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Bug #15524 mail() fails if invoked from a root directory script
Submitted: 2002-02-12 10:37 UTC Modified: 2002-03-24 10:10 UTC
From: jcelle at cforj dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Mail related
PHP Version: 4.1.1 OS: windows nt 4.0 server sp6a
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-02-12 10:37 UTC] jcelle at cforj dot com 
- web server is O'Reilly website 2.4.
- test.php contains following script :
mail( "jcelle@cforj.com", "TEST", "Hello World", "From: postmaster@cforj.com" );

- this file is duplicated so that it is in two directories :

1/ first directory = c:\www and corresponds to root directory of the web site www.cforj.com.
-> from there (http://www.cforj.com/test.php) the script fails (mail() returns FALSE. 

2/ second directory is a sub-directory c:\www\more and when acccessed through http://www.cforj.com/more/test.php the mail() function do work.

I don't know where to investigate from there. In case 1/ the SMTP logs show no attempt of connection at all while in case 2/ I can clearly see the complete SMTP conversation.

This is wether a Website (O'Reilly) problem or a PHP problem.

I tried to turn PHP error reporting to its max but got no information.

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 [2002-02-12 13:00 UTC] elixer@php.net 
reclassify
 [2002-02-14 05:22 UTC] jcelle at cforj dot com 
Trying to narrow a bit more this misbehaviour I used Website 3.1.11 (now from Deerfield) succesfully, meaning thus that it is certainly the previous 2.4 version of Website that causes the problem.

A workaround for those who cannot upgrade to version 3.x of Website is to place such scipts in a subdirectory of the site-root directory.
 [2002-03-05 09:10 UTC] ibasevitch at hotmail dot com 
I also have a problem on win nt 4.0 terminal server edition.
mail function doesn't work becasue there is a problem finding the ini file..
thanks
 [2002-03-24 10:10 UTC] mfischer@php.net 
The original poster (jcelle) said the problem did go away by upgrading the server software, so closing this one.
 
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