Problem with sending SMTP mail in codeigniter

[eluser]mattesticels[/eluser]
Hello all, this is the first time I have posted here

been using codeigniter for little project of mine and absolutely love it, however I can not solve this problem I have with the email class, specifically smtp and googles email servers I think?

I know that this problem has occurred before as I checked on these forums before posting but it did not help me. The error i recieve is

An Error Was Encountered
Unable to send email using PHP mail(). Your server might not be configured to send mail using this method.

From: "Matthew"
Return-Path:
Reply-To: "[email protected]"
X-Sender: [email protected]
X-Mailer: CodeIgniter
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
=?utf-8?Q?Email_Test?=
<h1>Testing the email class.<h1>

Here is the function to send the email

Code:

function email_password() {
        $user_email = $this->input->post('email_address');
        
         $query = $this->db->get_where('account', array('email_address' => $user_email));
         if($query) {
             $config['protocol'] = 'smtp';
            $config['mail_path'] = 'ssl://smtp.googlemail.com';
             $config['smtp_host'] = 'ssl://smtp.googlemail.com';
             $config['smtp_port'] = 465;
             $config['smtp_user'] = '[email protected]';
             $config['smtp_pass'] = 'PASSWORD';
             $config['charset'] = "utf-8";
            $config['mailtype'] = "html";
            //$config['newline'] = "\r\n";
            
             //$this->email->initialize($config);
            $this->load->library("email", $config);
            
            $this->email->set_newline("\r\n");
             $this->email->from('[email protected]', 'Matthew');
            $this->email->to($user_email);
            
            $this->email->subject('Email Test');
            $this->email->message('<h1>Testing the email class.<h1>');    
            
            if ( ! $this->email->send()) {
                show_error($this->email->print_debugger());
            }
            else {
                echo('DONE');        
            }
         }
}

I have added the

Code:

extension=php_openssl.dll

in php.ini also but it still didnt help as i still revieve the error.

Could you please help me with this much appreciation will be returned too you.

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]

Code:

$this->load->library('email');
$this->email->initialize($config);

InsiteFX

[eluser]mattesticels[/eluser]
When i add that this error comes up

An Error Was Encountered

220 mx.google.com ESMTP p40sm7720606wfc.19

hello: 250-mx.google.com at your service, [205.186.176.26]
250-SIZE 35882577
250-8BITMIME
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250 PIPELINING

from: 250 2.1.0 OK p40sm7720606wfc.19

to: 555 5.5.2 Syntax error. p40sm7720606wfc.19

The following SMTP error was encountered: 555 5.5.2 Syntax error. p40sm7720606wfc.19

data: 503 5.5.1 RCPT first. p40sm7720606wfc.19

The following SMTP error was encountered: 503 5.5.1 RCPT first. p40sm7720606wfc.19
502 5.5.1 Unrecognized command. p40sm7720606wfc.19
The following SMTP error was encountered: 502 5.5.1 Unrecognized command. p40sm7720606wfc.19
Unable to send email using PHP SMTP. Your server might not be configured to send mail using this method.

User-Agent: CodeIgniter
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:22:49 -0700
From: "Matthew"
Return-Path:
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Email_Test?=
Reply-To: "[email protected]"
X-Sender: [email protected]
X-Mailer: CodeIgniter
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Mime-Version: 1.0


Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_ALT_4db56799dd1b3"

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
Your email application may not support this format.

--B_ALT_4db56799dd1b3
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Testing the email class.


--B_ALT_4db56799dd1b3
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<h1>Testing the email class.<h1>

--B_ALT_4db56799dd1b3--

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
From what I see you are sending and receiving from the same account!

Most email servers will not allow that.

