php mail() very slow on centos 5.2 with postfix

[marm26]

I am running a centos 5.2 server with postfix and php 5 installed.

I am having problems with php mail(). Mails are sent but it takes about a minute for the page with the mail() function in it to load.

The mails are very short and text only. I had the same script on a different server before (shared hosting) were things just worked perfectly and very fast. I suspect that there is a problem with my server settings. Any ideas???

[falko]

Any errors in Apache's error log (or the web site's error log)?

[marm26]

No nothing in of any interest in apache or web error log.

[falko]

And in the mail log?

[marm26]

ok here is the mail log. Not sure if this helps.

Jan 25 05:27:31 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Received signal: wake up
Jan 25 05:27:31 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: ClamAV update process started at Sun Jan 25 05:27:31 2009
Jan 25 05:27:51 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't query current.cvd.clamav.net
Jan 25 05:27:51 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Invalid DNS reply. Falling back to HTTP mode.
Jan 25 05:27:51 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Reading CVD header (main.cvd):
Jan 25 05:28:51 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't get information about database.clamav.net: Temporary failure in name resolution
Jan 25 05:28:51 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't read main.cvd header from database.clamav.net (IP: )
Jan 25 05:28:51 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Trying again in 5 secs...
Jan 25 05:28:56 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: ClamAV update process started at Sun Jan 25 05:28:56 2009
Jan 25 05:29:16 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't query current.cvd.clamav.net
Jan 25 05:29:16 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Invalid DNS reply. Falling back to HTTP mode.
Jan 25 05:29:16 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Reading CVD header (main.cvd):
Jan 25 05:29:56 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't get information about database.clamav.net: Temporary failure in name resolution
Jan 25 05:29:56 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't read main.cvd header from database.clamav.net (IP: )
Jan 25 05:29:56 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Trying again in 5 secs...
Jan 25 05:30:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: ClamAV update process started at Sun Jan 25 05:30:01 2009
Jan 25 05:30:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: main.cvd is up to date (version: 49, sigs: 437972, f-level: 35, builder: sven)
Jan 25 05:30:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: daily.cld is up to date (version: 8901, sigs: 61185, f-level: 38, builder: edwin)
Jan 25 05:30:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: --------------------------------------
Jan 25 07:27:08 ess000665 postfix/smtpd[9603]: connect from unknown[124.11.132.104]
Jan 25 07:27:08 ess000665 postfix/smtpd[9603]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[124.11.132.104]: 554 5.7.1 <bibiorm@gmail.com>: Relay access denied; from=<millie520@gmail.com> to=<bibiorm@gmail.com> proto=SMTP helo=<209.139.208.129>
Jan 25 07:27:08 ess000665 postfix/smtpd[9603]: lost connection after RCPT from unknown[124.11.132.104]
Jan 25 07:27:08 ess000665 postfix/smtpd[9603]: disconnect from unknown[124.11.132.104]
Jan 25 07:30:28 ess000665 postfix/anvil[9607]: statistics: max connection rate 1/60s for (smtp:124.11.132.104) at Jan 25 07:27:08
Jan 25 07:30:28 ess000665 postfix/anvil[9607]: statistics: max connection count 1 for (smtp:124.11.132.104) at Jan 25 07:27:08
Jan 25 07:30:28 ess000665 postfix/anvil[9607]: statistics: max cache size 1 at Jan 25 07:27:08
Jan 25 07:54:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Received signal: wake up
Jan 25 07:54:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: ClamAV update process started at Sun Jan 25 07:54:01 2009
Jan 25 07:54:21 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't query current.cvd.clamav.net
Jan 25 07:54:21 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Invalid DNS reply. Falling back to HTTP mode.
Jan 25 07:54:21 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Reading CVD header (main.cvd):
Jan 25 07:55:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't get information about database.clamav.net: Temporary failure in name resolution
Jan 25 07:55:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Can't read main.cvd header from database.clamav.net (IP: )
Jan 25 07:55:01 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Trying again in 5 secs...
Jan 25 07:55:06 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: ClamAV update process started at Sun Jan 25 07:55:06 2009
Jan 25 07:55:06 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: main.cvd is up to date (version: 49, sigs: 437972, f-level: 35, builder: sven)
Jan 25 07:55:06 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: daily.cld is up to date (version: 8901, sigs: 61185, f-level: 38, builder: edwin)
Jan 25 07:55:06 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: --------------------------------------
Jan 25 10:19:06 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Received signal: wake up
Jan 25 10:19:06 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: ClamAV update process started at Sun Jan 25 10:19:06 2009
Jan 25 10:19:21 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: main.cvd is up to date (version: 49, sigs: 437972, f-level: 35, builder: sven)
Jan 25 10:19:21 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: daily.cld is up to date (version: 8901, sigs: 61185, f-level: 38, builder: edwin)
Jan 25 10:19:21 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: --------------------------------------
Jan 25 12:43:21 ess000665 freshclam[3343]: Received signal: wake up

[falko]

Can you post an excerpt where you try to send a mail with the PHP mail() function? I don't see anything like that in the excerpt you posted.