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Admin: /* Don't Send to Gmail */

2017-10-29T05:59:25Z

Don't Send to Gmail

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	The PHPMailer emails were simply being dropped by Gmail, without any notification. They did not even show up in my spam folder.		The PHPMailer emails were simply being dropped by Gmail, without any notification. They did not even show up in my spam folder.

			My ultimate solution: send the emails to a non-gmail account (an email service associated with my domain but run by NameCheap). If you need to send them to a gmail account, set up email forwarding from the non-gmail NameCheap account to your gmail account.

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Admin: /* Using PHPMailer */

2017-10-29T05:58:24Z

Using PHPMailer

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			==Don't Send to Gmail==

			If you are experiencing problems with PHPMailer, and you are sending emails to a gmail acount, try sending your emails to a non-gmail account.

			I was trying all kinds of different things in the script above and nothing was working, but then I got the bright idea to send to a non-gmail email address, and everything worked like a charm.

			The PHPMailer emails were simply being dropped by Gmail, without any notification. They did not even show up in my spam folder.

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Admin: /* Using PHPMailer */

2017-10-28T11:35:59Z

Using PHPMailer

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 ==Using PHPMailer==
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 // Set SMTP credentials
-$mail->Host       = "mail.example.com"; // SMTP server example
+$mail = new PHPMailer(true);                              // Passing `true` enables exceptions
-$mail->SMTPDebug  = 0;                     // enables SMTP debug information (for testing)
+try {
-$mail->SMTPAuth   = true;                  // enable SMTP authentication
+    //Server settings
-$mail->Port       = 25;                    // set the SMTP port for the GMAIL server
+    $mail->SMTPDebug = 2;                                 // Enable verbose debug output
-$mail->Username   = "username"; // SMTP account username example
+    $mail->isSMTP();                                      // Set mailer to use SMTP
-$mail->Password   = "password";        // SMTP account password example
+    $mail->Host = 'smtp1.example.com;smtp2.example.com';  // Specify main and backup SMTP servers
 ?>

Admin at 11:28, 28 October 2017

2017-10-28T11:28:08Z

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	* Drop in your SMTP credentials		* Drop in your SMTP credentials
	* Now you're able to send off emails		* Now you're able to send off emails

			==Namecheap SMTP Mail Settings==

	Namecheap:		Namecheap:

Admin: /* Opening Port */

2017-10-28T10:58:37Z

Opening Port

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	See [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/104954/how-to-allow-outgoing-smtp-on-iptables-debian-linux#104957]		See [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/104954/how-to-allow-outgoing-smtp-on-iptables-debian-linux#104957]

			==Editing php.ini==

			No smtp settings needed in the php.ini file...

			See [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17726195/phpmailer-php-ini-configurations]

			Do need to enable PHP OpenSSL support though: in php.ini, add

			<pre>
			[PHP_OPENSSL]
			extension=php_openssl.dll
			</pre>

			See [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11318578/sending-an-email-using-phpmailer-and-gmail-smtp]

			==Editing PHPMailer Settings==

			Need to edit the file class.smtp.php and put your SMTP credentials there. (I think.)

	==Using PHPMailer==		==Using PHPMailer==

Admin: /* Opening Port */

2017-10-28T10:48:31Z

Opening Port

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	==Opening Port==		==Opening Port==

			The following iptables rule will keep track of outgoing packets and will allow corresponding return packets - necessary for SMTP connections, because you want to be able to receive the "okay, data received" signal from the server you're sending mail out to.

			<pre>
			iptables -I INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
			</pre>

			See [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/104954/how-to-allow-outgoing-smtp-on-iptables-debian-linux#104957]

			==Using PHPMailer==

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Admin: /* Flags */

2017-10-28T10:42:46Z

Flags

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	[[Category:PHP]]		[[Category:PHP]]
	[[Category:Mail Server]]		[[Category:Mail Server]]
	[[Category:~~Deploy~~]]		[[Category:Deployment]]

Admin: /* Opening Port */

2017-10-28T10:42:36Z

Opening Port

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			[[Category:PHP]]
			[[Category:Mail Server]]
			[[Category:Deploy]]

Admin: /* Opening Port */

2017-10-28T10:42:14Z

Opening Port

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	* Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 port for SSL		* Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 port for SSL

	==~~Opening Port~~==		==Installing PHPMailer==

			Visit PHPMailer: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer

			Copy the contents of the PHPMailer folder into one of the include_path directories specified in your PHP configuration

			==Opening Port==

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Admin: Created page with "Sending email with PHP: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14456673/sending-email-with-php-from-an-smtp-server#14456761 Procedure: * Open port 465 * Put PHPMailer on your P..."

2017-10-28T10:39:06Z

Created page with "Sending email with PHP: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14456673/sending-email-with-php-from-an-smtp-server#14456761 Procedure: * Open port 465 * Put PHPMailer on your P..."

New page

Sending email with PHP:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14456673/sending-email-with-php-from-an-smtp-server#14456761

Procedure:
* Open port 465
* Put PHPMailer on your PHP include path
* From the PHP script you want to send email from, include PHPMailer
* Drop in your SMTP credentials
* Now you're able to send off emails

Namecheap:
* Username: your email address
* Password: password for this email account
* Incoming/outgoing servers name: mail.privateemail.com
* Incoming server type: IMAP or POP3
* Incoming server (IMAP): 993 port for SSL
* Incoming server (POP3): 995 port for SSL
* Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 port for SSL

==Opening Port==

<pre>
<?php

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Include PHP mailer stuff

use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;

require 'path/to/PHPMailer/src/Exception.php';
require 'path/to/PHPMailer/src/PHPMailer.php';
require 'path/to/PHPMailer/src/SMTP.php';

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Set SMTP credentials

$mail = new PHPMailer();
$mail->IsSMTP();
$mail->CharSet = 'UTF-8';

$mail->Host = "mail.example.com"; // SMTP server example
$mail->SMTPDebug = 0; // enables SMTP debug information (for testing)
$mail->SMTPAuth = true; // enable SMTP authentication
$mail->Port = 25; // set the SMTP port for the GMAIL server
$mail->Username = "username"; // SMTP account username example
$mail->Password = "password"; // SMTP account password example

?>
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