CodeIgniter unable to send email using PHP mail()

Question

I\'m trying to send an e-mail with Codeigniter like this:

$this->load->library(\'email\');

$this->email->from(\"myemail@email.com\");
$this->         


        

Answer 1

Its worth saying that if you're on WAMP (Windows) you will need to have sendmail installed otherwise there is no default SMTP method of sending. I wanted to use Gmail but couldn't because there is simply no default mail mechanism.