" file. | |So we are editing this line inside our "php dot ini" file. | ||
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|And I type the mail host in there as the value. | |And I type the mail host in there as the value. | ||
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|Here we just say echo "get ini" which gets a specific value. | |Here we just say echo "get ini" which gets a specific value. | ||
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|Next I'll say SMTP and that can just kill the script there. | |Next I'll say SMTP and that can just kill the script there. | ||
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|So we can see how this works. | |So we can see how this works. | ||
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|So if I say "Alex" and then "Test" and click on "Send me this". | |So if I say "Alex" and then "Test" and click on "Send me this". | ||
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|Oh! Sorry I have typed this completely wrong. Big mistake. That is "ini get" and lets refresh that. | |Oh! Sorry I have typed this completely wrong. Big mistake. That is "ini get" and lets refresh that. | ||
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|Okay we are basically setting our "SMTP" inside our "ini" file to "mail host dot shef dot ac dot uk". | |Okay we are basically setting our "SMTP" inside our "ini" file to "mail host dot shef dot ac dot uk". | ||
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|And then we will echo out the value of this. | |And then we will echo out the value of this. | ||
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|So this just tells me that that is set to "mail host dot shef dot ac dot uk". | |So this just tells me that that is set to "mail host dot shef dot ac dot uk". | ||
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|Presuming this mail host server or DNS server works, then the rest of the code will work. | |Presuming this mail host server or DNS server works, then the rest of the code will work. | ||
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|After sending our mail I'll just kill the page. | |After sending our mail I'll just kill the page. | ||
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|Um.... no I won't . I'll just kill the page. | |Um.... no I won't . I'll just kill the page. | ||
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|Lets go back and say "Alex" and "This is a test". | |Lets go back and say "Alex" and "This is a test". | ||
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|Just checking that everything is okay. We've got my "to", my "subject", my "headers" saying "From:admin@phpacademy.com". | |Just checking that everything is okay. We've got my "to", my "subject", my "headers" saying "From:admin@phpacademy.com". | ||
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|And our body in here and we are executing our mail function. | |And our body in here and we are executing our mail function. | ||
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|So when I click "Send me this", nothing happens. We've got no errors so we can presume that everything has worked. | |So when I click "Send me this", nothing happens. We've got no errors so we can presume that everything has worked. | ||
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|If I come into my hotmail or my email and click on my INBOX, you can see that we've now got a mail from "admin @ phpacademy dot com". | |If I come into my hotmail or my email and click on my INBOX, you can see that we've now got a mail from "admin @ phpacademy dot com". | ||
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|If we click on it, we have "Email from PHPAcademy" as our subject line that we had set here. | |If we click on it, we have "Email from PHPAcademy" as our subject line that we had set here. | ||
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|And we have the email address that I specified from. | |And we have the email address that I specified from. | ||
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|You can put this as from Alex or from phpacademy. | |You can put this as from Alex or from phpacademy. | ||
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|And then we have "This is an email from Alex" which is the name we gave inside the form here. | |And then we have "This is an email from Alex" which is the name we gave inside the form here. | ||
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|And then we have 2 line breaks which are present - 1 and 2 | |And then we have 2 line breaks which are present - 1 and 2 | ||
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|And "This is a test" which is the text I put in there. | |And "This is a test" which is the text I put in there. | ||
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|So that's a mail function by using my university's DNS mail server. | |So that's a mail function by using my university's DNS mail server. | ||
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|Your INSP will have a DNS mail server. | |Your INSP will have a DNS mail server. | ||
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|It may require authentication on which I will be completing the tutorial soon. | |It may require authentication on which I will be completing the tutorial soon. | ||
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|So if this doesn't work for you watch that tutorial or just drop me an email or contact me through my youtube. | |So if this doesn't work for you watch that tutorial or just drop me an email or contact me through my youtube. | ||
