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nachoaguirre/ci4phpmailer
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Overrides CodeIgniter 4 Email Class to send smtp with PHPMailer

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Since Mar 29Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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CodeIgniter 4 SMTP Email with PHPMailer
=======================================

[](#codeigniter-4-smtp-email-with-phpmailer)

### A simple extension of the Email Class to send SMTP with PHPMailer library.

[](#a-simple-extension-of-the-email-class-to-send-smtp-with-phpmailer-library)

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Tested witj CodeIgniter 4.1.1 and PHPMailer 6.3.0

Install via Composer
--------------------

[](#install-via-composer)

### To get this plugin via composer is the quick start.

[](#to-get-this-plugin-via-composer-is-the-quick-start)

This plugin utilizes Composer for its installation and PHPMailer dependency. If you haven't already, start by installing [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md).

And are available via [Composer/Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nachoaguirre/ci4phpmailer). Once you have Composer configured in your environment run the command line:

```
  $  composer require nachoaguirre/ci4phpmailer

```

This command will write into composer.json beyond download and place this project files and PHPMailer dependencies into your `vendor` folder.

Your able to send e-mail anywhere inside your CodeIgniter application.

Load the library in your controller

```
 use Nachoaguirre\Ci4phpmailer\Libraries\Email
```

Then in your method, create an instance of `Mail()` class:

```
 $email = new \Nachoaguirre\Ci4phpmailer\Libraries\Email
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

Use the class in the same way you use the CI4 Email Class

```
$email = new \Nachoaguirre\Ci4phpmailer\Libraries\Email;
$config['protocol']   = 'smtp';
$config['SMTPHost']   = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$config['SMTPUser']   = 'your@gmail.com';
$config['SMTPPass']   = 'yourp4ssword';
$config['SMTPPort']   = 465;
$config['SMTPCrypto'] = 'ssl';
$email->initialize($config);

$email->setFrom('noreply@yoursite.com', 'Your Name');
$email->setTo('buddy@foo.com');

$email->setSubject('Hey dude!');
$email->setMessage('Corre que te pillo...');

$email->send();
```

That's all.

Gmail support
-------------

[](#gmail-support)

I have tested with different accounts, in different environments, and got always working 🙌

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity30

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52148018?v=4)[Ignacio Aguirre](/maintainers/nachoaguirre)[@nachoaguirre](https://github.com/nachoaguirre)

---

Top Contributors

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