I would like to send an email from a PHP script. I installed an Apache server on Ubuntu machine, and that's all. I prepared an index.html file:
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
ini_set("SMTP", "smtp.gmail.com");
ini_set("sendmail_from", "xxxx@gmail.com");
ini_set("smtp_port", "587");
$to = "MY_ADDRESS@gmail.com"; // this is your Email address
$from = "xxxx@gmail.com"; // this is the sender's Email address
$first_name = $_POST['first_name'];
$last_name = $_POST['last_name'];
$subject = "Form submission";
$subject2 = "Copy of your form submission";
$message = $first_name . " " . $last_name . " wrote the following:" . "\n\n" . $_POST['email'];
$message2 = "Here is a copy of your message " . $first_name . "\n\n" . $_POST['message'];
$headers = "From:" . $from;
$headers2 = "From:" . $to;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
mail($from,$subject2,$message2,$headers2); // sends a copy of the message to the sender
echo "Mail Sent. Thank you " . $first_name . ", we will contact you shortly.";
}
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title>Form submission</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="" method="post">
First Name: <input type="text" name="first_name"><br>
Last Name: <input type="text" name="last_name"><br>
Email: <input type="text" name="email"><br>
Message:<br><textarea rows="5" name="message" cols="30"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
I allowed the usage of the gmail on gmail settings, but the email is not being sent. Any ideas why?
you can use those credentials for testing: tmail4824@gmail.com, password: XXX_12345. Email sanding from Python (using the same credentials) works.