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yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer
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The SwiftMailer integration for the Yii framework

2.1.3(4y ago)11520.0M—2.4%71[2 issues](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer/issues)20BSD-3-ClausePHPCI passing

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SwiftMailer Extension for Yii 2
===============================

[](#swiftmailer-extension-for-yii-2)

This extension provides a [SwiftMailer](https://swiftmailer.symfony.com/) mail solution for [Yii framework 2.0](https://www.yiiframework.com).

For license information check the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md)-file.

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5fc8885b7b05ccc6c7935ff80525be508a9a5d68254d6dd036535ca68310b83f/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f796969736f66742f796969322d73776966746d61696c65722f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c93b8ad658d5969bc24ee8d1fee7ba7dc6d9977741d401c6bf1b94bfdfab9dbd/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f796969736f66742f796969322d73776966746d61696c65722f646f776e6c6f6164732e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer)[![Build Status](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer/workflows/build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer/actions)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The preferred way to install this extension is through [composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/).

Either run

```
php composer.phar require --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer

```

or add

```
"yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer": "~2.1.0"
```

to the require section of your composer.json.

> Note: Version 2.1 of this extensions uses Swiftmailer 6, which requires PHP 7. If you are using PHP 5, you have to use version 2.0 of this extension, which uses Swiftmailer 5, which is compatible with PHP 5.4 and higher. Use the following version constraint in that case:
>
> ```
> "yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer": "~2.0.0"
> ```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use this extension, simply add the following code in your application configuration:

```
return [
    //....
    'components' => [
        'mailer' => [
            'class' => 'yii\swiftmailer\Mailer',
        ],
    ],
];
```

You can then send an email as follows:

```
Yii::$app->mailer->compose('contact/html')
     ->setFrom('from@domain.com')
     ->setTo($form->email)
     ->setSubject($form->subject)
     ->send();
```

For further instructions refer to the [related section in the Yii Definitive Guide](https://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-tutorial-mailing.html).

###  Health Score

57

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance32

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity64

Solid adoption and visibility

Community55

Growing community involvement

Maturity71

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~210 days

Recently: every ~426 days

Total

15

Last Release

1600d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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