I want check smtp credentials is valid or not before sending mail is it possible in php , below my code not works and not show any error. please correct me if i am wrong.
Since it’s so hard to find an answer, I’m thinking this might be impossible. If so, I’d like confirmation that it’s impossible.
<?php
use PHPMailer\PHPmailer\PHPMailer;
include_once "./PHPMailer/PHPMailer.php";
include_once "./PHPMailer/SMTP.php";
$mail = new PHPMailer(true);
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;
$mail->Username = 'email@example.com';
$mail->Password = 'my_awesome_password';
$mail->Host = 'smtp.example.com';
$mail->Port = 465;
// This function returns TRUE if authentication
// was successful, or throws an exception otherwise
$validCredentials = $mail->SmtpConnect();
$validCredentials = false;
try {
$validCredentials = $mail->SmtpConnect();
}
catch(Exception $error) {
echo "Not connected";
}
?>
I don’t really get what you are trying to do. The comment says that SmtpConnect() does what you want and throws an exception - so you should see any error that occurs directly on screen, or in the error.log of your webserver. Two lines later you are using this function again, but that wont run if the first one already throw an error. And you are not even outputting any information from catched exception. Also the documentation tells you something about error information
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Message could not be sent. Mailer Error: {$mail->ErrorInfo}";
}
I try to do that, I don’t know it have or not I just seen in there was smtpConnect in PHPMailer lab.
Please help if you know, don’t question, I am wrong so correct me don’t questioning, Why I asked because I don’t know… and again you asking… where is moderator???
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As for your question, your comment is correct
// This function returns TRUE if authentication
// was successful, or throws an exception otherwise
but then your code goes and does something else instead
// This function returns TRUE if authentication #This statement is true.
// was successful, or throws an exception otherwise #This statement is false.
$validCredentials = $mail->SmtpConnect(); // Sets $validCredentials to true or false.
$validCredentials = false; // Completely destroys the value returned on the last line.
try {
$validCredentials = $mail->SmtpConnect();
}
catch(Exception $error) { //Returning False is NOT an Exception.
echo "Not connected";
}
EDIT: Sorry, the function CAN throw exceptions, but its normal returns are boolean true/false.
Thank you, My code was correct some guidance was I need. @m_hutley When i use valid credentials then not show any message but some invalid credentials I want to check it show long error message
Fatal error: Uncaught PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception: SMTP Error: Could not authenticate. in /home/username/public_html/PHPMailer/PHPMailer.php:1898 Stack trace: #0 /home/username/public_html/smtp.php(19): PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer->smtpConnect() #1 {main} thrown in /home/username/public_html/PHPMailer/PHPMailer.php on line 1898
I want to show error in one line like , if password not matched show authentication failed if connected then show credentials match.
Try/catch, and then an if to check if the result came back false (or stick the if inside your try, and have it throw an exception if it finds the result was false.)
Just to add (in case it clarifies anything), while the code posted has got a try/catch around one call to smtpConnect(), it doesn’t have one around the first call to that function, and I expect it’s that call which is throwing the “uncaught exception” error.
You still have that first call to smtpConnect() that isn’t part of your try-catch trapping.
// This function returns TRUE if authentication
// was successful, or throws an exception otherwise
$validCredentials = $mail->SmtpConnect();
$validCredentials = false;
