How To Send Mail From Localhost XAMPP Using Gmail

12/22/2020 How To Send Mail From Localhost XAMPP Using Gmail
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How to Send Mail from Localhost XAMPP Using Gmail

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XAMPP is Cross-Platform (X), Apache (A), MariaDB (M), PHP (P) and Perl (P). It is for developers to create a local
webserver for testing or deployment purposes.
As a part of testing, developers need to send emails that are always going to be there when it comes to online
businesses.
To send mail from localhost XAMPP using Gmail, con gure XAMPP after installing it. Follow the below steps for
the same.
Steps to Send Mail From Localhost XAMPP Using Gmail:

1. Open XAMPP Installation Directory.
2. Go to C:\xampp\php and open the php.ini le.
3. Find [mail function] by pressing ctrl + f.
4. Search and pass the following values:
1 SMTP=smtp.gmail.com
2 smtp_port=587
3 sendmail_from = YourGmailId@gmail.com
4 sendmail_path = "\"C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\" -t"
5. Now, go to C:\xampp\sendmail and open sendmail.ini le.
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6. Find [sendmail] by pressing ctrl + f.

7. Search and pass the following values
1 smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
2 smtp_port=587
3 error_logfile=error.log
4 debug_logfile=debug.log
5 auth_username=YourGmailId@gmail.com
6 auth_password=Your-Gmail-Password
7 force_sender=YourGmailId@gmail.com(optional)
Script To Send Mail:

1 <?php
2 $to_email = "receipient@gmail.com";
3 $subject = "Simple Email Test via PHP";
4 $body = "Hi,nn This is test email send by PHP Script";
5 $headers = "From: sender\'s email";
6
7 if (mail($to_email, $subject, $body, $headers)) {
8 echo "Email successfully sent to $to_email...";
9 } else {
10 echo "Email sending failed...";
11 }
Hope this guide will be helpful!
Note:
Please con gure “Less secure apps” settings as shown at

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https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879 for proper working.
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Also, if you are still facing issues, the reason can be one of the below:
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1. The mails are being sent late
2. The mail is not con gured properly
3. The port is blocked
4. Gmail does not have required permissions
5. Password is wrong
Any doubts on the topic? Please mention them in the Comments section below and I’d be glad to help you out.
Feel free to share the solution via social media.
Thanks!
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101 comments
Lingam raja
- Reply
Error # 11001Host not found.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
 Hello Lingam,
It’s working here. Please do follow the steps. You are good to go.
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Thank you.
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viswanadhan
- Reply
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘ ‘ (T_STRING) in D:\xampp\htdocs\send_mail_test.php on line 8
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
It seems as if there’s a mistake in copying the code from this post.
Thanks.
Husain
- Reply
Hello,
I was getting error of port=25 but as you sggested to restart the XAMPP i did it . Now the error message is gone
but it is still failing to send email.
Email sending failed…

Pls guide.
Mary Joy Resurreccion

- Reply
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘ ‘ (T_STRING) in C:\xampp\htdocs\testing\testing.php on line 8 is there

anyone that can solve this?? I actually copy and then paste the code. I don’t know what’s wrong. I need help
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
The problem is in sending the mail.
The root script is created.
Thank you.
Alice
- Reply
Hi! I can’t nd the sendmail le at C:\xampp\
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Alice,
Please check in C:\xampp\sendmail folder.
 Thank you.
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Ankit
- Reply
Tried exactly what you mentioned. Enabled less secure apps in gmail. The remaining 5 options were also not
applicable, still getting the error:
Warning: mail(): Failed to connect to mailserver at “localhost” port 25, verify your “SMTP” and “smtp_port”
setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:xampphtdocsEC_websiteindex.php on line 8
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Ankit,
The port is wrong. The 25th port is still being used.
I hope it helps.
Ankit 
- Reply
Sir I don’t know why it is still using port 25 because I changed it to 587 in both les explicitly.
Kindly guide.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
Please restart XAMPP.

Thanks.
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 Husain 
Hello Mr Sanjay,
After following all of the above mentioned steps till your last comment “restart
XAMPP” it is now showing
It is not showing any error message .. earlier it was showing the same error
reported by Mr Ankit.
Pls Guide.
Sanjay Jethva 
Hello Husain,
Please recheck the port and setting.
The issue seems to be due to port only.
Thank you.
maklon
- Reply
Thank you for the solution!
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
My pleasure!
Rayi mallesh
- Reply
hey i used same code as you said but it is showing error

Warning: mail(): “sendmail_from” not set in php.ini or custom “From:” header missing in
C:\xampp\htdocs\ELECTRICALS\index.php on line 13
how can I solve it
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
There is a mistake in the sendmail_from due to which you are facing this error.
Thanks.
 LAUR
- Reply
 Hello, i try to send mail from localhost php in win10 and i receved this errror
Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at “localhost” port 25, verify your “SMTP” and
“smtp_port” setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in D…
-i set in php ini
SMTP = smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port = 25
sendmail_from = user@gmail.com
sendmail_path = “\”D:\……
-and to sendmail smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=4
error_log le=error.log
debug_log le=debug.log
auth_username=user@gmail.com
auth_password=pass
force_sender=user@gmail.com
– where is my error?
THANKS.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
I have mentioned in the post to change the SMTP port which you have missed as it is still 25.
Thank you.
karl
- Reply
when I run the php it says email successfully sent but I don’t receive anything in my gmail, I’ve turned on
insecure access and same happens.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Karl,
Please check the spam folder.
Thanks.
Farmeen 
- Reply
hello sir, i did the above con guration and when i try to send a test mail from wp mail SMTP it
gives a problem and the error says “PHPMailer was able to connect to SMTP server but failed
while trying to send an email.”.
what to do .Please help!
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hey,
The PHPMailer is causing the issue.

