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In order to debug e-mails of e.g. a shop system i need to be able to let php scripts send out emails which are locally delivered.

I am going to set up 2 local accounts

• local-user@localhost.com
• local-owner@localhost.com

The idea is that a site user (e.g. some shop client) is local-user and the Shop System Owner (e.g. merchant) is local-owner. So a testing setup can deliver e-mails to both parties. Those e-mails i can review in different clients and possibly iterate fast on changes or bugs etc.

To be able to use FQDN e-mail Adresses (localhost.com instead of localhost) i did add localhost.com to the host file and let it point to me.

Add following line to your host file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost.com

Working Instructions are taken from C-Sharpcorner [1] and system66 [2]

1. start xampp, start mercury, click on mercuries admin
2. goto: configuration>manage local users
3. optional: delete newuser
4. add: Username: local-user, assign password
5. add: Username: local-owner, assign passwort
6. goto: configuration>Aliases
7. Add new alias: Alias:local-user@localhost.com; Real address: local-user@localhost
8. Add new alias: Alias:local-owner@localhost.com; Real address: local-owner@localhost
9. Save

1. goto: configuration>Mercury core module
2. goto: Local domains
3. Add new domain: Local host or server: localhost.com; Internet name: [127.0.0.1]

1. goto: configuration>MercuryS SMTP Server
2. put: Anounce myself as: 127.0.0.1 and IP Interface to use: 127.0.0.1
3. click: OK
4. goto: configuration>MercuryP Pop3 server
5. put: IP interface to use: 127.0.0.1
6. click: OK

1. goto: configuration>MercuryE SMTP Client
2. put: Identify myself as: 127.0.0.1
3. put: Name servers: 127.0.0.1
4. click: save
5. goto: configuration>Mercury D POP3 Client
6. click: Add
7. put: POP3 Host: 127.0.0.1
8. put: Username: local-owner, Password: somepassword
9. click: OK
10. click: SAVE

• [1] http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/c8aa13/send-mail-on-local-host-via-mercury-with-xampp/
• [2] http://system66.blogspot.de/2010/01/how-to-send-mail-from-localhost-with.html

c:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.ini was modified

smtp_server=localhost.com
smtp_ssl=none
auth_username=local-owner@localhost.com
auth_password=thepass

C:\xampp\php\php.ini was modified (after serching the php.ini for 'sendmail' following parameters have been uncommented / commented)

SMTP = localhost
smtp_port = 25
sendmail_path = "\"C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\" -t"
#sendmail_path="C:\xampp\mailtodisk\mailtodisk.exe"
mail.log = "C:\xampp\php\logs\php_mail.log"

<?php
//php code to send mail, 
//author : idrish laxmidhar
//Use this code to send a test mail from your localhost.
 
$to = "local-user@localhost.com";
$subject = "Hi!";
$body="test".PHP_EOL;
$body.="Hello World. If all went well then you can see this mail in your Inbox".PHP_EOL;
$body.="Regards".PHP_EOL;
$body.="Idrish Laxmidhar".PHP_EOL;
$body.="http://i-tech-life.blogspot.com".PHP_EOL;
 
$headers = "From: local-owner@localhost.com"; 
 
if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers)) {
echo("Message successfully sent!
");
} else {
echo("Message delivery failed...
");
}
?>