[SOLVED] phpMailer will not connect using SMTP

[longtone]

I am trying to use phpMailer with smtp:

 

$mailer = new PHPMailer();
$mailer->IsSMTP();
$mailer->Mailer   = "smtp";
$mailer->SMTPSecure = 'tls'; 
$mailer->Host = 'smtp.orangehome.co.uk';
$mailer->Port = 25; 
$mailer->SMTPAuth = false;
$mailer->Username = '[email protected]'; 
$mailer->Password = 'password';  
$mailer->From = '[email protected]';  
$mailer->FromName = 'Me';
$mailer->Body = 'This is the main body of the email';
$mailer->Subject = 'This is the subject of the email';
$mailer->AddAddress('[email protected]');  
if(!$mailer->Send())
{
   echo "Message was not sent<br/ >";
   echo "Mailer Error: " . $mailer->ErrorInfo;
}
else
{
   echo "Message has been sent";
}

 

I have also tried with googlemail:

 

$mailer = new PHPMailer();
$mailer->IsSMTP();
$mailer->Mailer   = "smtp";
$mailer->SMTPSecure = 'ssl'; 
$mailer->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$mailer->Port = 465; 
$mailer->SMTPAuth = TRUE;
$mailer->Username = '[email protected]'; 
$mailer->Password = 'password'; 
$mailer->From = '[email protected]';
$mailer->FromName = 'Me'; 
$mailer->Body = 'This is the main body of the email';
$mailer->Subject = 'This is the subject of the email';
$mailer->AddAddress('[email protected]');
if(!$mailer->Send())
{
   echo "Message was not sent<br/ >";
   echo "Mailer Error: " . $mailer->ErrorInfo;
}
else
{
   echo "Message has been sent";
}

 

but I get this error message:

 

Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to smtp.orangehome.co.uk:25 (Connection timed out) ...

 

or the equivalent for gmail

 

Is there something I'm missing?

 

PHP Version 5.2.6

PHPMailer - PHP email class  Version: 2.3

 

[taquitosensei]

looking at a few forums it looks like orange smtp is ip restricted.  It won't allow you to do authentication. If the google mail server will allow you to use a port other than 25 that would be the way to go.

[longtone]

Thanks

 

Google is the one I'd prefer to use.

And their documentation does say port 465.

Should I assume I'm using phpMailer correctly, and the problem is with Google?

 

[taquitosensei]

go here

http://www.canyouseeme.org/

 

and see if port 465 is blocked. If it's not blocked it might be because you're trying to use SSL

[longtone]

Doesn't that just test the ports on the ISP I happen to be using?

I couldn't see anywhere to enter gmail's IP.

 

[taquitosensei]

I gave you the wrong link. Here's the right one.

http://webtools.live2support.com/nt_cport.php

[longtone]

That makes more sense

 

And that was the problem

 

I contacted the hosting company, he opened the port, and away we go.

 

Thanks