I need to send emails from localhost from a XAMPP installation. I don't want to use Sendmail with a Gmail as many tutorials show.
There is any way to do work PHP mail() function on localhost?
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php mail setup in xamppchwcz7F– chwcz7F2014-07-21 14:05:38 +00:00Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 14:05
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Even if you do not want Gmail, you will need a working SMTP server anyway. You have to either rent one, or setup your own on a VPS.Salman– Salman2014-07-21 14:10:59 +00:00Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 14:10
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if your configure like this C:\xampp\php\php.ini and c:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.ini for gmail to send mail.
now in C:\xampp\php\php.ini find out extension=php_openssl.dll and remove the semicolon from the beginning of that line to make SSL working for gmail for localhost.
file find [mail function] in php.ini and change
SMTP=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=587
sendmail_from = [email protected]
sendmail_path = "\"C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\" -t"
and open it C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.ini. Replace all the existing code in sendmail.ini with bellow code
[sendmail]
smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=587
error_logfile=error.log
debug_logfile=debug.log
[email protected]
auth_password=my-gmail-password
[email protected]
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Federico Liva
I don't want to use Gmail or other, I would to use the native mail() function, without using any real email address.