Hi World,
I've got some questions concerning the using of the mail() php function

under OpenBSD using Postfix as MTA.

Note that I only want to use my OpenBSD Postfix Server as a mail sender

for fogotten password of my web site ^^
First, the "mail" shell command works very well. I receive test mails

from root@myserver.com (using root login) towards

me@anywherebutmyserverevenvirtual.com

Second, the PHP cli (you know under shell) on a php script containing

the mail() php function works very well too (always under root login)
BUT, when i browsing (via FireFox or IE) and I clik on my button "send

my password", nothing happen !! It's like the www users can't use the

/usr/sbin/sendmail...
Note that the script behind the html button is excatly the same I use

with the php line command and that nothing appears in /var/log/messages

or Maillog
Here is versions used:

OPENBSD 3.9

postfix-2.2.8p1 (installed via ports of ftp://bsd)

php-4.0
Here is the Postfix conf:

Stricto "the Postfix instead of Sendmail" tutorial that we can find on

postfix.org, without virtual parameters (not needed here).
Thanks for your reading and your help (since 4 days I'm searching a

solutions...),
GrEg

Are you running chroot'd (default)? If so, you need something like

'mini_sendmail', or run Apache 'naked' with a -u.
OR, you could RTFM & Google.
	Lee
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  Leland V. Lammert            lvl@omnitec.net

    Chief Scientist     Omnitec Corporation

 Network/Internet Consultants   www.omnitec.net

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Hi all,
Thanks everybody for your help, but still doesn't work...
I tried with femail, then i tried with mini_sendmail (with this:

http://hanz.nl/p/showblog&blog_key=39), and always same result... i.e.

nothing happens...
I'm getting crazy !!
thanks again,

Greg

First make sure mini_sendmail is located in /var/www/bin.  Second add or

edit the sendmail_path in your php.ini and restart apache.  Make it look

something like this: sendmail_path = "/bin/mini_sendmail -t

-fwww@blahblah.com" where -fwww@blahblah.com is the address you want the

mail to come from.  Hope this helps.

Does php still require a shell to launch femail or mini_sendmail?

This has been discussed in the archives, Greg.
-ME

I was writing my answer when i receive your mail, and that's it...

http://hanz.nl/p/showblog&blog_key=39 told to make a symbolinc link,

that was not working on my server..
anyway, here we are, that's working !
Thanks a lot to everybody !
See you in the tube!

Greg

1) Start Apache with -u - if it works, you know it's a chroot problem. If

not, you have something else at play.
2) Check your log files.
3) Check the URLs.
	Lee
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  Leland V. Lammert            lvl@omnitec.net

    Chief Scientist     Omnitec Corporation

 Network/Internet Consultants   www.omnitec.net

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Do Apache is in chroot? Did you tried to run that php script in chroot?
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Daniel 'Shinden' Horecki

http://morr.pl

You can use femail (in ports/packages) to fix this. It's easy to run

inside a chroot jail (use the STATIC flavour). It's a drop-in replacement

for /usr/sbin/sendmail, and submits the message to your real mailer (e.g.

on localhost) by SMTP.

Hi all,
Thx for your all answer... someone talk to me about the Apache chroot,

so I unchroot it, and it's well functional.
But, If you follow me, I don't want that my apache be not chrooted (even

if i'm a big noob in security question, i'm not totally insane ^^). So,

Stuart, thanks for the femail pist, i will try it right now, but telle

me: is that a standalone emai server or it's living like an interface

between apache and the MTA?
thanks all,

Greg

You didn't check your logs, did you ? Just guessing.
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Benoit Myard

It's an interface, it takes the message and sends it to the MTA

by SMTP (by default, to port 25 on localhost; just copy it into the

chroot jail, and configure sendmail_path in php.ini).
(There are at least two other programs like this, femail is simpler

and less messy than the ones I know of).

It can't, the www server is chrooted under /var/www. If that is not the

problem, be sure to post back for more in-depth solutions.
		Joachim
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