Fake Sendmail in XAMPP is a tool that can be used in place of the Sendmail software itself. We at Bobcares can take care of your XAMPP issues with our Server Management Services.

What is fake Sendmail in XAMPP?

A small application called Fake Sendmail serves as Sendmail’s alternative. By preventing PHP scripts from sending outgoing email messages and instead saving them to a defined location, it mimics the fundamental functionality of Sendmail.

We can use the tool, fake Sendmail rather than using the software Sendmail. When there is no need for a fully functional mail server, local development environments like XAMPP use this tool.

It is typical for web apps to have email-sending functions including account registration, password resets, and notification emails. Developers frequently use “fake sendmail” to replicate email functionality in a local setting.

Steps to set up fake Sendmail in XAMPP

• Firstly, install XAMPP on the machine by downloading the most recent version from the official website.
• Then download fake sendmail since XAMPP does not come with fake sendmail. We must download it separately.
• Also, create a false sendmail configuration by extracting the archive’s content and going to the extracted directory. In a text editor, open the “sendmail.ini” file. Change the settings to include information about the SMTP server, including the hostname and port. If authentication is necessary, we’ve to provide the login information for the email account. In the configuration file, save the changes.
• Now make XAMPP use a fake sendmail server. The “php.ini” file should be located in the XAMPP installation directory. Look for the “[mail function]” section when we open the document in a text editor. Then set the “sendmail_path” directive in that section to the location of the fake sendmail program.
• Finally, we can run the PHP email application while restarting the Apache server in XAMPP to test the email capabilities. In accordance with the settings in the “sendmail.ini” file, a fake sendmail service will intercept the emails and save them to the specified directory. The saved emails can then be checked to ensure that the email feature is functioning properly.

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Conclusion

Without the requirement for a complete mail server configuration, fake sendmail in XAMPP offers an easy solution to test and develop email-related functionality locally.