Currently dev-lang/php depends on virtual/mta, which by default pulls in mail-mta/ssmtp. The /usr/sbin/sendmail command is a symlink to /usr/sbin/ssmtp. However, php does not seem to work with ssmtp at all as it doesn't take the -t -i options. In order for php's mailing system to work, one must pull in mail-mta/sendmail. This is particular important for those php program such as gallery2, phpbb etc which depends on email for many features. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. ask gallery2 to send a test email 2. 3.
Not that I know much about php, but in 'php --info' output I see following line: sendmail_path => /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i => /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i so, perhaps, this may just be configurable. So, while ssmtp may simply ignore '-t', it looks like i.e. msmtp should work. And from what I just gooogled, there's probably a way to make it work with msmtp too.
(In reply to comment #1) > Not that I know much about php, but in 'php --info' output > I see following line: > sendmail_path => /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i => /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i > > so, perhaps, this may just be configurable. > > So, while ssmtp may simply ignore '-t', it looks like i.e. msmtp should work. > And from what I just gooogled, there's probably a way > to make it work with msmtp too. > Indeed, you can emerge sendmail to replace ssmpt (they block each other), or edit your "/etc/php/{cli|apache}/php.ini". Simple work arounds. I just think that the default installation/configs should work.
Let's wait for php-herd's opinion...
I'd prefer to just change the default ini setting. Any ideas what value would work for both? I'd rather like to avoid changing the ini file on installation depending on the installed mta.
Not sure what has changed, but I am able to send email using ssmtp in gallery2 now. Closing. Reopen if someone else have this problem.
