Enable php mail functionality on Apache on Win

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horseatingweeds
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Enable php mail functionality on Apache on Win

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I'd like to have php's mail functionality enabled on my test machine. Doesn't this mean I need an email server? I've been looking around and the main one that seems to be what I need is Mercury Mail Transport System. Is this what I'm looking for?

I know this is a stupid question, but I'm not finding any good explanations of what I need to do here. I just want my test environment to process the email stuff in my php systems. They're getting complicated enough that throwing them on the remote server would be a pain - especially since the one I'm working on is for learning only and I don't plan on publishing.

Thanks.
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Chris Corbyn
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Re: Enable php mail functionality on Apache on Win

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You need an SMTP server. You don't have to install one though. Just set the "SMTP" setting in php.ini to point to your ISP's SMTP server.
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