phpmailerHow do I use PHPMailer to send an email with an attachment?

Using PHPMailer to send an email with an attachment is a fairly straightforward process.

First, include the PHPMailer library:

require 'PHPMailerAutoload.php';

Then, create an instance of the PHPMailer class and set the necessary options:

$mail = new PHPMailer;
$mail->setFrom('[email protected]', 'Your Name');
$mail->addAddress('[email protected]', 'Recipient Name');
$mail->Subject = 'PHPMailer Attachment';
$mail->Body = 'This is an automated message.';

Next, add the attachment to the message:

$mail->addAttachment('/path/to/file.pdf');

Finally, send the message and check for errors:

if (!$mail->send()) {
    echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;
} else {
    echo "Message sent!";
}

Output example

Message sent!

Code explanation

1. require 'PHPMailerAutoload.php': This line includes the PHPMailer library.
2. $mail = new PHPMailer;: This line creates an instance of the PHPMailer class.
3. $mail->setFrom('[email protected]', 'Your Name');: This sets the sender's address and name.
4. $mail->addAddress('[email protected]', 'Recipient Name');: This sets the recipient's address and name.
5. $mail->Subject = 'PHPMailer Attachment';: This sets the subject of the email.
6. $mail->Body = 'This is an automated message.';: This sets the body of the email.
7. $mail->addAttachment('/path/to/file.pdf');: This adds an attachment to the message.
8. if (!$mail->send()) {: This checks if the message was sent successfully.
9. echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;: This prints the error message if an error occurred.
10. echo "Message sent!";: This prints a success message if the message was sent successfully.

Helpful links

• PHPMailer GitHub Repo
• PHPMailer Documentation

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