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taq/delayedmail
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Queue email messages in files to send them later

1.0.5(10y ago)3231GPLPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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Delayed Mail for PHP
====================

[](#delayed-mail-for-php)

This is a simple app for sending emails through PHP without blocking sending and waiting answer from the SMTP server. It provides some classes as:

- `Message` to compose the message
- `Server` to connect to the SMTP server
- `Sender` to run and send the queued messages
- `Runner` to fire a Sender object

How it works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

First we need the server configurations. There is a sample file on the `test`dir, called `delayedmail.ini`:

```
host = smtp.gmail.com
port = 587
user = taq
password = secret
path = /tmp/delayedmailtest

```

The only different parameter there is the `path` parameter. This is where the mail files will be stored.

**VERY IMPORTANT**

If you use two-phase authentication on a Gmail account, **sending emails with this library will not work**. You need a less secure account to make it works.

Storing messages to send later
------------------------------

[](#storing-messages-to-send-later)

The data store used are just regular plain text files. They are stored on the `path` configured above. On that dir there will be another two subdirs:

- `delivery` where the queued messages are.
- `sent`, where the messages are moved *after* `Sender` send them.
- `error`, where the messages are moved if there are some errors on them.

How to use it
-------------

[](#how-to-use-it)

### Queuing messages

[](#queuing-messages)

Just include the `delayedmail.php` on your app, create a new `Server` object, configure it, compose and queue a new message:

```

```

If you check the `delivery` dir now, there will be a file there with the message contents.

You can use arrays on `attach` and `cc`.

### Running the runner

[](#running-the-runner)

Just edit the `runner.php` file with the desired interval and configuration file (usually the same config file as the server) and run it from the command line:

```

```

```
$ php runner.php
- initializing ...
- checking for files in /tmp/delayedmailtest/delivery ...
- no files found.
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

### Sending emails

[](#sending-emails)

Go to the `test` directory, configure the `delayedmail.ini` and `test.php` files to the configs you want, and run:

```
$ php test.php

```

And then check your email app on the addresses you configured.

### Code

[](#code)

Run `composer update`, go to the `test` directory and run:

```
$ phpunit .

```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~310 days

Total

4

Last Release

3690d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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