CakePHP using Email component from Shell cronjob

Question

I\'m trying to send an email from a CakePHP shell just as you would from the Controller.

Most of the code below was adapted from this dated article on the Bakery an

Answer 1

If you're using CakePHP 2.x, you can ditch the EmailComponent entirely and use the CakeEmail class instead.

App::uses('CakeEmail', 'Network/Email');

class NotificationShell extends Shell {
    public function send() {
        $email = new CakeEmail();
    }
}

That entirely avoids all the thorny issues of loading components inside a shell. For email at least.