Can send mail through Usermin or GMAIL but not from PHP

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Hi. I’ve created an email id info@domain.com and I’m able to send and receive mails through this id if I use Usermin. I’ve also used following settings to add this id to GMAIL (as sender) and I’m able to send mails through GMAIL as well.

Email: info@domian.com Host: mail.domian.com Username: info.domian Password: **My password** Port 587 (tls)

When I used PHPMailer in my website with following settings. I get an error that says ‘Failed to connect to SMTP server’

$mail = new PHPMailer;

$mail->isSMTP();
$mail->SMTPDebug = 2;
$mail->Host = “mail.domian.com”;
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;
$mail->SMTPSecure = ‘TLS’;
$mail->Port = 587;
$mail->Username = “info.domian”;
$mail->Password = ‘mypassword’;
$mail->setFrom(‘info@domian.com’, ‘Website Name’);
$mail->addReplyTo(‘info@domian.com’, ‘Website Name’);

I’ve also tried Telnet to ping the host and that works too. I don’t know what’s the problem here.

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Hi,

Are you receiving an error?

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Like I said, the error I get is ‘Failed to connect to SMTP server’

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Hi,

Sorry I had missed your error message.

Try removing the line $mail->SMTPSecure = ‘TLS’ and see if you can connect without the TLS option.

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I don’t get emails after removing that line. And I get the same error as before.

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Has anyone done this before? What were the settings you used?

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The tutorial over at https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Tutorial suggests you need an autoload.php required.

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And another (using TLS) over at https://codeforgeek.com/2014/11/phpmailer-ultimate-tutorial/

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I know how to use phpmailer I need settings for virtualmin email. I can send emails through a gmail id just fine.

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I would like to draw attention of Virtualmin engineers. Does anyone use phpmailer? What settings do you use? I need to use SMTP.

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Did you make Gmail “less secure” ???

https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo/issues/8613
https://www.saleshandy.com/smtp/gmail-smtp-settings/

And, be sure you’re using require_once(‘PHPMailerAutoload.php’); instead of require_once(‘class.phpmailer.php’);

Or, instead of “less secure”, implement OAuth2:

https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Using-Gmail-with-XOAUTH2

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Hi Jim, the error I’m getting is “Failed to connect to SMTP server”. It has nothing to do with google. Thanks for your effort though.

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To resolve this issue, log in to your Gmail account through a web browser and enable access through less secure apps . Less secure apps can make your account more vulnerable, Google will automatically turn this setting off if it’s not being used. However, bypass this security setting with a configuration tweak within your Google Email Account .

How more secure app help to protect your account?

  • Which level of access you’re giving the client before you connect your Account.

  • Client access only a relevant part of your Account, like your email or calendar.

  • Connect your Google Account to the client without exposing your password.

  • Disconnect your Google Account from the client at any time.