Thanks.

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Vinay
- Reply
Hello sir, i applied all the steps but when i m running the script to send mail then
Email sending failed error is showing… please help me.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Vinay,
Please check if you have any issues from those mentioned at the end of the post.
Thanks.
Deepa
- Reply
I hv don this all steps bt i didn’t get any emails.evn I’m enable allow less app secure setting also.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Deepa,
Did you check the ve reasons listed at the end of the post?
Marie
- Reply
Hi,
Nice tutorial..!!!
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Thanks!
Amardip
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- Reply
 Sir , my localhost xampp server has not found php.ini le

Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Amardip,
Please check this – https://drops.meetanshi.com/FTLZ2n
This is also one of the methods.
Thank you.
Robertson
- Reply
set g_smtp_allow_invalid true to permit delivery
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
Are you using Windows or Mac?
Thank you.
Samyak
- Reply
Hey!
So I followed all the steps given. It not showing any error but the mail is not being received or sent. I will
con gured the les as per instructions.
Please help!
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Samyak,
You might be facing one of the above listed issues. Please check it once and try again.
Thank you.
wais
- Reply
Thank you sir, it work for me.
Kevin
- Reply
Thanks
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Lakshmi Chandrasekar
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No error. But mail not received


Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
The issue can be due to any one of the following:
Thanks.
sanny
- Reply
pls sir are we con guring php.ini distribution or php.ini development……?

tnx for ur support.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello, You have to make changes in the php.ini le.

Thank you.
teja k
- Reply
hi there, I am getting this error …Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS
command rst. z62sm5560709pf b.47 – gsmtp in C:\xampp\htdocs\form2\mail_handler.php on line 13
Something went wrong!
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
The issue seems to be in SMTP setup.
Please check your account in which you have setup.
 Thank you.
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 SAIRA
- Reply
Hy..I have followed all process successfully… all DNE WITHOUT ANY ERROR..bUT NO EMAIL IS SEND BY MAIL
ACCOUNT.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Saira,
There are multiple reasons for the issue:

Adeyemi
- Reply
Hello Sir, I did exactly as you said but I keep getting this error.
Warning: mail(): Failed to connect to mailserver at “smtp.gmail.com” port 587, verify your “SMTP” and
“smtp_port” setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\xampp\htdocs\dada_php\contact_us.php on line 22
{“success”:”true”}
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
The issue is in SMTP port. This happens when the port is already in use.
Thank you.
ogenna 
- Reply
Then what do we do in such cases
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hey,
You need to free up a port that is already being used.
 Thank you.
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Pushapak Kumar
- Reply
may I need to paste or edit in that le?
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Pushpak Kumar,

Yes, you’ll need to make changes in that le.
Thank you.
byukusenge baraka
- Reply
thanks alot for the help.

but where will i paste this script ??or i will create a new fresh le for it??
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
Yes, you need to create a new le for it.
Thanks
Gert Kroucamp
- Reply
Thank you. Using your directions above, provide me with success.

I am learning to develop websites, front end and back end.
A lot to learn from scratch, a lot of research.
I am grabbing around and test all options available.
New learner, new software updates of window 10 and xampp with old
directives, confusing me.
I’m good now, thank you.
Sanjay Jethva 
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 Hey, it’s great that my tutorial helped you out. And thanks for the appreciation!
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Nik Suki
- Reply
thanks for your guidance!!
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
happy to help
Kura
- Reply
Thanks for the tutorial. Worked ne for me.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hey! Welcome
Happy to help.
Villydger Pallarca
- Reply
This is work with CI..good job
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hey, thanks for the appreciation
panos alexopoulos
- Reply
i did all but still dont work

i have windows with 64bits .. is that a problem ?
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hey,
I have implemented the same solution in windows with 64 bits only. So that’s not an issue.
Please check your settings again.
Thank you.
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Aditya
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sir,
 i follow your instructions but there is an error
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘ ‘ (T_STRING) in C:\xampp\htdocs\mail.php on line 8
please help me
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hey Aditya,
It seems that you have made a mistake of a semicolon (;)
Please refer to the above code and try again.
Thank you.
Tom
- Reply
Super helpful managed to get it working just ne! FYI for anyone else you are required to turn on less secure
apps in your gmail account and any good hosting service will have this set up as default this is just for testing on
localhost! Have fun!
Sanjay Jethva 
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Hi Tom,
Thanks for the appreciation. Yeah, that’s right, this solution can be used in the local environment.
helloworld
- Reply
Hi, I have an error message:
setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in E:\xampp\htdocs\testing\mailTesting.php on line 8
I have checked my php.ini le and everything is in order, can you help me out? Thanks alot
Sanjay Jethva 
 - Reply
Hi, please re-check your con guration. Any mistake in it can cause the error.
 Thanks.
ajina
- Reply
hi..
setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\xampp\htdocs\ajina\DBtoPHP\form.php on line 13
Email sending failed..
this is the error showing
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
Please review your php.ini settings.
Thanks.
dshidende
- Reply
This is really helpful, Thank you very much
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Thank you!
padmini
- Reply
Hai,

