Sending email from localhost

Question

I\'m using WampServer on Windows to test a site. I have a registration system where users get a confirmation email.

Is it possible to send emails from a localhost?<

Answer 1

I actually just set this up the other day using fake sendmail.

It is actually fairly easy to set up. I found this tutorial to be helpful.

There are other alternatives out there but this is working great for me using Gmail.

I can use the mail() function in PHP without issues. One issue that I haven't resolved yet is that the email always appears to come from my gmail address instead of whatever I supplied in the mail() arguments. I believe this may be a Gmail feature, not a sendmail issue though.