Problem with mail() even after editing php.ini

[KING-T]

I'm trying to get the mail() function to work on my localhost but I get this error

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Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\xampp\htdocs\yo\sendmemailbitch.php on line 30

So I go to php.ini-dist and editing some stuff....

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[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port = 587

; For Win32 only.
;sendmail_from = kingtisherenukkah1@gmail.com

Still won't work, I'm still getting the same error about localhost and port 25 even though I changed it....

So then I tried editing php.ini-recommended with the same details and I still get the same error. I don't get it, I also tried turning off my firewall. Is there any way to get this to work? By the way I'm using xampp (Basispaket) version 1.7.1

[Nobbie]

So I go to php.ini-dist and editing some stuff....

Why php.ini-dist?

So then I tried editing php.ini-recommended

Why php.ini-recommended?


Simply edit php.ini and nothing else.