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PHP Mail Localhost

December 4, 2008 |


This article teaches you how to test PHP sent mail function on localhost.

1. On Windows, you can first download the free software Argosoft at (choose Mail Server Freeware):

http://www.argosoft.com/RootPages/Download.aspx

2. After downloading the software, double click to install it.

3. When launch the application, you should see something like the one below:

Agrosoft 1

Agrosoft 1

4. The port 80 might already be in use, because you may have Apache running on that port , click CTRL + O to configure new port for AMS web server. choose Ports tab. Change Web Interface port from 80 to anything you want, in this case, let’s try: 8087

Agrosoft 2

Agrosoft 2

5. Try point browser to the url below:
http://localhost:8087

You shall see something like the one below:

ArGoSoft Mailer

ArGoSoft Mailer

6. Now go back to the ArGoSoft window, and press CTRL+U, this will bring up something like the one below:

ArGoSoft Users

ArGoSoft Users

7. Click on Add user, and there should be a pop up window like the one below:

ArGoSoft Add User

ArGoSoft Add User

8. Set name and password, in this case, let’s set the username as sc.

9. Now close the user window, and press Ctrl+O, click on the local domains tab:

ArGoSoft Domain

ArGoSoft Domain

10. Add example.com

11. Now create a PHP file named send.php with script below:

mail('sc@example.com', 'My Subject', 'hullo world');

12. Run the send.php in your browser.

13. Now at http://localhost:8083, press Login, and enter username sc and the password you set.

14. You shall see your mail like something below:

ArGoSoft Mail

ArGoSoft Mail

Now it’s done! Hope this helps!



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