Class 'PHPMailer' not found

PHP
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Hello

I’m new to PHP and trying to set up an SMTP mail thing, following https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/ but keep getting an error called “Class ‘PHPMailer’ not found”.

I’m guessing it is quite a simple fix - I think I have followed the instructions, I have been reading about similar errors for a couple of hours now and nothing fixes it. Oh I should add that it is on my Contact Me page on http://ineedaweatherforecast.co.uk/.

So at the top of my index file I have require (‘phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php’);

My form later in index.php references - this has the following code (and more):

$mail = new PHPMailer;

//$mail->SMTPDebug = 3;                               // Enable verbose debug output

$mail->isSMTP();                                      // Set mailer to use SMTP
$mail->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';  // Specify main and backup SMTP servers
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;                               // Enable SMTP authentication
$mail->Username = 'my e-mail';                 // SMTP username
$mail->Password = 'my password';                           // SMTP password
$mail->SMTPSecure = 'tls';                            // Enable TLS encryption, `ssl` also accepted
$mail->Port = 587;                                    // TCP port to connect to

phpmailer is the directory where all the required files such as class.phpmailer are stored.

Can anyone work out what I am doing wrong please?

I should add that I am using PHP 5.

Thanks
James

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Do you use namespaces? If so, then try to explicitly specify root namespace for PHPMailer class:

$mail = new \PHPMailer;

Otherwise, check file location.

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Thanks for your response. I don’t know what namespaces are so I assume I am not using them. I did try with your amendment but still got the same error.

As far as I can see, every file is in the right location.

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The original error code is
Fatal error: Class ‘PHPMailer’ not found in /var/sites/i/ineedaweatherforecast.co.uk/public_html/phpmailer/formmail.php on line 3

Do you think it could be something to do with the “var/sites/i/” bit? I have no idea why it is putting that in?

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Did you install using composer? If so then require ‘vendor/autoload.php’; Composer is really the way to go.

If not, try adding error_reporting(E_ALL); at the top of your file. Might get an error message. Verify phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php actually exists.

PHPMailer is a fine component but if you just getting started you might want to use a more up to date package such as SwiftMailer. Nowadays, just about everything uses composer and namespaces.

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No I didn’t use anything called Composer though it has a file included called composer.json and one called composer.lock

I think I might go back to my simple solution that worked (http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/create-ajax-contact-form), albeit with a 30 minute delay, until I know more about PHP. I only started using it a month ago.

One quick question though, is this the Composer that you mention? If so I will follow the course and learn it that way https://www.lynda.com/Composer-tutorials/Up-Running-PHP-PEAR-PECL-Composer/119001-2.html

Thanks for your response.

James

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You have to include the PHPMailerAutoload.php file.

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I had require (‘phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php’); - is that not sufficient? I did also try include rather than require That was right at the top of my page.

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What is the entire code? Show us all of it so we know what’s going on. Don’t just show fragments of it. Show us the entire file.

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