Hi webmasters.
I just launched a website that allows people to signup an get verification mail to verify their account.

During testing, I noticed mails don't get delivered to Gmail but delivering successfully to yahoo mail.

I contacted my host and was told to use an stmp server.

I actually coded the website from scratch and its my first.

As per suggestion from my host, I installed WordPress and installed WP-mail after.

Now am stuck at choosing STMP. Most of the STMP server I saw online offer for bulk messages (like to an email list) which is not what I don't seen to understand the API stuff most.

Please I need suggestions on mail servers to use.

Also I need some explanations on setup and how api works.

I'm also thinking if there's any other way to go about things without installing WordPress? (I don't fancy the way unused files are on my website.)

if you are not sending too much emails use gmail as smtp

yomalex:
if you are not sending too much emails use gmail as smtp

yomalex:
if you are not sending too much emails use gmail as smtp

Like how many mails can I send per day and how do I set it up?

Ayemileto:



Like how many mails can I send per day and how do I set it up?

I really do not know how much you can send with it.

SMTP Server:smtp.gmail.com
Port:587
Username: gmail username
Password: gmail password

ive configured gmail with wp mail.but emails sent from wihin the website are not getting delivered but those sent from within wordpress are. wordpress and my site files are in the same folder.

yomalex:


I really do not know how much you can send with it.

SMTP Server:smtp.gmail.com
Port:587
Username: gmail username
Password: gmail password

Can I put this in my php config file instead of using wp-mail? Thanks.

hi.
I would like to help but with such limited info and without seeing your code, I cant help much. If you can share your page code, I could have a look for you or a link to the site.
In any case, have you tried implementing Mailchimp?

HostDocHosting:
hi.
I would like to help but with such limited info and without seeing your code, I cant help much. If you can share your page code, I could have a look for you or a link to the site.
In any case, have you tried implementing Mailchimp?

No.

the problem i'm having is email not delievering to Gmail. To solve this i want to use an external STMP. i've decided to use Gmail as suggested above(for testing). but i'm confused about configuring mail() function to use external service.

someone told me to use phpmailer. but i don't really get how to go about it.

Ayemileto:


No.

the problem i'm having is email not delievering to Gmail. To solve this i want to use an external STMP. i've decided to use Gmail as suggested above(for testing). but i'm confused about configuring mail() function to use external service.

someone told me to use phpmailer. but i don't really get how to go about it.

In your cpanel, create an easily say noreply@yourwebsite.com
Them download phpmailer and use it to send mails.
In the configurwtion, use isSMTP()
Of course, after downloading phpmailer, there's a folder called examples. There you'ull see examples of how to use phpmailer to send emails.
It should be easy to grasp if you've been doing php for 6 months.

Bolaji21:

In your cpanel, create an easily say noreply@yourwebsite.com
Them download phpmailer and use it to send mails.
In the configurwtion, use isSMTP()
Of course, after downloading phpmailer, there's a folder called examples. There you'ull see examples of how to use phpmailer to send emails.
It should be easy to grasp if you've been doing php for 6 months.

Actuall i'm new to PHP and this is my first application. but i can follow examples.

Here's the error i'm getting now.

i got this same error after configuring PHPmailer. i actually thought i didn't get it right and uninstalled PHPMAILER. i installed another mail library an got same error.

could not connect to the host "smtp.mail.yahoo.com":

same applies to Gmail. i contacted my host and they said port 25, 465, and 587 are all available. so i'm still trying to get the stuff.

they actually suggest i code a mailer myself(since i wrote the code instead of using a CMS) or use wordpress so they can help me configure it.

i'm hiding services that depend on mail already(actually changing them to comments) pending the time i find a solution.

that means users won't verify their mail after signup and they wont be able to change password.

when i set use ssl to false, i have a new error.

Connected to SMTP server "smtp.gmail.com". Erro ocurred: it was not possible to read line from the SMTP server

it connected? i think.

who understand the rest?

the same error occurred for yahoo too.

Ayemileto:


Actuall i'm new to PHP and this is my first application. but i can follow examples.

Here's the error i'm getting now.

i got this same error after configuring PHPmailer. i actually thought i didn't get it right and uninstalled PHPMAILER. i installed another mail library an got same error.

could not connect to the host "smtp.mail.yahoo.com":

same applies to Gmail. i contacted my host and they said port 25, 465, and 587 are all available. so i'm still trying to get the stuff.

they actually suggest i code a mailer myself(since i wrote the code instead of using a CMS) or use wordpress so they can help me configure it.