i am getting this error for the code which u have given. please help me out to x this issue.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879 for proper working as mentioned in the post.
Thanks.
 padmini 
- Reply

i am not getting the less secure option in my gmail account.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hi again,
Please follow these steps: https://drops.meetanshi.com/wS6RSe
Thanks.
miheer
- Reply
this code isnt working for me…..it is showing else statement
Walid
- Reply
Thank you , it really helps me . I have juste one problem which is :

when I send a mail from php to my mailbox , I receive a Mail Delivery Subsystem which tell me that my adress is
not avalaible.
response of the server:
550 5.1.1 :
Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hi Walid,
The address to which you are sending an Email is not available and that’s why it’s showing the error.
https://drops.meetanshi.com/emKGOZ
vanita saini
- Reply
Thanks for sharing this tutorial
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
 Glad to know it helped you Vanita.
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 Danushan Kanagasingam
- Reply
can we use this code for realhosting?
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hi Danushan,
You cannot use it for real hosting. It’s enabled by default in real hosting.
Harsh Patel
- Reply
Hey there,
the code seems to work but the actually mail was not sent.
It said mail sent succesfully but mail didnt showup in the inbox or sent box
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Harsh,
https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879 to resolve your issue.
Thanks.
miltons
- Reply
This was really helpful, thanx.
Jeff
- Reply
This worked for me setting it up on two computers, but a third laptop is giving this error: Error:
[SocketException] Could not send email: Function ereg() is deprecated
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even though my code isn’t using ereg() anywhere.
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Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
The problem can be with PC settings or the version of XAMPP.
Thanks.
rajarata
- Reply
throw this error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in C:\xampp\htdocs\mailtest.php on line 8
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello,
This may happen if you have forgotten to place a “;” at line 8 in the script to send mail.
Thanks.
Brandon Giampa
- Reply
This still isn’t working for me. I get a success message each time, but no email.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Hello Brandon,
https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879 to resolve your issue.
Thanks.
Do Some New
- Reply
Thanks Sanjay Sir. For this code I will always grateful to you.
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Happy to help
 rishabh
- Reply
 Thank you for making this look simple, amazing tutorial
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Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Thanks for the appreciation
Kalpesh
- Reply
Pretty amazing tutorial
Sanjay Jethva 
- Reply
Thank you so much Kalpesh for the appreciation!
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Steps to Send Mail From Localhost XAMPP Using Gmail:

5. Now, go to C:\xampp\sendmail and open sendmail.ini le.

6. Find [sendmail] by pressing ctrl + f.

Script To Send Mail:

Hope this guide will be helpful!

Please con gure “Less secure apps” settings as shown at

Feel free to share the solution via social media.

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Error # 11001Host not found.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘ ‘ (T_STRING) in D:\xampp\htdocs\send_mail_test.php on line 8

Email sending failed…

Mary Joy Resurreccion

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘ ‘ (T_STRING) in C:\xampp\htdocs\testing\testing.php on line 8 is there

Hi! I can’t nd the sendmail le at C:\xampp\

Please check in C:\xampp\sendmail folder.

Thank you for the solution!

hey i used same code as you said but it is showing error

Email sending failed error is showing… please help me.

 Sir , my localhost xampp server has not found php.ini le

set g_smtp_allow_invalid true to permit delivery

Thank you sir, it work for me.

No error. But mail not received

pls sir are we con guring php.ini distribution or php.ini development……?

Hello, You have to make changes in the php.ini le.

There are multiple reasons for the issue:

1. The mails are being sent late

Then what do we do in such cases

may I need to paste or edit in that le?

Hello Pushpak Kumar,

thanks alot for the help.

Thank you. Using your directions above, provide me with success.

thanks for your guidance!!

Thanks for the tutorial. Worked ne for me.

This is work with CI..good job

Hey, thanks for the appreciation

i did all but still dont work

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘ ‘ (T_STRING) in C:\xampp\htdocs\mail.php on line 8

Hi, I have an error message:

this is the error showing

This is really helpful, Thank you very much

Email sending failed…

this code isnt working for me…..it is showing else statement

Thank you , it really helps me . I have juste one problem which is :

Thanks for sharing this tutorial

 Glad to know it helped you Vanita.

can we use this code for realhosting?

This was really helpful, thanx.

throw this error

Thanks for the appreciation

Pretty amazing tutorial

Thank you so much Kalpesh for the appreciation!

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