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|OK so I hope that was useful to a lot of people. | |OK so I hope that was useful to a lot of people. | ||
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|Please subscribe if you haven't already. | |Please subscribe if you haven't already. | ||
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|Alright, thanks for watching. This is Evan Varkey dubbing for the Spoken Tutorial Project. Bye bye. | |Alright, thanks for watching. This is Evan Varkey dubbing for the Spoken Tutorial Project. Bye bye. | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 10 July 2014
| Time | Narration |
| 00:00 | Welcome back. How do we fix this "'Sendmail from not set in php dot ini" error. |
| 00:11 | We haven't determined who the email is from. |
| 00:18 | We need to do this in order to send the email. |
| 00:23 | We won't use something like a "from" parameter here. |
| 00:29 | We need to send to specific headers. |
| 00:32 | So here we create a "headers" variable which is not equal to something like "me @me.com" |
| 00:43 | What we need to do is work with the standardised mail header and that is "From:" and a colon not semi colon and then we say for example "php academy" |
| 00:54 | Or you could say something like "admin @php academy" and add ".com" if you like. |
| 01:02 | I don't actually have that domain name but we'll just keep it as that. |
| 01:08 | So "From: admin @phpacademy.com". |
| 01:11 | Inside our mail we need to add another parameter now which is "headers". |
| 01:18 | And now we come here and you can type "Alex" and here "This is a test!" |
| 01:24 | Click on "Send me this" and we face another error. |
| 01:27 | Now I am not actually running a mail server on my computer. |
| 01:33 | If you don't want to run a mail server on your computer, google for at mail free mail server and this will install a mail server on your computer just like we are doing now running on a local host. |
| 01:46 | And you will have a SMTP mail server running under local host. |
| 01:54 | Now as I don't have a mail server, I will use my university email system which is the DNS or the "Domain Name Server" of my university email |
| 02:06 | That's the way my email is sent through my university. |
| 02:11 | If you know a specific DNS Server, if you have a domain name already, if you have a website you will know it or you will be able to find it, at least. |
| 02:22 | You will be able to send an email through that. |
| 02:27 | I know that my university email DNS server is "mailhost dot shef dot ac dot uk" because I'm in Sheffield university. |
| 02:36 | So I need to incorporate this into my "php dot ini". |
| 02:41 | And the best way to do this is to come here and setup our variables |
| 02:46 | okay we need 2 - set SMTP in "php dot ini" |
| 02:59 | And instead of opening up my "php dot ini" file ,I'll just use the "ini set" function. |
| 03:05 | And the variable name is "SMTP". |
| 03:12 | So we are editing this line inside our "php dot ini" file. |
| 03:16 | And I type the mail host in there as the value. |
| 03:20 | Here we just say echo "get ini" which gets a specific value. |
| 03:25 | Next I'll say SMTP and that can just kill the script there. |
| 03:30 | So we can see how this works. |
| 03:32 | So if I say "Alex" and then "Test" and click on "Send me this". |
| 03:40 | Oh! Sorry I have typed this completely wrong. Big mistake. That is "ini get" and lets refresh that. |
| 03:52 | Okay we are basically setting our "SMTP" inside our "ini" file to "mail host dot shef dot ac dot uk". |
| 03:59 | And then we will echo out the value of this. |
| 04:03 | So this just tells me that that is set to "mail host dot shef dot ac dot uk". |
| 04:10 | Presuming this mail host server or DNS server works, then the rest of the code will work. |
| 04:17 | After sending our mail I'll just kill the page. |
| 04:24 | Um.... no I won't . I'll just kill the page. |
| 04:28 | Lets go back and say "Alex" and "This is a test". |
| 04:36 | Just checking that everything is okay. We've got my "to", my "subject", my "headers" saying "From:admin@phpacademy.com". |
| 04:45 | And our body in here and we are executing our mail function. |
| 04:51 | So when I click "Send me this", nothing happens. We've got no errors so we can presume that everything has worked. |
| 04:58 | If I come into my hotmail or my email and click on my INBOX, you can see that we've now got a mail from "admin @ phpacademy dot com". |
| 05:09 | If we click on it, we have "Email from PHPAcademy" as our subject line that we had set here. |
| 05:17 | And we have the email address that I specified from. |
| 05:22 | You can put this as from Alex or from phpacademy. |
| 05:27 | And then we have "This is an email from Alex" which is the name we gave inside the form here. |
| 05:35 | And then we have 2 line breaks which are present - 1 and 2 |
| 05:40 | And "This is a test" which is the text I put in there. |
| 05:46 | So that's a mail function by using my university's DNS mail server. |
| 05:50 | Your INSP will have a DNS mail server. |
| 05:55 | It may require authentication on which I will be completing the tutorial soon. |
| 06:00 | So if this doesn't work for you watch that tutorial or just drop me an email or contact me through my youtube. |
| 06:09 | OK so I hope that was useful to a lot of people. |
| 06:13 | Please subscribe if you haven't already. |
| 06:15 | Alright, thanks for watching. This is Evan Varkey dubbing for the Spoken Tutorial Project. Bye bye. |
