How to send email from localhost WAMP Server to se

Question

I'm finding to proper information about how to send email from localhost WAMP. And how to get authorize to send email from particular authorize email address to send any other email address.

How to configure this whole step explain me details, I already visit here some Stack Overflow answer as well as blog post but all are very confusing and old dated so it's may be possible to not working. So i need Stack Overflow users help. Thank you.

Answer 1

Here are the steps for send email from localhost by wamp server with Sendmail.

1. First, you need to download Sendmail zip file link
2. Extract the zip file and put it on C:\wamp
3. Now, you need to edit Sendmail.ini on C:\wamp\sendmail\sendmail.ini

smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com 
smtp_port=465
auth_username=[e-mail]
auth_password=your_password

4. Access your email account. Click the Gear Tool > Settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP > IMAP access. Click "Enable IMAP", then save your changes
5. Run your WAMP Server. Enable ssl_module under Apache Module.
6. Next, enable php_openssl and php_sockets under PHP.
7. ** Now the important part open php.ini file on "C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.5.12\php.ini" and "C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.4.9\bin\php.ini" set sendmail_path **

sendmail_path = "C:\wamp\sendmail\sendmail.exe -t"

8. Restart Wamp Server.

It will surely be worked.

Answer 2

a) Open the "php.ini". For XAMPP,it is located in C:\XAMPP\php\php.ini. Find out if you are using WAMP or LAMP server. Note : Make a backup of php.ini file 

b) Search [mail function] in the php.ini file. 

You can find like below.
[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/smtp
SMTP = localhost
; http://php.net/smtp-port
smtp_port = 25


; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/sendmail-from
;sendmail_from = postmaster@localhost


Change the localhost to the smtp server name of your ISP. No need to change the smtp_port. Leave it as 25. Change sendmail_from from postmaster@localhost to your domain email address which will be used as from address.. 

So for me, it will become like this.
[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = smtp.planetghost.com
smtp_port = 25
; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = [e-mail]
auth_username = [e-mail]
auth_password = example_password


c) Restart the XAMPP or WAMP(apache server) so that changes will start working.

d) Now try to send the mail using the mail() function , 

mail("[e-mail]","Success","Great, Localhost Mail works");

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Another way

Gmail servers use SMTP Authentication under SSL. I think that there is no way to use the mail() function under that circumstances, so you might want to check these alternatives:

1. PEAR: Mail
2. phpMailer

They both support SMTP auth under SSL.

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