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Mail configuration
Mail server setting
PHPMail supports following send mail types:
Depend on capacibility of your PHP Server,
you can test all methods (from the simplest one) if others are failed.
To do that, modify mail_config.php
which is in sendmail folder of MSMF package.
$mail_type = "mail", or
"sendmail", or "qmail" or "smtp"
| Parameters |
Value type |
Meaning |
| $mail_host |
String |
IP or hostname of SMTP Mail Server (for
example, smtp.gmail.com) |
| $mail_port |
Int |
SMTP port (465 if using Gmail) |
| $mail_smtp_secure |
String |
"ssl" or "tls" or "". For example, "ssl" if
using Gmail |
| $mail_authen |
Boolean |
true if SMTP Mail Server require authentication |
| $mail_username |
String |
Username of mail account |
| $mail_password |
String |
Password of mail account |
Example: if your PHP Server does not support
mail, sendmail or qmail, your can using Gmail instead. In this case, try
following steps:
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Step1: Create free gmail
account, for example,
mailtest@gmail.com with password "12345"
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Step2: Change content of
mail_config.php file as following
| <?php
$mail_type = "smtp";
$mail_authen = true;
$mail_port = 465;
$mail_host = "smtp.gmail.com";
$mail_username = "mailtest@gmail.com";
$mail_password = "12345";
$mail_smtp_secure = "ssl";
?> |
Each time your customer press Send button
on your MSMF, mail will be sent as if you are sending it from mailtest
gmail account.
Note:
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Using Gmail to send mail should
be the last selection when other simple methods are not supported in your PHP Server
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Although using Gmail, you can still add
CC, BCC, ReplyTo as guided in Mail content
setting
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