(WAMP/XAMP) send Mail using SMTP localhost

you can directly send mail from php mail() function if you specified the smtp server and smtp port in php.ini, first ask the SMTP server credential to your ISP. 

SMTP = smtp.wlink.com.np //put your ISP's smtp server

smtp_port = 25 // your ISP's smtp port.

then just restart the apache server and it will start working. ENjoy ...


Here's the steps to achieve this:

  • Download the sendmail.zip through this link

    • Now, extract the folder and put it to C:/wamp/. Make sure that these four files are present: sendmail.exe, libeay32.dll, ssleay32.ddl and sendmail.ini.

    • Open sendmail.ini and set the configuration as follows:

    • smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com

    • smtp_port=465
    • smtp_ssl=ssl
    • default_domain=localhost
    • error_logfile=error.log
    • debug_logfile=debug.log
    • auth_username=[your_gmail_account_username]@gmail.com
    • auth_password=[your_gmail_account_password]
    • pop3_server=
    • pop3_username=
    • pop3_password=
    • force_sender=
    • force_recipient=

    • hostname=localhost

    • Access your email account. Click the Gear Tool > Settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP > IMAP access. Click "Enable IMAP", then save your changes.

    • Run your WAMP Server. Enable ssl_module under Apache Module.

    • Next, enable php_openssl and php_sockets under PHP.

    • Open php.ini and configure it as the codes below. Basically, you just have to set the sendmail_path.

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/smtp
;SMTP =
; http://php.net/smtp-port
;smtp_port = 25

; For Win32 only.
; http://php.net/sendmail-from
;sendmail_from = [email protected]
; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
; http://php.net/sendmail-path
sendmail_path = "C:\wamp\sendmail\sendmail.exe -t -i"
  • Restart Wamp Server

I hope this will work for you..


You can use this library to send email ,if having issue with local xampp,wamp...

class.phpmailer.php,class.smtp.php Write this code in file where your email function calls 

    include('class.phpmailer.php');

    $mail = new PHPMailer();  
    $mail->IsHTML(true);
    $mail->IsSMTP();
    $mail->SMTPAuth = true;
    $mail->SMTPSecure = "ssl";
    $mail->Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
    $mail->Port = 465;
    $mail->Username = "your email ID";
    $mail->Password = "your email password";
    $fromname = "From Name in Email";

$To = trim($email,"\r\n");
      $tContent   = '';

      $tContent .="<table width='550px' colspan='2' cellpadding='4'>
            <tr><td align='center'><img src='imgpath' width='100' height='100'></td></tr>
            <tr><td height='20'>&nbsp;</td></tr>
            <tr>
              <td>
                <table cellspacing='1' cellpadding='1' width='100%' height='100%'>
                <tr><td align='center'><h2>YOUR TEXT<h2></td></tr/>
                <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
                <tr><td align='center'>Name: ".trim(NAME,"\r\n")."</td></tr>
                <tr><td align='center'>ABCD TEXT: ".$abcd."</td></tr>
                <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>                
                </table>
              </td>
            </tr>
            </table>";
      $mail->From = "From email";
      $mail->FromName = $fromname;        
      $mail->Subject = "Your Details."; 
      $mail->Body = $tContent;
      $mail->AddAddress($To); 
      $mail->set('X-Priority', '1'); //Priority 1 = High, 3 = Normal, 5 = low
      $mail->Send();

Method 1 (Preferred) - Using hMailServer


After installation, you need the following configuration to properly send mail from wampserver:

1) When you first open hMailServer Administrator, you need to add a new domain.
2) Click on the "Add Domain ..." button at the Welcome page. 
3) Under the domain text field, enter your computer's IP, in this case it should be 127.0.0.1.
4) Click on the Save button.
5) Go to Settings>Protocols>SMTP and select "Delivery of Email" tab
6) Enter "localhost" in the localhost name field.
7) Click on the Save button.

If you need to send mail using a FROM addressee of another computer, you need to allow deliveries from External to External accounts. To do that, follow these steps:

1) Go to Settings>Advanced>IP Ranges and double click on "My Computer" which should have IP address of 127.0.0.1
2) Check the Allow Deliveries from External to External accounts checkbox.
3) Save settings using Save button.

(However, Windows Live/Hotmail has denied all emails coming from dynamic IPs, which most residential computers are using. The workaround is to use Gmail account )

Note to use Gmail users :

1) Go to Settings>Protocols>SMTP and select "Delivery of Email" tab
2) Enter "smtp.gmail.com" in the Remote Host name field.
3) Enter "465" as the port number
4) Check "Server requires authentication"
5) Enter gmail address in the Username
6) Enter gmail password in the password 
7) Check "Use SSL"

(Note, From field doesnt function with gmail)
*p.s. For some people it might also be needed to untick everything under require SMTP authentication in :

  • for local : Settings>Advanced>IP Ranges>"My Computer"
  • for external : Settings>Advanced>IP Ranges>"Internet"

Method 2 - Using SendMail

You can use SendMail installation.

Method 3 - Using different methods

Use any of these methods.

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