PHP Mavericks, XAMPP and Sendmail Oh My!

First back up the file we’ll edit -

cp /etc/postfix/main.cf  /etc/postfix/main_orig.cf

then edit it -

sudo vi /etc/postfix/main.cf

and set

relayhost = [smtp.theserver.edu]

you may be tempted to edit myhostname, or mydomain but just leave them commented out.
save the file
Back up your php.ini file -

cp /Applications/XAMPP/etc/php.ini  /Applications/XAMPP/etc/php_orig.ini

then edit it -

sudo vi /Applications/XAMPP/etc/php.ini

search for SMTP, it may be commented out, but change it to this -

SMTP=localhost

uncomment

smtp_port=25

then change

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i

save the file