I have been an "Open Source" contributor for several decades. Previous projects have included PHPMailer, PHPMailer-FE, PHPMailer-ML, DCP-Portal, ttCMS, QuickCSV, QuickCache, QuickSkin, OPcache, SmartTemplate, FormValidator, and a few others. Health issues forced a retirement in 2012 ...
I returned to maintaining and creating Open Source projects in 2020. The projects I am working on include PHPMailer Pro, SMTPMailer, PHPMailer-BMH (Bounce Mail Handler), PHPMailer-FE (Form to Email), and FormValidator.
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A few assumptions to start. Your installation would have PHPMailer Pro installed off the root of your project as in: -- assets -- assets/lib -- assets/lib/PHPMailer.Pro.php Using any PHP class starts with loading it. For PHPMailer Pro, that would be: require "assets/lib/PHPMailer.Pro.php"; Next...
I really pity anyone that has to support PHP's Mail() function. It's one of the most buggy functions and gets worse with each new release of PHP. I've create many scripts over the years that used the mail() function. It was a support nightmare every time a new release of PHP came out. It hasn't...
I've had a few emails asking how PHPMailer Pro's automated transportation type work. PHPMailer Pro defaults to using SMTP (un-authenticated). You do not have to specify the server or the port. Although you can specify those, PHPMailer Pro check MX records to identify the server. The port is a...
Let's clear up context before we start into this subject. Which to use? means: Which to use TO SEND emails ... if you are designing an application that includes receiving emails, this article is not for you. This is specifically about sending emails. The type of email you are sending is very...
A user contacted me asking for some help with using PHPMailer Pro in his unique circumstances. Using the latest version of PHPMailer Pro, he ran into a few issues. Getting him some help was no problem at all. I responded to all inquiries within minutes of receiving the emails. The support...
DCP Portal and ttCMS were two projects that I actively developed. Both shared #1 top prize in CMS/Portal shoot out for its day. I long ago abandoned both ... quite frankly, the feature bloat driving that segment was getting out of hand and I didn't want to participate. Over the years, I...
Do a search on "PHP Documentation" and you'll get the top project documentation tools, likely the first one in the list will be PHP Documentor – definitely the leading package for creating documentation. Problem is that every tool available now go well beyond just PHP projects and require a...
Starting with releases in 2024, all codeworxtech projects will follow a simple coding standard: PHP Tags <?php (preferred) or <?= Character Encoding PHP code must use UTF-8 without BOM PHP code lines use \n Unix style line endings Side-Effects Classes cause no side-effects (no executable...
Using classes with namespaces can get a bit daunting ... at least confusing ... when the provider has multiple classes in varying categories. I'll use my own classes as an example, and show how to simplify the coding. My full list of classes and their namespaces: PHPMailer Pro namespace:...
PHP documentation shows that date("r"), and note that this is equivalent to date("d-M-Y H:i:s O") will provide an RFC 2822 / RFC 5322 formatted date (as in: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200) ... That is correct. However, keep in mind that may work when creating the header for an email. I...