Hi, I'm new to the forum, i hope this is some help to me, I appreciate it everyone

Okay so, I got xampp. I only run the apache and mysql service from it. With the apache, I have a phpbb forum on it, and as for the mysql, i need it for the phpbb to work

People need e-mail verification for registration, Can someone tell me exactly step-by-step how to create a SMTP server or find a free hosted one? Sorry for the really bad question, i have searched everywhere and tried so many servers and sites but I just can't get it to work

Thanks very much everyone for reading,
Terrum.

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Thanks,
Terrum.

Which operating system are you using?

This guide will explain you step by step how to setup a SMTP client with the free Google Apps for Domain:

http://nanotux.com/blog/the-ultimate-server/4/#l-mail

It works perfectly, though it's written fro Ubuntu Hardy with Lighttpd. Which means that you may need change some directories (eg. that of php.ini) and you need to restart Apache instead of Lighttpd afterwards.

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Setup the ultimate Ubuntu/Lighttpd/PHP/MySQL server, and keep it running: http://nanotux.com/blog/the-ultimate-server/

Terrum, unless you very much know what you're doing, I'd highly recommend you not use XAMPP for a production environment. XAMPP was designed to give developers an easy-to-install dev environmet for their projects. It was never meant to be used in production. See this quote from the xampp website:


You didn't mention which distro you're using, but regardless, they all have easy-to-install packages for everything in the LAMP system. Do yourself a favor - remove xampp and re-install from your distro's package repositories. You'll save yourself many a headache going forward.

Thanks for all your replies. I'm using xampp for projects atm until i find out how to make a working mail server. I'm using windows. I know that xampp is not secure and will be using proper software later after I have finished working out stuff and learning. Thanks again and hope you can help.

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Thanks,

Terrum.

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Thanks,

Terrum.

Postfix is a popular SMTP server. To install,

If using Debian/Ubuntu:

apt-get update
apt-get install postfix

If using Fedora, or other RPM distros:

yum update
yum install postfix

I'm running windows.

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Thanks,

Terrum.

Are you even a Linode customer? We discuss Linux here. I think you may be asking the wrong forum.

Anyway, PHP scipts (I think) don't usually need an SMTP server to send mail. They usually use the internal mail() PHP function.

As I understand it, php mail() is just a wrapper for sendmail or (similar). http://php.net/manual/en/mail.requirements.php:

The machine still needs an MTA to handle delivery either as per normal, or via smarthost...

No, i'm not a linode customer, But then why is the forum free to register on? It should have a reservation code or serial number from your purchase or something.

But if PHP doesn't need a SMTP server, how can I get PHPBB to send mails then for verification etc?

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Thanks,

Terrum.

Nobody is saying that you can't post here, just that if you have questions relating to Windows, you're probably asking the wrong people.


PHP does need a mail transfer agent such as sendmail to be able to send mail.

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Well i was gathering the way he asked if i'm a Linode member was the way saying that i'm not allowed.

If this even is the wrong forum to be asking on, I'd be pretty sure to find some member on here that has worked with some relation to windows smtp/email servers. But thanks for helping anyway. Still looking for replies if possible.

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Thanks,

Terrum.