Phpdev limitations compare to actual online host servers???

[johnnyosc]

hello guys,

 

i was wondering for those who have installed phpdev to developed your osc stores off line, if there are limitation on what you can do on phpdev compare to what you can do on a real server.

 

when i try to add an account i get this message:

 

Warning: Failed to Connect in c:phpdevwwwdemocatalogincludesclassesemail.php on line 502

 

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at c:phpdevwwwdemocatalogincludeslanguagesenglishcreate_account_process.php:50) in c:phpdevwwwdemocatalogincludesfunctionsgeneral.php on line 32

 

also get an error message when i try to checkout after confirming an order.

 

Is that normal since its only a development server and not a fully functional server, and that some functions will not work correctly since some softwares are not install to do certain things?

 

Please advise since im new to using phpdev and servers in general.

Thanks,

JOhnnyosc

[gambitdis]

You should be able to do anything with your local copy, that you can do on your server. You may need to spend a little time fixing up your local copy.

 

Your error seems to suggest that it can't connect to send out email (that's my guess). I'm not sure how phpdev handles email (on our hosting it's handled by sendmail).

[Ross]

You need to have a mail server installed as well to send emails from the script. The header info warning is because of the email error printing to the screen. The script also sends an email upon placing an order and is most likely the same problem.

 

To avoid the email error, set "Send Email" to false in the admin (which obviously will not send emails and wouldn't require a mail server)....or install an SMTP server on your machine to handle the emails.

 

HTH