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Failed to connect to mailserver at "mail.google.com" port 587, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set()

I configured my xampp php.ini and sendmail.ini file to use my Gmail account for sending email from my PHP script. i am using xampp. after changing the [mail function] part of my php.ini looks like this (i have deleted commented outlines for simplicity)

[mail function]
SMTP = mail.google.com
smtp_port = 587
mail.add_x_header = Off

and my sendmail.ini file looks like this

[sendmail]
smtp_server=mail.google.com
smtp_port=587
smtp_ssl=auto
error_logfile=error.log
auth_username=babar+gmail.com
auth_password=**********

So what have I missed? Why am I getting this error?

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Sounds like a network connectivity issue. Perhaps your Internet provider isn't allowing outgoing connections on that port? –  Pekka 웃 Jul 17 at 12:21
 
please tell something more. how to get rid of this problem. –  buet_baba Jul 17 at 12:37

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You are using wrong SMTP settings for gmail. The correct ones are:

In php.ini

[mail function]
;SMTP = localhost
;sendmail_from = [email protected]
sendmail_path = "c:\sendmail\sendmail.exe -t -i"

In sendmail.ini

[sendmail]
smtp_server=smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port=587
smtp_ssl=tls
[email protected]
auth_password=**********

Remeber: If you have enabled 2 step authentication, you have to create an application specific password.

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Let me know if this works for you? –  VarunAgw Jul 17 at 12:41
 
the problem still exists. will u please paste the content of the sendmail.ini file. i m stuck with it. –  buet_baba Jul 17 at 18:42
 
@buet_baba Oops! I given you wrong answer earlier. Now try this. It is tested and working in my PC. –  VarunAgw Jul 18 at 11:47
 
Does this works now? –  VarunAgw Jul 19 at 2:17
 
no, it's not working. can you please send me your php.ini file file and sendmail folder please. i can't get it done. one more thing, which version of xampp do you use? –  buet_baba Jul 20 at 10:04
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set the smtp_ssl=auto as smtp_ssl=true

because google's smtp server needs ssl

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i have tried this but hasn't worked. the problem is still there. –  buet_baba Jul 17 at 12:38

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