Yii, Yiimailer doesn't send the mail (no error shown)

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i'm trying to send a mail. i want to use Gmail server to send, for now i just want it to send to the same account from its being sent.

i'm using YiiMailer extension because it seems to be easy to use, this is the action i have in my controller:

public function actionContact()
    {
        $model=new ContactForm;
        if(isset($_POST['ContactForm']))
        {
            $model->attributes=$_POST['ContactForm'];
            if($model->validate())
            {
                $name='=?UTF-8?B?'.base64_encode($model->name).'?=';
                $subject='=?UTF-8?B?'.base64_encode($model->subject).'?=';
                $headers="From: $name <{$model->email}>\r\n".
                    "Reply-To: {$model->email}\r\n".
                    "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n".
                    "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8";

                // mail(Yii::app()->params['adminEmail'],$subject,$model->body,$headers);

                $mail = new YiiMailer('contact', array(
                    'message'=>$model->body,
                    'name'=>$model->name,
                    'description'=>'Contact form'
                ));

                $mail->setFrom($model->email, $model->name);
                $mail->setSubject($model->subject);
                $mail->setTo(Yii::app()->params['adminEmail']);

                $mail->isSMTP();
                $mail->host = "smtp.gmail.com";
                $mail->port = 465;
                $mail->Username = "username@gmail.com";
                $mail->Password = "password";

                if($mail->send())
                {
                    Yii::app()->user->setFlash('contact','Gracias por contactarnos, te responderemos tan pronto como podamos.');
                    $this->refresh();
                }

                else
                {
                    Yii::app()->user->setFlash('error','Error enviando correo.');
                    $this->refresh();
                }
            }
        }
        $this->render('contact',array('model'=>$model));
    }

the adminMail is the same like account@gmail.com

i dont't know if i have the right settings for gmail, i'm sure the condition of the function doesn't exist so it does nothing.

just to make sure. this is my config:

// autoloading model and component classes
    'import'=>array(
        'application.models.*',
        'application.components.*',
        'ext.YiiMailer.YiiMailer'
    ),

PD: i found the gmail settings around post. i'm not sure if they changed the settings.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Try using method getError() to find out what the error was (you can use special debug options to get more information on possible errors)

$mail->SMTPDebug = 1; //optional

if($mail->send())
{
    Yii::app()->user->setFlash('contact','Gracias por contactarnos, te responderemos tan pronto como podamos.');
    $this->refresh();
}
else
{
    echo '<pre>';
    var_dump($mail->getError());
    echo '</pre>';
    exit;
}

Additionaly, try the following:

ADD $mail->SMTPSecure = 'ssl'; or $mail->SMTPSecure = 'tls';
ADD $mail->SMTPAuth = true;

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered May 05 '14 at 01:02

Felipe

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it wont do anything about it, if() nor else() is going.. it just takes like 5 secs, and then refreshes the page with no flash. – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 01:05
I've edited my code: use var_dump and then exit - that will stop PHP from continuing. – Felipe May 05 '14 at 01:07
gave me : SMTP Connect() failed. – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 01:10
Add `$mail->SMTPDebug = 1;`. That'll give you more information on what your problem is. – Felipe May 05 '14 at 01:12
hm, now i'm entirely sure i don't know this error: SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (10061) SMTP Connect() failed – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 01:15
Maybe the port is blocked on your firewall? – Felipe May 05 '14 at 01:18
the firewall is disabled and still gives me the error. maybe gmail doesnt use 465 port anymore.. – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 01:20
Or maybe you need to use SSL (don't forget to enable SSL extension for PHP as well)? Anyway, there's more info for you to search on the Internet now =) – Felipe May 05 '14 at 01:21
php_openssl is enabled in my php, still not clue how to fix it, i'm looking in google's api – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 01:24
i've checked everything, but it gives me the same error. – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 01:36
i guess i found the error. the php_smtp is not being enabled, and i dont know why, i'm using wamp and i had to download that extension, i try many times to enable it, but it doesnt. – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 01:46
i'll just forget about this.. there's no way i can fix the php_smtp for wamp, so i won't be able to send emails.. thanks for the help.. – Oscar Reyes May 05 '14 at 02:02
Ok. Sorry I was not able to help you. – Felipe May 05 '14 at 02:06

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 05 '14 at 10:08

This works for me!

            $mail = new YiiMailer();
            $mail->IsSMTP();                                      // Set mailer to use SMTP
            $mail->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';  // Specify main and backup server
            $mail->SMTPAuth = true;                               // Enable SMTP authentication
            $mail->Username = 'username';                            // SMTP username
            $mail->Password = 'password';                           // SMTP password
            $mail->SMTPSecure = 'tls';                            // Enable encryption, 'ssl' also accepted
            $mail->Port = 587;
                        //set mail properties
            $mail->setFrom('username@gmail.com', 'YYY');

        $mail->setTo($model->to_email);

        $mail->setSubject($model->subject);
        $mail->setBody($model->message, 'text/html');

        $mail->send();

You need to set the smtpauth to true when using Gmail to send email.Ckeck your sendMail box after executing the action!

can you tell me what server are you using?. cause i cannot make this in wamp, php_smtp is no longer compatible. — Oscar Reyes, May 07 '14 at 22:57

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 11 '14 at 00:07

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i solved this by install stunnel, so openssl is enabled and let me send emails from my server

answered May 11 '14 at 00:07

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