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In order to test PHP function mail() on your server, create a test PHP file (e.g., testmail.php) with the following contents:
<?php
$message = '';
if (isset($_POST['email']) && !empty($_POST['email'])){
if (mail($_POST['email'], $_POST['subject'], $_POST['body'], '')){
$message = "Email has been sent to <b>".$_POST['email']."</b>.<br>";
}else{
$message = "Failed sending message to <b>".$_POST['email']."</b>.<br>";
}
}else{
if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
$message = "No email address specified!<br>";
}
}
if (!empty($message)){
$message .= "<br><br>n";
}
?>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>
Mail test
</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php echo $message; ?>
<form method="post" action="">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<input name="email" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['email'])
&& !empty($_POST['email'])) echo $_POST['email']; ?>">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
subject
</td>
<td>
<input name="subject">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
message
</td>
<td>
<textarea name="body"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<input type="submit" value="send" name="submit">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Upload the created file to a publicly accessible directory (e.g. public_html, www, htdocs or another depending on the server configuration).
Run the test file by typing its URL in the browser address bar, e.g. http://mydomain.com/testmail.php.
Enter an email address, a message subject and body in the text fields of the page that will appear and click on "send" to send a test email message.
In case of a successful dispatch of the email a message of kind "Email has been sent to …" will appear in the browser. Otherwise "Failed sending message to..." will appear.
If you fail to send a test email message using the suggested test script, contact your system administrator to have the mail() function correctly configured on your server.
Tip: See also article on troubleshooting email notifications in WebAsyst applications.
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