Autheticating PHP mail

[Phatman]

Just heard that we need to authenticate PHP emails from web forms. I tried to follow the script that was suggested in my email from EUK by putting in my own details but it just times out....has anyone got this working...here's the script, I fall down on line 87, timeout because it can't connect to the server.

$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);

<?php  
//new function  
 
$to = "To Email Address";  
$nameto = "Your Name";  
$from = "test@yourdomain.com";  
$namefrom = "Who From";  
$subject = "Hello World Again!";  
$message = "World, Hello!";  
authSendEmail($from, $namefrom, $to, $nameto, $subject, $message);  
?>  

<?php
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * SEND EMAIL FUNCTIONS * * * * * * * * * * * * * */

//This will send an email using auth smtp and output a log array
//logArray - connection,

function authSendEmail($from, $namefrom, $to, $nameto, $subject, $message)
{
//SMTP + SERVER DETAILS
/* * * * CONFIGURATION START * * * */
$smtpServer = "127.0.0.1";
$port = "25";
$timeout = "30";
$username = "test@yourdomain.com";
$password = "email account password";
$localhost = "localhost";
$newLine = "\r\n";
/* * * * CONFIGURATION END * * * * */

//Connect to the host on the specified port
$smtpConnect = fsockopen($smtpServer, $port, $errno, $errstr, $timeout);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
if(empty($smtpConnect))
{
$output = "Failed to connect: $smtpResponse";
return $output;
}
else
{
$logArray['connection'] = "Connected: $smtpResponse";
}

//Request Auth Login
fputs($smtpConnect,"AUTH LOGIN" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['authrequest'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Send username
fputs($smtpConnect, base64_encode($username) . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['authusername'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Send password
fputs($smtpConnect, base64_encode($password) . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['authpassword'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Say Hello to SMTP
fputs($smtpConnect, "HELO $localhost" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['heloresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Email From
fputs($smtpConnect, "MAIL FROM: $from" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['mailfromresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Email To
fputs($smtpConnect, "RCPT TO: $to" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['mailtoresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";

//The Email
fputs($smtpConnect, "DATA" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['data1response'] = "$smtpResponse";

//Construct Headers
$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0" . $newLine;
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" . $newLine;
$headers .= "To: $nameto <$to>" . $newLine;
$headers .= "From: $namefrom <$from>" . $newLine;

fputs($smtpConnect, "To: $to\nFrom: $from\nSubject: $subject\n$headers\n\n$message\n.\n");
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['data2response'] = "$smtpResponse";

// Say Bye to SMTP
fputs($smtpConnect,"QUIT" . $newLine);
$smtpResponse = fgets($smtpConnect, 515);
$logArray['quitresponse'] = "$smtpResponse";
}
?>

[eUK-Ray]

Hello

This is right now only implemented for our shared Linux hosting accounts only. If you still wish to use authentication that is a positive step ahead. But the way to do it is different. Please create a ticket and provide me the link to your script in this ticket along with the ticket number here for further investigation.

Thanks,
Ray

[Phatman]

Thanks, ok, I've opened a ticket. The above script I'm running can be found here:

http://www.image-room.com/email_test.php

I guess running PHP from Windows servers is unusual but this could be a problem for a few people.

Ticket number: #URW-469-49000