Send Email from localhost with PHP using PHPMailer and Gmail SMTP server | Working contact Form

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use the *PHPMailer library* and *Gmail's SMTP server* to send emails in PHP. Whether you’re building a contact form or a mailing feature, this step-by-step guide covers everything you need to get started.

🎥 *What You'll Learn:*
✅ Setting up PHPMailer and integrating it into your project
✅ Creating a Gmail app password for secure email sending
✅ Validating form inputs to handle user submissions
✅ Sending emails with HTML content and plain text fallback
✅ Configuring Gmail's SMTP settings for secure email transmission

📚 *Topics Covered:*
Downloading and setting up PHPMailer
Using Gmail's SMTP server with two-step verification and app-password
Writing a PHP script to send emails with custom fields (email, subject, and message)
Implementing server-side validation for form inputs
Testing the email functionality with real-world examples

💡 *Resources Mentioned in the Video:*
PHPMailer GitHub: [https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer]
Create an Google App Password:
https://support.google.com/accounts/a...
Read the article, or download the source code from my website:
[https://digitalfox-tutorials.com/tuto...]

⚡ *Quick Notes:*
Make sure two-step verification is enabled on your Gmail account.
Create an app-password for seamless integration with Gmail.

🔗 You can buy me a coffee ☕ and get the whole source code in a zip file.
https://www.patreon.com/Digitalfox13/...

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