Send Mail using Gmail SMTP with PHP.
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Monday, July 04, 2011

Send Mail using Gmail SMTP with PHP.

I received a tutorial requests from my reader that asked to me how to send mails to web project users. This post explains you how to send mail using SMTP credentials. I had implemented this mail notification system at labs.9lessons.info using SMTP and SASL classes. It’s simple just few lines of configuration changes.

Send Mail using SMTP and PHP.


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index.php
Contains PHP code. You have to modify email, name and message
$to="[email protected]";
$fn="Fisrt Name";
$ln="Last Name";
$name=$fn.' '.$ln;
$from="[email protected]";
$subject = "Welcome to Website";
$message = "Dear $name,


Your Welcome Message.


Thanks
www.website.com
";
include('smtpwork.php');

smtpwork.php
SMTP configuration file you have to modify host, port and credentials.
<?php
require("smtp.php");
require("sasl.php"); //SASL authentication
$from="[email protected]";
$smtp=new smtp_class;
$smtp->host_name="www.website.com"; // Or IP address
$smtp->host_port=25;
$smtp->ssl=0;
$smtp->start_tls=0;
$smtp->localhost="localhost";
$smtp->direct_delivery=0;
$smtp->timeout=10;
$smtp->data_timeout=0;
$smtp->debug=1;
$smtp->html_debug=1;
$smtp->pop3_auth_host="";
$smtp->user="[email protected]"; // SMTP Username
$smtp->realm="";
$smtp->password="password"; // SMTP Password
$smtp->workstation="";
$smtp->authentication_mechanism="";

if($smtp->SendMessage(
$from,
array(
$to
),
array(
"From: $from",
"To: $to",
"Subject: $subject",
"Date: ".strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z")
),
"$message"))
{
echo "Message sent to $to OK.";
}
else
echo "Cound not seend the message to $to.\nError: ".$smtp->error;
?>
web notification

63 comments:

  1. ...
    I LIKE THIS BLOG...
    Thanks.

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  2. is it better than phpmailer?

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  3. thanks my brother
    you are the best

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  4. the $message is html or text

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  5. Another great handler ! Thnx ! One question: is it possible to send personalized mail, for example to put array of mail adress in bcc ?

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  6. Hola! lo probé localmente y me sale error al tratar de enviar un correo de prueba: Cound not send the message to [email protected]. Error: could not connect to the host "192.168.1.XX": No se ha podido establecer conexión ya que el equipo de destino ha denegado activamente dicha conexión.
    alguien me podría ayudar?

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  7. Thanks for this tutorial.
    However I wanted to know, how can i send mail from my localhost... what smtp settings i need to make, and how to configure a local smtp server..

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  8. Hey srinivas thanx for the great tutorial but can you please take time and post a tutorial to SEND AND RECEIVE emails ??? it could be useful for many applications like inbox ... thanks in advance ... you really rock man.

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  9. Thanks for the tutorial...I have concern on how can i send mail from my localhost using Gmail as SMTP server using this tutorial of yours. Is it possible.Please make a tutorial too..thank you

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  10. I hope it just like PHP Mailer ony if I am right

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  11. there are some error in this string:

    echo "Cound not seend the message to $to.\nError: ".$smtp->error;

    und more...
    what kann i do, if i will E-mail with attaching send (file, video, pictire etc...)???

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  12. really is a powerful tutorial..thank you for sharing

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  13. Its nuseful post great work.........Thanks

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  14. helpful tut, for PHP beginners like me :)

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  15. I was in search of this code from last many years for a client having PHP website.
    Thanks for sharing

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  16. can we send html emails with this

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  17. Hi how to send text-massages to mobile using php

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  18. I am getting an error like this


    Warning: require(/home/yourad6/public_html/faster-key/includes/welcomeMailer/plain_sasl_client.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/yourad6/public_html/faster-key/includes/welcomeMailer/sasl.php on line 313

    what is plain_sasl_client.php this file doesnt exist and isnt in the download

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  19. I'm getting this error. Rectify soon please

    Cound not send the message to [email protected] Error: could not connect to the host "208.43.198.157": No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.

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  20. Hi!

    I can't send HTML message this. If i send a simple text message the emial arrives. But if i send a HTML message the it doesnt.
    Please help me!

