Receiving mail in apache php

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i have sendmail set up on Ubuntu 12.10, Apache 2.2 and I can now successfully send emails from my local server using php mail() function. I just wanted to know how do i send mail to my server from gmail or perhaps just send mail to my local server from my local server...

I have tried finding my IP addess and sending a mail from my gmail account to somefakeid@myip and i dont seem to see any mail in /var/mail directory..

and by the way just confirming, any recieved mail will be stored in from of a text file in /var/mail whose name will be the username to which the mail was sent right?

i dont see any file named somefakeid...

Please help...

(Isn't there any PHP inbuilt function which checks for any received mail?)

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '13 at 11:52

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You can use phpmailer class to connect to a remote or gmail server and than send email.

refer to the following link for more information: http://phpmailer.worxware.com/?pg=examplebgmail

answered Jul 22 '13 at 11:52

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '13 at 11:45

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You need couple of things, you need a domain and a mx record. when you have the domain you point your mx record to point to your IP and make sure port 25 is open to receive email.

answered Jul 22 '13 at 11:45

DevZer0

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And, don't forget to configure sendmail to accept mail for your domain. – mti2935 Jul 22 '13 at 18:59

Receiving mail in apache php

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