Default configuration of XAMPP do not allow to send emails through localhost. Here is the configuration for XAMPP to send email using a gmail account.
First you need to upgrade sendmail to the latest version.
- go to http://glob.com.au/sendmail/ and download sendmail.zip
- backup files in xampp/sendmail/ directory.
- delete all files in xampp/sendmail/ directory.
- copy the downloaded zip file to xampp/sendmail/ directory and extract the file
Then open the php.ini file (xampp/php/php.ini) and search for [mail function]
Modify the following parameters accordingly.
sendmail_path = "\"C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\" -t" mail.add_x_header = Off
Note: Modify sendmail_path parameter to your sendmail directory if you have installed xampp on an another directory.
Open the sendmail.ini (xampp/sendmail/sendmail.ini) and set following parameters accordingly. Comment all other settings.
smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com smtp_port=25 error_logfile=error.log debug_logfile=debug.log auth_username=****@gmail.com auth_password=**** force_sender=****@gmail.com
Replace auth_username, auth_password, force_sender parameters with your gmail account details.
Once you have done the modifications you can test the settings using a test php email such as following;
<?php $subject=”Hi There!!”; $to=”<receiver_mail_address>”; $body=”This is a demo email sent using PHP on XAMPP″; if (mail($to,$subject,$body)){ echo “Mail sent successfully!”; } else{ echo “Mail not sent!”; } ?>
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