If you are developing php project on localhost and you are using mail function on your project that time you may face problem with send mail function. so in this tutorial we are explain how to configure sendmail.
Follow the step below for configure sendmail:
Step 1: Download sendmail
Download sendmail and extract all the files in the folder “C:sendmail”
Step 2: Configure sendmail.ini
Open the file “C:sendmailsendmail.ini” and add the following params in the corresponding lines:
smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=465
auth_username=your_address@gmail.com
auth_password=your_password
force_sender=your_address@gmail.com
Step 3 : Configure php.ini
Open the php.ini, find the following lines and add the path to the sendmail executable file. Don’t forget to restart the Apache server after doing that.
sendmail_path = "C:sendmailsendmail.exe -t"
Step 4: Test
Create a PHP script with the following code:(test.php)
mail(
'your_email@gmail.com'
,
'Test Mail Working'
,
'Mail received Successfully!!!!'
)
Run your test.php file and check your mail.
after following all the steps nothing happens only it hows connecting process .please help me what to do?