InsiteFX

[eluser]mattesticels[/eluser]
changed to a different email address now I get this error

An Error Was Encountered
220 mx.google.com ESMTP w14sm6892547wfh.8

hello: 250-mx.google.com at your service, [205.186.176.13]
250-SIZE 35882577
250-8BITMIME
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250 PIPELINING
from: 250 2.1.0 OK w14sm6892547wfh.8
to: 555 5.5.2 Syntax error. w14sm6892547wfh.8
The following SMTP error was encountered: 555 5.5.2 Syntax error. w14sm6892547wfh.8
data: 503 5.5.1 RCPT first. w14sm6892547wfh.8
The following SMTP error was encountered: 503 5.5.1 RCPT first. w14sm6892547wfh.8
502 5.5.1 Unrecognized command. w14sm6892547wfh.8
The following SMTP error was encountered: 502 5.5.1 Unrecognized command. w14sm6892547wfh.8
Unable to send email using PHP SMTP. Your server might not be configured to send mail using this method.
User-Agent: CodeIgniter
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:50:15 -0700
From: "Matthew"
Return-Path:
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Email_Test?=
Reply-To: "[email protected]"
X-Sender: [email protected]
X-Mailer: CodeIgniter
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Mime-Version: 1.0


Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_ALT_4db56e07dbbe5"

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
Your email application may not support this format.

--B_ALT_4db56e07dbbe5
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Testing the email class.


--B_ALT_4db56e07dbbe5
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<h1>Testing the email class.<h1>

--B_ALT_4db56e07dbbe5--

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
Try removing this:

Code:

// $config['mail_path'] = 'ssl://smtp.googlemail.com';

Try setting a timeout higher:

Code:

$config['smtp_timeout'] = 5;

Try this also, in php.ini:

Code:

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
sendmail_path = "C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe -t"
SMTP = localhost
smtp_port = 25

InsiteFX

[eluser]mattesticels[/eluser]
So worked out that the actual send to address was not being filled in which was causing all the problems. Thank you InsiteFX for helping me though.

[eluser]missiria[/eluser]
I put and test with this configuration code but is not work this is the error for me :

Code:

An Error Was Encountered

220-vmi19546 ESMTP Exim 4.82 #2 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 06:47:26 +0100 220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited, 220 and/or bulk e-mail.

hello: 250-vmi19546 Hello mydomain.com [ADDRESS IP]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-8BITMIME
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250 HELP
Failed to authenticate password. Error: 535 Incorrect authentication data
from: 250 OK
to: 550-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client.  (iliago.com)
550-[ADDRESS IP]:59777 is not permitted to relay through this server
550 without authentication.
The following SMTP error was encountered: 550-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client. (mydomain.com) 550-[ADDRESS IP]:59777 is not permitted to relay through this server 550 without authentication.
data: 503-All RCPT commands were rejected with this error:
503-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client.  (mydomain.com)
503-[ADDRESS IP]:59777 is not permitted to relay through this server
503-without authentication.
503 Valid RCPT command must precede DATA
The following SMTP error was encountered: 503-All RCPT commands were rejected with this error: 503-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client. (mydomain.com) 503-[ADDRESS IP]:59777 is not permitted to relay through this server 503-without authentication. 503 Valid RCPT command must precede DATA
500 unrecognized command
The following SMTP error was encountered: 500 unrecognized command
Unable to send email using PHP SMTP. Your server might not be configured to send mail using this method.
User-Agent: CodeIgniter
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 05:47:26 +0000
From: "Mailfrom" <[email protected]>
Return-Path: <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Email_Test_from_codeigniter?=
Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
X-Sender: [email protected]
X-Mailer: CodeIgniter
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Mime-Version: 1.0


Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_ALT_52cce66e56649"

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
Your email application may not support this format.

--B_ALT_52cce66e56649
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Testing the email class.


--B_ALT_52cce66e56649
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<h1>Testing the email class.<h1>

--B_ALT_52cce66e56649--

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
Read the error message on the second line.

[eluser]missiria[/eluser]
Yeaaaaaah it's Exim4 I installed it and configure with my server Thanks man (y)