Authentication php mail

Question

I\'m using mail to send e-mails from PHP. It\'s working fine, but now I need to use a more secure mail server.

I need to connect with the mail server using the foll

Answer 1

Actually mail function doesn't provide authentication functionality. Your have to use Mail class from Mail Pear package. See here for an example: http://email.about.com/od/emailprogrammingtips/qt/PHP_Email_SMTP_Authentication.htm

Answer 2

The builtin mail() function does not provide any sort of authentication. You need to use a third-party library that offers SMTP authentication. Popular choices include:

• PHPMailer
• Swift Mailer
• PEAR Mail (has not been updated for a while)

You can also search for Composer packages at Packagist.