email sending from localhost in cakephp using emailcomponent - email

Question

<?php
class EmailsController extends AppController
{
var $uses=null;
var $components=array(
'Email'=>array(
'delivery'=>'smtp',
'smtpOptions'=>array(
'host'=>'ssl://smtp.google.com',
'username'=>'username#gmail.com',
'password'=>'password',
'port'=>465
)
));
function sendEmail() {
$this->Email->to = 'Neil <neil6502#gmail.com>';
$this->Email->subject = 'Cake test simple email';
$this->Email->replyTo = 'neil6502#gmail.com';
$this->Email->from = 'Cake Test Account <neil6502#gmail.com>';
//Set the body of the mail as we send it.
//Note: the text can be an array, each element will appear as a
//seperate line in the message body.
if ( $this->Email->send('Here is the body of the email') ) {
$this->Session->setFlash('Simple email sent');
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash('Simple email not sent');
}
$this->redirect('/');
}
}
?>
above code is my controller responsible for sending emails...
but when i run this function sendEmail() using url http://localhost/authentication/emails/sendemail it shows nothing not even single error or any response... complete blank page. I don't know the reason.

Answer 1

I think I had the same issue a while ago. It might be that you need to change the to address into a value that holds just the address, so instead of Name <email#example.com> you should use email#example.com.
You can check for errors by logging (or debugging) the smtp errors with:
$this->log($this->Email->smtpError, 'debug');
or
debug($this->Email->smtpError);
Good luck. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

/* Auf SMTP-Fehler prüfen */
$this->set('smtp_errors', $this->Email->smtpError);

Answer 3

I would add the Email Config to your email.php file located in /app/Config/email.php , if it doesn't exist copy email.php.default to email.php, Change the smtp settings there
public $smtp = array(
'host' => 'ssl://smtp.gmail.com',
'port' => 465,
'username' => 'my#gmail.com',
'password' => 'secret'
);
At the top of your Controller above class EmailsController extends AppController add,
App::uses('CakeEmail', 'Network/Email');
Then in your function sendEmail() try,
$Email = new CakeEmail();
$Email->from(array('me#example.com' => 'My Site'))
->to('you#example.com')
->subject('About')
->send('My message');
To test emails what I usually do is send them to the Cake Logs,
**In /app/Config/email.php, include: ( The log output should be /app/tmp/logs/debug.log )
public $test = array(
'log' => true
);
Also doing this add 'test' to your $Email variable like,**
$Email = new CakeEmail('test');

Answer 4

Actually in my case : I got a error message "SMTP server did not accept the password."
After that i follow the below link and issue has been resolved :
Step1 : https://blog.shaharia.com/send-email-from-localhost-in-cakephp-using-cakeemail/
Step2 : Sending Activation Email , SMTP server did not accept the password