How to Send an Email in PHP (OOP)

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to send an email in PHP using Gmail SMTP Server.

Email is an important method in every business, especially in communication, marketing, and engagement with their users, clients, or customers. It is also the easiest way to transmit digital data.

What to expect?

• Will be able to send emails in PHP using Gmail SMTP.
• Learn how to enable email sending in Gmail.
• Create OOP for email sending
• Easy configure SMTP Server Credentials

Prerequisite

Before we begin make sure you already have the following :

• Apache Web Server and PHP. If you are working on your local PC/Laptop you can install either XAMPP (for Windows and Mac OS) or WAMP (for Windows only) or MAMP (for Mac OS only).
• Basic knowledge of using Command Prompt.
• Basic knowledge in PHP Object-Oriented Program (OOP)
• Gmail Account. Current Gmail sending is 500 emails or 500 recipients in a day, the threshold is reset after 24 hours. If you have already reached the limit you can no longer send emails. To know more you can visit here.
• Composer for PHP dependency (You can download it here)