500 error when trying to use the MAIL function

Question

We just migrated our PHP 5.2 / IIS 8 website to a new server.

We are unable to use the MAIL function.

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

that returns:

the 500 error

This sounds like a duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1053424/how-do-i-get-php-errors-to-display — rantsh, Mar 05 '13 at 18:24
have you checked mail settings in php.ini since you changed server? — user2014429, Mar 05 '13 at 19:01

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 05 '13 at 18:29

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By default PHP uses sendmail, You need to configure your PHP setting to use a SMTP server on windows.

The link below will get you started...

answered Mar 05 '13 at 18:29

Jay Bhatt

Ideally you'll want to use the SMTP server of your hosting provider or ISP. Running your own SMTP server is much more of a pain in the ass than you might think. – Sammitch Mar 05 '13 at 18:32

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 05 '13 at 18:24

500 is a permanent smtp error and therefore there is either a problem with the configuration of the mail server or the recipient of the email.

If you telnet to the server on port 25 and issue the following commands;

helo localhost
mail from:<your.email.address>
rcpt to:<recipient.email.address>
data

ctrl c

What happens?

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