phpmailerHow do I configure PHPMailer to use a proxy?

PHPMailer can be configured to use a proxy by setting the SMTPOptions property of the PHPMailer class instance to an array containing the proxy settings. The example below shows how to configure PHPMailer to use an SOCKS5 proxy.

$mail = new PHPMailer;
$mail->SMTPOptions = array(
    'ssl' => array(
        'verify_peer' => false,
        'verify_peer_name' => false,
        'allow_self_signed' => true
    ),
    'socks' => array(
        'host' => 'socks.example.com',
        'port' => '1080',
        'username' => 'username',
        'password' => 'password'
    )
);

The code above sets the following properties:

• ssl: An array containing settings for SSL/TLS connection.
  • verify_peer: Set to false to disable peer verification.
  • verify_peer_name: Set to false to disable peer name verification.
  • allow_self_signed: Set to true to allow self-signed certificates.
• socks: An array containing settings for the SOCKS5 proxy.
  • host: The hostname or IP address of the SOCKS5 proxy.
  • port: The port of the SOCKS5 proxy.
  • username: The username for the SOCKS5 proxy (optional).
  • password: The password for the SOCKS5 proxy (optional).

For more information, please refer to the PHPMailer documentation.

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