I want to use the mail() function from my localhost. I have WAMP installed and a Gmail account. I know that the SMTP for Gmail is smtp.gmail.com and the port is 465 ( more info from gmail ). What I need to configure in WAMP so I can use the mail() function?
Thanks!!
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Gmail servers use SMTP Authentication under SSL. I think that there is no way to use the mail() function under that circumstances, so you might want to check these alternatives:
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phpMailer
They both support SMTP auth under SSL.
You'll need to activate the php_openssl extension on your php.ini.
Additional Resources:
How to Send Email from a PHP Script Using SMTP Authentication (Using PEAR::Mail)
Send email using PHP with Gmail (Using phpMailer)
If you open the php.ini file in wamp, you will find these two lines:
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smtp_port
Add the server and port number for your host (you may need to contact them for details)
The following two lines don't exist:
auth_username
auth_password
So you will need to add them to be able to send mail from a server that requires authentication. So an example may be:
smtp_server = mail.example.com
smtp_port = 26
auth_username = example_username@example.com
auth_password = example_password
i know in XAMPP i can configure sendmail.ini to forward local email.
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smtp_sever
smtp_port
auth_username
auth_password
this works when using my own server, not gmail so can't say for certain you'd have no problems
I'm positive it would require SMTP authentication credentials as well.
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ReplyDeletePEAR: Mail worked for me sending email messages from Gmail. Also, the instructions: How to Send Email from a PHP Script Using SMTP Authentication (Using PEAR::Mail) helped greatly. Thanks, CMS!
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