linux msmtp configuration sends from shell but fails from PHP/apache

Question

linux (fedora 20) msmtp configuration sends from shell but fails from PHP/apache, I am stumped... my objective is just to send email, through my gmail smtp from my localhost

Answer 1

FIXED - msmtp: cannot log to /var/log/msmtp: cannot open: Permission denied

This is for the next person who runs into this issue.

System config file for msmtp -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 266 Jun 3 06:07 /etc/msmtprc

# mimecast
account mimecast
host smtp.mail.com
port 587
protocol smtp
from admin@company.com
auth on
user authuser@company.com
password mypassword
tls on
tls_certcheck off
logfile ~/.msmtp.log
syslog off
account default : mimecast

.#mimecast is just a section header and can be deleted
account mimecast - is a title if multiple send accounts are available or needed
account default : mimecast  - is saying this is the default account used

The configuration file per user if needed can be the same as the system file with a different userid, password and from fields. note the "." before the .msmtprc

-rw------- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 267 Jun 3 05:50 .msmtprc

The log file gets created per user in their home directory with the correct permissions - no need to mess with the permissions.

-rw-r--r-- 1 root msmtp 344 Jun 3 06:09 .msmtp.log

To send an email from the command line

echo -e "Subject: MySubject\r\n\r\nThis is mybody" |msmtp recipient@company.com

use the -C configfilename  to specify alternate local config files
use the -a account mimecast to switch between accounts to send from within the config file  ( did not try this option )

or use

msmtp recipient@company.com
Subject: This is my subjectline
Blank line ( press enter )
Here is the body of the email

CTRL-D ( to send )

or use this option to send mail from the command line

msmtp recipient@company.com < filename

where the filename contains

To: recipient@company.com
From: sender@company.com
Subject: Here is the Subject

body body body .....