Quick Test Sending Mail in PHP

This is how I test my php code sending mail (with mail() function) using

• Ubuntu server
• MailCatcher gem
• php development server

Install MailCatcher

sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev

sudo gem install mailcatcher

Start PHP server

php -d sendmail_path="env /usr/local/bin/catchmail -f noreply@domain.com" -S 0.0.0.0:8080

Start MailCatcher

mailcatcher

Run and check

• Run the script by visiting the page (that sends mail)
• Check the mail at

Related tasks

• check which php.ini is in effect by running php --ini
• check sendmail_path has been set correctly or not by using echo phpinof() in a page
• check the path of catchmail by running which catchmail
• close the mailcatcher server from web interface
• read mailcatcher help by running mailcatcher --help
• read php help php --help

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