PHP mail() timeout

Question

First a few infos:

• Debian Squeeze
• PHP 5.3.3
• PHP with mod_cgi
• I absolutely HAVE to use mail() in this case. For all my other

Answer 1

I've been searching for this particular error and have found that it can be caused by a variety of things. I do not know what you have already tried to do to fix it, but here are some suggestions as to what might help:

• Make sure to start with and end with ?>
• Make sure to chmod the file to 755
• Try to include an output of some sort (eg. print "Mail sent.")

There's also another question about this subject here on SO: PHP Mail Function Causes Error - The owner stated that a change of server with the same setup resulted in a working mail() function, which could indicate a problem with the host.