PHP mail()- can't send mails to Gmail from localhost(xampp)

Question

For a school project I need to send e-mails from localhost to gmail. I have downloaded and copied all of the files from http://glob.com.au/sendmail/ and pasted them into my xampp/sendmail folder.

Here are my settings which should technically work.

sendmail.ini:

smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=587
smtp_ssl=auto
auth_username=myemail@gmail.com
auth_password=mypassword

php.ini:

sendmail_path = "\"C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\" -t"
;sendmail_path="C:\xampp\mailtodisk\mailtodisk.exe"
; SMTP = localhost
; smtp_port = 25

possible duplicate of [How to configure XAMPP to send mail from localhost?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15965376/how-to-configure-xampp-to-send-mail-from-localhost) — Marcin Orlowski, May 19 '15 at 18:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 01 '15 at 13:48

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Make sure you run sendmail.exe as an Administrator and in Compatibility Mode 'Windows XP (Service Pack 3)'. Right-click -> Properties -> Compatibility.
Then visit the following link https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and Accept. Otherwise Gmail will block incoming requests.

edited Jun 01 '15 at 13:48

Michael Irigoyen

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answered Jun 01 '15 at 08:52

Joram

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

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If you are using xampp you can check this answer: [How to configure XAMPP to send mail from localhost?

Or you can use phpmailler instead of this method.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered May 19 '15 at 18:39

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PHP mail()- can't send mails to Gmail from localhost(xampp)

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