php - smtp server

Question

Hi All,

I am working on a project. For that i have downloaded smtp server on ubuntu. Could any one please tell me the command to check whether the smtp server install properly or not. because email is not getting generated.

Below is the code for your reference

<?php

ini_set('display_errors',1);
error_reporting(E_ALL|E_STRICT);

include('config.php');

// table name
$tbl_name="temp_members_db";

// Random confirmation code
$confirm_code=md5(uniqid(rand()));

// values sent from form
$name=$_POST['name'];
$email=$_POST['email'];
$country=$_POST['country'];

// Insert data into database
$sql="INSERT INTO $tbl_name(confirm_code, name, email, password, country)VALUES('$confirm_code', '$name', '$email', '$password', '$country')";
$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if suceesfully inserted data into database, send confirmation link to email
if($result){

// ---------------- SEND MAIL FORM ----------------

// send e-mail to ...
$to=$email;

// Your subject
$subject="Your confirmation link here";

// From
$header="FROM: your email";

// Your message
$message="Your Comfirmation link \r\n";
$message.="Click on this link to activate your account \r\n";
//$message.="http://www.yourweb.com/confirmation.php?passkey=$confirm_code";
$message.="http://localhost/confirmation.php?passkey=$confirm_code";

// send email   
$sentmail = mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);

}

// if not found
else {
echo "Not found your email in our database";
}

// if your email succesfully sent
if($sentmail){
echo "Your Confirmation link Has Been Sent To Your Email Address.";
}
else {
echo "Cannot send Confirmation link to your e-mail address";
}

?>

Answer 1

First check. Is it listening on the standard SMTP port 25 ? (e.g. telnet localhost 25 - does this connect?)

Second check. What do the log files say ? The doc should indicate where those logs are (/var/log perhaps?)

Answer 2

Hi. Check if sudo /etc/init.d/postfix restart gives errors, change postfix to mail server that you installed.