Setting up email address config for video 16_html_forms_part_3‏

[j4yj4y]

Hello Guys,

 

I followed your video on how to setup a basic form and link it for email to a certain address, I put my email in the field, i currently have:

 

mail('emailmenow@live.co.uk', 'Form Response ', $email_message);

 

When I then press to preview it I have the error message that says:

 

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing inC:\wamp\www\form_response.php on line 22.

 

I have found the php.ini and found the sendmail_from command, but I dont know what I am ment to put in it.

 

Am I ment to put for my email 'emailmenow@live.co.uk' and if so will it work then or is there something else I must configure.

 

I really dont want to cofigure that file if I dont know what I am doing.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jordan Jones

[benjaminmorgan]

Are you on a live server or localhost? If you are running on localhost it is better to test on a live server.

[j4yj4y]

Hello Ben, and thanks for a rapid response.

 

I am just making it while following Stefans video. Its on a local host. How do I get it onto a live server then?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jordan

[benjaminmorgan]

Live server is with a hosting company. Localhost is best to just learn on. That way you don't have to pay for hosting while you are learning.

[j4yj4y]

Thats what I was thinking.

 

So i can I set this up so I dont get the error because I am learning?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jordan

[benjaminmorgan]

Well, Everytime I have used mail function on localhost I just ignore the message. You will have to do some research to see if it is possible to set it up on localhost.