Disabling PHPMail()

PHPMail() Function Disabled

There are so many ways to send email using php. The two main ways to do this is either using PHPMail() or SMTP. PHPMail() is open and used by trojans and viruses. Most clients have infected files which just send mails using PHPMail(), because it doesn't authenticate. It doesn't check if the email being sent is actually coming from the domain and this puts a lot of strain on the mail server, making legitimate mails wait in queue for a long time.

SMTP isn't open and the email must be authenticated.... a real email address and password must be written into your code and must be verified by the mail server before the email is sent. This makes the email legitimate.

If you already have a script using PHPMail() function it is very simple to change it to SMTP, you just need to change like 5 lines of your code and add an email address and password (already created in cpanel) into the code, and it will send emails just fine.

We have a sample code which you can use in our download section on our site (http://www.qservers.net/process/downloads.php).

If you are using a cms software like wordpress or joomla please use the smtp plugins available for these softwares.

For Joomla:

At the backend of joomla, under global configuration --> Server --> Mail Settings -->

Mailer: SMTP
SMTP Port: 25
SMTP Authetication: Yes
SMTP Security: None
SMTP Username: email address created in cpanel
SMTP Password: password for your email address
SMTP Host: localhost


For Wordpress:

1. http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/(By wpecommerce)

2. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/


Edit General Settings for Easy WP SMTP
From Email Address: your email address i.e info@mydomain.com
From Name: a name to give your email address i.e Company Name
SMTP Host: localhost
Type of Encription: None
SMTP Port: 25
SMTP Authentication: Yes
SMTP username: Your email address ( same as the From Email Address)
SMTP Password: Password of the email address above


For Developers:

The PEAR library also has a built-in Mail class for sending e-mails, including e-mails over SMTP authentication with an already-existing e-mail account. Here's an example:

<?php
include('Mail.php'); // includes the PEAR Mail class, already on your server.

$username = 'info@mycompany.com'; // your email address
$password = 'mypassword'; // your email address password

$from = "info@mycompany.com";
$to = "myclient@clients.com";
$subject = "This is a sample smtp script";
$body= "Welcome to tfhost.ng Secure Mailing Platform.";

$headers = array ('From' => $from, 'To' => $to, 'Subject' => $subject); // the email headers
$smtp = Mail::factory('smtp', array ('host' =>'localhost', 'auth' => true, 'username' => $username, 'password' => $password, 'port' => '25')); // SMTP protocol with the username and password of an existing email account in your hosting account
$mail = $smtp->send($to, $headers, $body); // sending the email

if (PEAR::isError($mail)){
echo("<p>" . $mail->getMessage() . "</p>");
}
else {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
// header("Location: http://www.example.com/"); // you can redirect page on successful submission.
}
?>
  • 0 משתמשים שמצאו מאמר זה מועיל
?האם התשובה שקיבלתם הייתה מועילה

מאמרים קשורים

Creating Email Responders

Creating email autoresponses Overview You can use autoresponders to send a message back...

Changing MX Record to point Mail to Anothe Server or Domain

How do I change my sites MX record to point mail to another server or domain? An MX Record is...

Changing Timestamp on emails

How do I change the timestamp on my emails? Each webmail client has a timezone setting, which...

Blackberry Email Configuration

Setting Up Email for the Blackberry Setting Up Email for the BlackberryIn order to receive email...

Domain Name has exceeded Max Transfer

As of the release of cPanel 11.32, to which we upgraded in early March 2012, a new feature...