Send Email with PHP – mail, PHPMailer, SendGrid, Mailgun, etc
Different Ways to Send Transactional Emails in PHP Nameprosconsmail() functionnativefreelimited functionalityless trustedless secureperformance constraintslower deliverabilityPHPMailer libraryfreeUses native functionjust a wrapper classSendGrid servicehigh deliverabilityflexibleconfigurablePart of ecosystemAdditional service managementAdditional costsMailgun serviceHigh deliverabilityflexibleconfigurableAdditional costsadditional service managementAWS SESHigh trustfast & efficientAffordableEasy integration within the ecosystemHigh barrier to entryBest for AWS usersPlatform dependencyadditional costs Send an Email with PHP Natively The article demonstrates two ways to send an Email with PHP. Using the PHP mail() function. Using PHPMailer Library. Besides these two options, this article also introduces a couple of Email services that some popular players in the market have used - Netflix being a prime example. So stay tuned to learn about these as well. PHP SendEmail Configuration Before the real action, we need to configure PHP. Configuration requires you to set up an SMTP server. Note: We assume that you have an SMTP server for sending Emails. 1. Locate php.ini. 2. In php.ini,…
