php.ini & SMTP= - how do you pass username & password

Solution 1:

PHP mail() command does not support authentication. Your options:

1. PHPMailer- Tutorial
2. PEAR - Tutorial
3. Custom functions - See various solutions in the notes section: http://php.net/manual/en/ref.mail.php

Solution 2:

I apply following details on php.ini file. its works fine.

SMTP = smtp.example.com
smtp_port = 25
username = [email protected]
password = yourmailpassord
sendmail_from = [email protected]

These details are same as on outlook settings.

Solution 3:

Use Fake sendmail for Windows to send mail.

1. Create a folder named sendmail in C:\wamp\.
2. Extract these 4 files in sendmail folder: sendmail.exe, libeay32.dll, ssleay32.dll and sendmail.ini.
3. Then configure C:\wamp\sendmail\sendmail.ini:

smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=465
[email protected]
auth_password=your_password

4. The above will work against a Gmail account. And then configure php.ini:

   sendmail_path = "C:\wamp\sendmail\sendmail.exe -t"

5. Now, restart Apache, and that is basically all you need to do.