Mail send error

[www.opensc.ws]

when I run the diagnostics I get:

SMTP: localhost
sendmail_from: None
sendmail_path: /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i


Results
The mailing function returned an error while trying to send the mail.
Check your mail server to ensure it is configured correctly to allow PHP to send mail from it. You should also check your mail server's error log for more diagnostic information.

what should I say to my webhost?

[Steve Machol]

Have them make sure PHP is properly configured to use the mail server and have them check the mail logs to see what specific problems there are.

[www.opensc.ws]

this is what they replied

You can use PHP's build in mail(); function, please refer to

http://php.net/mail

Kind regards,

[Boxy]

vBulletin uses PHP's mail() function for all its email and uses the SMTP server specified in php.ini. If PHP and the mail server are configured correctly then email will work.

Once vB sends it to PHP it's in the hands of the server. You'll need to ask your host to check the configuration and mail logs to find out what is causing the problem.

[www.opensc.ws]

as advised by my webhost I placed a test.php

<?php
mail("[email protected]", "test", "test");
?>

and it worked.

so should I open a support ticket?

[Steve Machol]

If you are still getting this error:

The mailing function returned an error while trying to send the mail.
Check your mail server to ensure it is configured correctly to allow PHP to send mail from it. You should also check your mail server's error log for more diagnostic information

Then frankly there is nothing we can do. This is something your host will need to investigate and fix.

[pdisme]

The -f argument can only be used if PHP is running NOT in safe mode; if your site is running in safe mode, you cannot turn the -f option on in the vbulletin config unless your host turns safe mode off, which some will not.

[www.opensc.ws]

The -f argument can only be used if PHP is running NOT in safe mode; if your site is running in safe mode, you cannot turn the -f option on in the vbulletin config unless your host turns safe mode off, which some will not.

where do you see that I have -f on?

sendmail_path: /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i

[pdisme]

where do you see that I have -f on?

Sorry, thought maybe you had switched to the php mail function and were still getting the same error; which would be normal if safe mode was on, but not if it's off or you don't have vbulletin set to use the -f.