In Smart School we have used phpmailer https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer library which is used by many popular php application like WordPress, Drupal, SugarCRM, Yii, Joomla etc.
By default SendMail is set as Email Engine in General Settings > Email Setting. SendMail can only work and send emails if you cpanel hosting supports it. If SendMail not sending email then contact to your hosting provider. Since SendMail is easiest but less reliable so check email recipient account Spam folder because sometimes SendMail sent emails detected as spams (if using SendMail). Another and best option is to use SMTP as email engine. You can use Gmail or any other free SMTP service provider to use SMTP email engine.
If you are using your hosting smtp or any other provider smtp service then check their documentation for smtp settings.
Gmail SMTP configuration -
To configure gmail account first you have to create app password for SMTP service, Please check following steps to generate app password-
1. Go to your Google Account.
2. On the left navigation panel, choose Security.
3. On the 'Signing in to Google' panel, choose App passwords. If you don’t see this option:
- 2-Step Verification is not set up for your account
- 2-Step Verification is set up for security keys only
- Your account is through work, school or other organisation
- You’ve turned on Advanced Protection for your account
5. Choose Select device and choose the device that you're using.
6. Choose Generate.
7. Follow the instructions to enter the app password. The app password is the 16-character code in the yellow bar on your device.
8. Choose Done.
After generating gmail app password for SMTP service enter credentials in Smart School SMTP email configuration-
SMTP Username = your gmail email idSMTP Password = Generated App PasswordSMTP Server = smtp.gmail.comSMTP Port = 587SMTP Security = TLS
SMTP Auth = ONNote: After configuring email setting please check you have enabled email notification settings from System Settings > Notification Setting.
