how to send email from php script and from localhost I have tried the following code

Question

<?php
$to = "karthik.hansi@infysky.com";
$subject = "First php test script";
$message = "Hi This message is for leave application ";
$headers = "From:karthik.hansi@infysky.com";
if(mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers))
{
echo "failed";

}else{
echo "sent";
}

?>

This is My code I have tried this sending mail from PHP not able to send mail anything I have to configure in xampp.

dont know what 'mercury' is but on local host you need a mailserver for `mail()` to work — , Sep 15 '17 at 06:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 15 '17 at 06:59

   $mail = new PHPMailer();
    $mail->IsSMTP();
    $mail->SMTPDebug = 1;
    $mail->SMTPAuth = true;
    $mail->SMTPSecure = 'ssl';
    $mail->Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
    $mail->Port = 465;
    $mail->IsHTML(true);
    $mail->Username = "yourname@gmail.com";
    $mail->Password = "your_pass";
    $mail->SetFrom("your_email");
    $mail->Subject = "your_title";
    $mail->Body = "your_body";
    $mail->AddAddress("receiver_email");
    if (!$mail->Send()) {
        echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;
    } else {
        echo "Message has been sent";
    }

You have to include phpmailer library. You can download it from here phpmailer

After that you go to your gmail account that you want to use as sender and you need to set 2-step verification ---> off and Allow less secure apps ---> ON.

This guide may help you set up gmail for send emails with php

I am using this script and works fine just make sure to set up all the changes. Maybe you have to add some changes in your xampp ( i did not but i don't know your php.ini file so keep that in mind).

SMTP -> ERROR: Password not accepted from server: 534-5.7.14 Please log in via your web browser and 534-5.7.14 then try again. 534-5.7.14 Learn more at 534 5.7.14 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754 v191sm295231ith.34 - gsmtp SMTP Error: Could not authenticate. Mailer Error: SMTP Error: Could not authenticate. bro getting this error — Karthik, Sep 15 '17 at 07:22
Do you use gmail account? Try keep it logged in your google account while you try this script. And last is your password correct? — pr1nc3, Sep 15 '17 at 07:23
Done bro, I am Configuring this because the employee can send leave to the admin through the apply leave form is this code works for that any help from you. — Karthik, Sep 15 '17 at 07:35

score -2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '17 at 06:25

-2

You can use libmail: http://lwest.free.fr/doc/php/lib/index.php3?page=mail&lang=en

include "libmail.php";
$m = new Mail(); // create the mail
$m->From( "leo@isp.com" );
$m->To( "destination@somewhere.fr" );
$m->Subject( "the subject of the mail" );
$m->Body( "Hello\nThis is a test of the Mail component" );
$m->Cc( "someone@somewhere.fr");
$m->Priority(4);
//  attach a file of type image/gif to be displayed in the message if possible
$m->Attach( "/home/leo/toto.gif", "image/gif", "inline" );
$m->Send(); // send the mail
echo "Mail was sent:"
echo $m->Get(); // show the mail source

answered Sep 15 '17 at 06:25

Salim Ibrohimi

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have you tried this script? – Karthik Sep 15 '17 at 06:32
Yes? I'm using it in my own sites newsletter – Salim Ibrohimi Sep 15 '17 at 06:43
Bro I am getting message sent But in reality message is not sent – Karthik Sep 15 '17 at 06:53
This code is not very correct, it displays Mail was sent without even checking if mail was really sent or failed. Do not use this code, is bad practise. – Simos Fasouliotis Sep 15 '17 at 07:22
Of course it doesn't check but the user who ask that question may use it... – Salim Ibrohimi Sep 15 '17 at 08:46

how to send email from php script and from localhost I have tried the following code

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