Unable to send email using PHP SMTP

rooye

• July 07, 2015 09:24

hi everyone i just wrote a php script using cogeigniter to send newsletters.about 8 days ago i could send the emails in html format without any problem.however, i have suffered for the past 3days or so with this error message: Unable to send email using PHP mail(). Your server might not be configured to send mail using this method. I configured smtp and the message is:
Failed to authenticate password. Error: 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. Learn more at 535 5.7.8 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/14257 y5sm23351674ywc.11 - gsmtp from: 530-5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more at 530 5.5.1 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/14257 y5sm23351674ywc.11 - gsmtp The following SMTP error was encountered: 530-5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more at 530 5.5.1 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/14257 y5sm23351674ywc.11 - gsmtp to: 530-5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more at 530 5.5.1 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/14257 y5sm23351674ywc.11 - gsmtp
Unable to send email using PHP SMTP. Your server might not be configured to send mail using this method. I seriously need your help from this difficulty.Thanks

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 09, 2015 15:51

  Hello :) Are you authenticating with a username/password combination that matches what you created under "Email Accounts" in the cPanel interface? Thank you.

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  rooye

  • July 09, 2015 20:38

  Hi Yes, in the cpanel "Email Accounts" section, i created a number of emails accounts(7 to be exact).I took one of them (newsletters@domain.org[/EMAIL]) and it associated password and used.I had first gone to configure email client of the account in question.There i saw recommended settings for Secure SSL/TLS Settings.everything including the username and password, SMTP Port: 465,etc.However the following error keeps coming.Among other things I see Failed to authenticate password. Error: 534-5.7.9 Unable to send email using PHP SMTP. Your server might not be configured to send mail using this method. Thanks

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 16, 2015 12:28

  Hello :) The message suggests you are attempting to authenticate to Google's mail service with your email account username/password. Have you tried accessing Webmail through cPanel to verify the password works with that? Why is your script configured to send through Google, but not using a Google email account? Thank you.

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  rooye

  • July 17, 2015 00:02

  Hi, I am extremely greatful for your efforts to get me out of this difficulty.The thing is that because of this prob i tried different things.As you said,I had to create a new google account to use it username/password for the configuration.It still didn't work.I've tried using the username/password for an email account that is working on webmail of my server but yet it still didn't work.I am not sure of what I need to configure or what to do. Thanks for your help

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 22, 2015 17:41

  I've tried using the username/password for an email account that is working on webmail of my server but yet it still didn't work

  
  It's likely not an issue with the email account on the cPanel server, since as you said, it works fine with Webmail. What are you using as the mail server name in your application? Thank you.

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  rooye

  • July 23, 2015 01:18

  Hi Sir, I used SMTP except that I don't understand your question well.Thanks for your continuous concern.

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 23, 2015 12:51

  For instance, in the script you are using, there should be a location where you configure the mail server name that you are using for the SMTP connection. What are you entering for that entry (e.g. Google's mail server name)? Thank you.

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