In my suggestion, I specifically requested that you use your server stmp. If your domain name is mywebsite.com, then use mail.mywebsite.com

Let me show you the code. Just copy, paste and modify as appropriate

require '../PHPMailerAutoload.php';

//Create a new PHPMailer instance
$mail = new PHPMailer;
//Tell PHPMailer to use SMTP
$mail->isSMTP();
//Enable SMTP debugging
// 0 = off (for production use)
// 1 = client messages
// 2 = client and server messages
$mail->SMTPDebug = 2;
//Ask for HTML-friendly debug output
$mail->Debugoutput = 'html';
//Set the hostname of the mail server
$mail->Host = "mail.mywebsite.com";
//Set the SMTP port number - likely to be 25, 465 or 587
$mail->Port = 25;
//Whether to use SMTP authentication
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;
//Username to use for SMTP authentication
$mail->Username = "yourname@mywebsite.com";
//Password to use for SMTP authentication
$mail->Password = "yourpassword";
//Set who the message is to be sent from
$mail->setFrom('from@example.com', 'First Last');
//Set an alternative reply-to address
$mail->addReplyTo('replyto@example.com', 'First Last');
//Set who the message is to be sent to
$mail->addAddress('whoto@example.com', 'John Doe');
//Set the subject line
$mail->Subject = 'PHPMailer SMTP test';
//Read an HTML message body from an external file, convert referenced images to embedded,
//convert HTML into a basic plain-text alternative body
$mail->msgHTML(file_get_contents('contents.html'), dirname(__FILE__));
//Replace the plain text body with one created manually
$mail->AltBody = 'This is a plain-text message body';
//Attach an image file
$mail->addAttachment('images/phpmailer_mini.png');

//send the message, check for errors
if (!$mail->send()) {
    echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;
} else {
    echo "Message sent!";
}

Bolaji21:

In my suggestion, I specifically requested that you use your server stmp. If your domain name is mywebsite.com, then use mail.mywebsite.com

Let me show you the code. Just copy, paste and modify as appropriate

require '../PHPMailerAutoload.php';

//Create a new PHPMailer instance
$mail = new PHPMailer;
//Tell PHPMailer to use SMTP
$mail->isSMTP();
//Enable SMTP debugging
// 0 = off (for production use)
// 1 = client messages
// 2 = client and server messages
$mail->SMTPDebug = 2;
//Ask for HTML-friendly debug output
$mail->Debugoutput = 'html';
//Set the hostname of the mail server
$mail->Host = "mail.mywebsite.com";
//Set the SMTP port number - likely to be 25, 465 or 587
$mail->Port = 25;
//Whether to use SMTP authentication
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;
//Username to use for SMTP authentication
$mail->Username = "yourname@mywebsite.com";
//Password to use for SMTP authentication
$mail->Password = "yourpassword";
//Set who the message is to be sent from
$mail->setFrom('from@example.com', 'First Last');
//Set an alternative reply-to address
$mail->addReplyTo('replyto@example.com', 'First Last');
//Set who the message is to be sent to
$mail->addAddress('whoto@example.com', 'John Doe');
//Set the subject line
$mail->Subject = 'PHPMailer SMTP test';
//Read an HTML message body from an external file, convert referenced images to embedded,
//convert HTML into a basic plain-text alternative body
$mail->msgHTML(file_get_contents('contents.html'), dirname(__FILE__));
//Replace the plain text body with one created manually
$mail->AltBody = 'This is a plain-text message body';
//Attach an image file
$mail->addAttachment('images/phpmailer_mini.png');

//send the message, check for errors
if (!$mail->send()) {
    echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;
} else {
    echo "Message sent!";
}

Thanks. I will try this.

I guess I will place phpmailer outside the folder requiring the code?
.

Username and password will be my hosting login details right?

Ayemileto:
ive configured gmail with wp mail.but emails sent from wihin the website are not getting delivered but those sent from within wordpress are. wordpress and my site files are in the same folder.

I can set this up for you.on WordPress to send mails but not free though .

Ayemileto:



Thanks. I will try this.

I guess I will place phpmailer outside the folder requiring the code?
.

Yes please