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cash/elgg-phpmailer
===================

Use PHPMailer for sending email.

9205[2 issues](https://github.com/cash/elgg-phpmailer/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/cash/elgg-phpmailer/pulls)PHP

Since Aug 21Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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INSTALLATION
============

[](#installation)

- To use the plugin with composer, you only need install the plugin with composer:

```
composer require cash/elgg-phpmailer
```

The composer/installer package install the plugin in the elgg mod folder.

- Enable in the admin panel. It will override the default email notification handler. There are smtp settings and an end of line marker override in the admin plugin settings.

SETINGS
=======

[](#setings)

This plugin provides a complete set of parameters including:

1. Should this plugin override the default Elgg mail handler
2. Should this plugin use smtp to send mail rather than php's mail function
3. Should this plugin use authetication for smtp (username and password)
4. Should this plugin use a SSL connection for smtp
5. Is your Mail Transfer Agent non-standard in its line endings

TROUBLESHOOTING
===============

[](#troubleshooting)

If there are errors, they should be written to your server error log.

HOW TO CONFIRM THE PLUGIN IS WORKING
====================================

[](#how-to-confirm-the-plugin-is-working)

Check the header of an email that was sent after the plugin was enabled. You should see the sender as PHPMailer.

HOW TO USE THIS FROM ANOTHER PLUGIN
===================================

[](#how-to-use-this-from-another-plugin)

See the function phpmailer\_send() in start.php.

PHPMailer can be found at

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 82.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9439aa594d800b6c2b8094a30c6f6002aaed40afc93d6f470278775eaafb2705?d=identicon)[cash](/maintainers/cash)

---

Top Contributors

[![cash](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/199558?v=4)](https://github.com/cash "cash (42 commits)")[![hectorespert](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4323228?v=4)](https://github.com/hectorespert "hectorespert (7 commits)")[![BLACKLEG](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64562250?v=4)](https://github.com/BLACKLEG "BLACKLEG (2 commits)")

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