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How to configure WAMP (localhost) to send email using Gmail?



I want to use the mail() function from my localhost. I have WAMP installed and a Gmail account. I know that the SMTP for Gmail is smtp.gmail.com and the port is 465 ( more info from gmail ). What I need to configure in WAMP so I can use the mail() function?





Thanks!!



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  1. 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:


    PEAR: Mail
    phpMailer


    They both support SMTP auth under SSL.

    You'll need to activate the php_openssl extension on your php.ini.

    Additional Resources:


    How to Send Email from a PHP Script Using SMTP Authentication (Using PEAR::Mail)
    Send email using PHP with Gmail (Using phpMailer)

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  2. If you open the php.ini file in wamp, you will find these two lines:

    smtp_server
    smtp_port


    Add the server and port number for your host (you may need to contact them for details)

    The following two lines don't exist:

    auth_username
    auth_password


    So you will need to add them to be able to send mail from a server that requires authentication. So an example may be:

    smtp_server = mail.example.com
    smtp_port = 26
    auth_username = example_username@example.com
    auth_password = example_password

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  3. i know in XAMPP i can configure sendmail.ini to forward local email.
    need to set

    smtp_sever
    smtp_port
    auth_username
    auth_password


    this works when using my own server, not gmail so can't say for certain you'd have no problems

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  4. I'm positive it would require SMTP authentication credentials as well.

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  5. use stunnel on your server, to send with gmail. google it.

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  6. PEAR: Mail worked for me sending email messages from Gmail. Also, the instructions: How to Send Email from a PHP Script Using SMTP Authentication (Using PEAR::Mail) helped greatly. Thanks, CMS!

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