PHP Mail Function

[jva1601]

I have a LAMP running based on Ubuntu Server 6.10 I just found out one of my scripts is not working due to the php mail function not being enabled. I'm pretty sure I have installed most of the required packages using the Ubuntu 6.10 edgy fit how-to. I have a Mambo CMS website running without any problems which indicates that PHP5 was installed correctly.

I have checked php.ini but only saw some reference to enabling localhost mail referring to windows hosts. Do I need to have Postfix installed to make this work? I was under the impression the php mail function has its own smtp capability. If someone can offer an answer to my ignorance it would truly be appreciated.

- jva1601

[jva1601]

I just realized sendmail needs to be installed for php mail function to work. It appears Ubuntu Server 6.10 does not come with sendmail installed.

- jva1601

[falko]

I just realized sendmail needs to be installed for php mail function to work.
In fact, you can use any mail server, e.g. Sendmail, Postfix, Exim, Qmail, ...
For compatibility reasons, the non-Sendmail servers come with a program called sendmail. :)