Cannot create user and login incorrectly

ricki · **Cannot create user and login incorrectly -** 12-12-2004, 09:38 PM

Hi there ! I'm a "trully" beginner in using this phpnuke 6.x and a new comer in this forum so I probably write a same problem as the old member do.

I've installed my local server using PHPTriad and Phpnuke 6.x in Windows XP. It works ! I didn't find any problem as long as I log as an Admin. But, whenever my friend (new user) try to register there comes the problem.

After he finished with the form, he clicked the "finish" button. After that, in the next page, it said,

"Warning: Failed to Connect in c:\apache\phpnuke\html\modules\Your_Account\index. php on line 119"

So, I check the line 119,

"mail($email, $subject, $message, "From: $from\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion());"

in the index.php file.

But, the rest page said that the account for the new user has been created, and he already became a member. When he try to login in the login block, it said the login was incorrect.

I never learn a php language and actually being an admin is not my mandatory job, so I cannot learn phpnuke intensively. I'm sorry for this situation. Anyway, can someone help me with "easy" explanation ? Thank you very much.

Ricki

genoxide · 12-13-2004, 05:43 AM

Do you have an email server installed on your windows box? the mail function doesn't work without an email server

mikem · 12-13-2004, 11:13 AM

You can actually adjust your php.ini file to use an Outlook Express email account on your WinXP machine to send mail from the PHP-Nuke site you have running locally. IF you have a working Outlook or Outlook express email account on yout XP machine.

Look for these lines in C:\Windows\PHP.INI

Code:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = me@localhost.com

so you would change that too look something like this

Code:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = smtp.yoursite.com

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = youremail@yoursite.com

mikem

genoxide · 12-13-2004, 11:23 AM

Didn't know that

ops: time to get on a windows box once again

mikem · 12-13-2004, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genoxide

Didn't know that

ops: time to get on a windows box once again

took me forever to figure it out.
He may have to play around with it to get it to work. But it works great on my XP box

ricki · 12-13-2004, 09:14 PM

Thanks to all of you.

Just another situation in my office, we didn't use mail server or even outlook to access our mail. Our mail in headquarter still using a webmail system, so we think we don't really need that mail server for now.

So, would you guys be more specific ? I mean, is there any solution without installing a mail server or even an outlook ?

Thanks guys.

mikem · 12-13-2004, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricki

So, would you guys be more specific ? I mean, is there any solution without installing a mail server or even an outlook ?

Thanks guys.

you pretty much answered that yourself. :wink:

Without a mailserver of SOME SORT, PHP-Nuke cannot send email.

ricki · 12-17-2004, 01:54 AM

Thanks guys, but I heard there are some ways to 'hack' this kind of problem. Someone just suggest me that I should download this kind of 'hack' and could run the phpnuke without installing any mail server.

Any other suggestion ?

Ricki