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reestyle/phpdummymail
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Dummy mail recipient and client using mail() function in php

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Since Mar 14Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Usage
=====

[](#usage)

Prerequisites:

- PHP5.6+ - It is PHP5.6 and PHP7 compatible: We use the Class::class which is only present in versions from PHP5.6 on
- Composer
- \[path\_to\_phpdummymail\]/mails/ and \[path\_to\_phpdummymail\]/logs/ folders should be writable for the web service user (www-data on debian, apache on rhel/centos based)

Installation is simple:

- Clone or install (choose your path):
    - Git clone into a folder
        - Run 'composer install' (DO NOT run 'composer update'!)
    - Composer: "composer create-project -s dev reestyle/phpdummymail phpdummymail"
- Edit your php.ini (both CGI and CLI!) and edit the following line:
    - sendmail\_path = \[path\_to\_phpdummymail\]/receiver.php
- Restart web service if necessary (e.g. apache fpm need to)
- Run: php tester.php
- Create an alias to the \[path\_to\_phpdummymail\]/htdocs/ in your apache config (or whatever flavor webservice you're using) and set index.php as primary file to invoke
- Edit htdocs/config/config.php and replace '/phpdummymail' with the alias you used. You may alter the other configuration items at your own risk.

Usage:

- Within your browser go to the alias you just created
- It should already work
- Hit the refresh button to update mails

Done, it should already be running. The interface should be pretty self-explanatory.

License
=======

[](#license)

Use and distribution of this software requires you to abide these simple rules:

This software 'FREE' and I want it to stay 'FREE': Free of use and distribution.

You are not granted to:

- the privilege to charge others for the use this software, other than for support or initial installation. A man (or woman) has to make a living.

You are granted to:

- the freedom to use this and/or its components in whatever product you wish create; I also grant you the freedom to take this software, change it into anything you like; As long as you do NOT charge any entity, whether a business or real person, for the use of this software.
- the freedom to request or demand a fee for the part that you created yourself - whether 'you' are an entity such as a company or a real person.

You must:

- Always include the full bundle, leave no part out

You cannot:

- hold me responsible for any damage, monetary or otherwise, when something goes wrong while you, in any way, use this software.

**Important:** The application uses Composer, jQuery, Bootstrap, FontAwesome and BootBox. These packages have their own license form. Please abide by them!

Other info
==========

[](#other-info)

If you wish to:

- participate in the project, feel free to do so by forking.
- donate to the project, you can transfer the funds to my PayPal account.

**Important notice**Remember that this software is primarily aimed at development enthusiasts that need a simple mail catching tool to see what their application produces after it's sent, given that your application is able to use the internal mail() function.

Screenshot(s)
=============

[](#screenshots)

[![drawing](./htdocs/assets/images/preview_01.png)](./htdocs/assets/images/preview_01.png)

Lastly
======

[](#lastly)

Have fun!

###  Health Score

19

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LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

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Top Contributors

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