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  21. I found that the plain_sasl_client.php file is missing, but got it there and it now works fine:
    http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/file/7492.html

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  22. can you also include your sasl.php and smtp.php in your post?

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  23. Hi please help i get this error "Cound not send the message to [email protected]. Error: server does not require authentication".

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  24. Hi, I have a question.. Where I need define the drivers used in the sasl.php file?

    var $drivers=array(
    "Digest" => array("digest_sasl_client_class", "digest_sasl_client.php" ),
    "CRAM-MD5" => array("cram_md5_sasl_client_class", "cram_md5_sasl_client.php" ),
    "LOGIN" => array("login_sasl_client_class", "login_sasl_client.php" ),
    "NTLM" => array("ntlm_sasl_client_class", "ntlm_sasl_client.php" ),
    "PLAIN" => array("plain_sasl_client_class", "plain_sasl_client.php" ),
    "Basic" => array("basic_sasl_client_class", "basic_sasl_client.php" )
    );

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  25. I'm getting the following error "Error: 550 Access denied - Invalid HELO name (See RFC2821 4.1.1.1)"

    Please can someone help me regarding this!

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  26. Hi ,

    I see everyone is asking about sending HTML mails using above class. The solution is you need to modify the headers. Like:

    "MIME-Version: 1.0",
    "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1",
    "From: $from",
    "To: $to",
    "Subject: $subject",
    "Date: ".strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z")

    Thanks...

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  27. How to send email to multiple recipients in Bcc?

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  28. hello sir,

    i want script that when user enter his or her detail then after submitting form the password is send to his email address & after adding that password user can login.

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  29. very good form . but i like if you explain line by line this code what that each line doing.

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  30. Hello Sir,
    How can we send mail to anyone by this.
    plz help me sir

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  31. Your code is working perfectly when I am trying to send email to one email stored in database

    What if I want to send emails from a list of emails stored in database.

    where to repeat the loop and in which file??

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  32. smtp.php missing , where to get it??

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  33. How to send email with pdf attachment???

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  34. hi I have one doubt ...... please any one tell me........ that........ is it possible to send a mail using SMTP in javascript...... if it can please tell me how.....

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  35. to Anonymous ^ up
    you can send using js by ajax just call the php file that send's messages by ajax

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  36. connection refussed error
    pls help me>

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  37. Nice information
    thanks a lot for sharin.

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  38. Thanks for everything
    Very nice blog.

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  39. Where are those 2 files smtp.php and sasl.php?

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  40. can send multiple attachment throw smtp

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  41. Can you teach me to send mail width smtp's gmail ? Thanks

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  42. Error: could not start TLS connection encryption protocol ..
    Please reply fast and must...

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  43. how to attach pdf using this? Please guide

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  44. server does not require authentication, it probably requires starting TLS

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  45. Where can I find s suitable login_sasl_client.php file for use with 9lessons SMTP login solution?

    I now get an error message: "PHP Warning: require(/usr/local/pem/vhosts/111236/webspace/httpdocs/smtp/login_sasl_client.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/local/pem/vhosts/111236/webspace/httpdocs/smtp/sasl.php on line 313, referer: "

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  46. Hello, you're script work fine but when i use it in a while boucle i have this error message :
    Message sent to ********************* OK.
    PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class smtp_class in /var/www/html/smtp.php on line 47
    Do you know what's appened ?

    Thank you,
    Séb

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  47. Hello there,

    Thanks for the script, it works fine. But I have 2 questions for you, 1. how do we send out an email which is custom drafted in html?
    2. How do we attach files to the email?
    Please guide if there are any class files to be used for the above 2.

    Thanks in advance.

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  48. very good blog, thanks for sharing this post.

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  49. It is going to spam or promotions in gmail. How to avoid that

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  50. Thank you very much. :)

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  51. . Error: server does not require authentication, it probably requires starting TLS
    I am getting above error
    my host is smtp.gmail.com

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  52. which method is best for sending bulk mail please help

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  53. Error: it was not possible to read line from the SMTP server: data access time out

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  54. Error: it was not possible to read line from the SMTP server: data access time out

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  55. Warning: require(/home/oasis/public_html/admin/smtp/plain_sasl_client.php): failed to open stream

    i can get this error

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  56. Hi ,

    I am not able to find smtp.php and sasl.php file. Please help me.

    Thanks

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