google smtp with php

[angelicdevil]

how can we use google smtp server to send mail using php

here's my current php script

<?php
 
$toName        = "my name";
$toEmail    = "[e-mail]";
$subject    = "success";
 
$name        = $_POST["name"];
$email        = $_POST["email"];
 
 
 
$headers = "From: Your Name <[e-mail]>" . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: Your Name <[e-mail]>" . "\r\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();
 
$message= "name: $name
email: $email
 
 
";
 
$replySubject    = "Mail from me";
$replyMessage    = "I will reply to your query soon";
 
 
// send email  to You //
 
 
    mail($toName." <".$toEmail.">", $subject, $message, "From: ".$name." <".$email.">");
// send email  to You //
 
    print "process=complete";
 
// send reply email to inquirer //
    mail ($name." <".$email.">", $replySubject, $replyMessage, $headers);
// send reply email to inquirer //
 
?>
 

[miraan]

The smtp server you use is configured on your server, for example, your Apache configuration file. I'm not sure if Google allow everyone to use their smtp server though. You might want to check.

[angelicdevil]

isnt there a way i can send in the remote server details in the php and ask mail function to use the details provided in the script itself

[Dormilich]

I'm not sure if Google allow everyone to use their smtp server though.

all you need is a google account (usually).

and ask mail function to use the details provided in the script

you might have read that mail() doesn’t use an SMTP server …

[angelicdevil]

so any other way other than mail();

[Dormilich]

of course. there is e.g. the SwiftMailer library