Mail couldn't send using gmail smtp in php localhost

Question

I'm trying to send emails from my php localhost.

I edited the following files according to a working tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO7MfDcM-Ho)

php.ini and sendmail.ini

Used gmail smtp server in sendmail.ini

smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com

smtp_port=587

auth_username=myemail auth_password=mypass

When I tried to send the mail, there isn't any error but the mail isn't receiving.

Can anybody tell me where did I go wrong? Should I change anything in the gmail account which I used for the authentication in sendmail.ini ?

Try to get the error message, or maybe the mail is in the spam folder? — Gerben Jacobs, Mar 25 '14 at 16:08
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/712392/send-email-using-gmail-smtp-server-from-php-page — AMS, Mar 25 '14 at 16:08
@GerbenJacobs: I checked the spam folder, but it's not there. I will try to get the error message. — user1012181, Mar 25 '14 at 16:11
@AMS: I don't think this is the right solution for this localhost. — user1012181, Mar 25 '14 at 16:12
@GerbenJacobs, sorry but how can I get an error message for this function? — user1012181, Mar 25 '14 at 16:21
I don't know, you should show some code so people can help you better. — Gerben Jacobs, Mar 25 '14 at 19:46

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '14 at 16:22

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I dont think that you can use gmail as your local smtp server. The link was given as a trivial information. If you want to use the mail() function of PHP via Gmail maybe you should look at the one I gave you or use your FAI smtp or install a smtp server on your machine. I may be wrong but using some smtp servers sometimes requires you to first connect via pop or imap and then you can use the smtp.

answered Mar 25 '14 at 16:22

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In the example given in the question, it works really well for 90% of the people who tried it. So that's why I got this doubt. – user1012181 Mar 25 '14 at 16:23
my bad post your sendmail.ini maybe you forgot something, and post your mail() function. – AMS Mar 26 '14 at 08:01

Mail couldn't send using gmail smtp in php localhost

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