How to send a mail using xampp in windows XP?

I am using XAMPP for localdevelopment.And I am using the mail() function for sending the mail. But unfortunately it wont sent the mail.开发者_如何学CI am not using any SMTP server in local host.If I need to sent mail what can I do?Thanks in advance.

You need to configure your SMTP server details in your php.ini. Alternatively, you may use a mailer library like the Swift Mailer.

As Maerlyn suggests, you can add the SMTP to your php.ini file. However thing to keep in mind is that if your SMTP server requires authentication or it requires POP before SMTP, php.ini cant help you with that. If your ISP has an SMTP server and you have configured your Outlook to use your ISP email account, it will authorize your IP (for some time) to send out emails through that SMTP server so the mail() function will work.