How to get php mail error

To get PHP mail error, you can try the following methods:

  1. Check the PHP error log: PHP logs errors in a file, usually error_log or php_errors.log, depending on your PHP configuration. You can check this file to see if there are any errors related to sending emails.

  2. Use the error_reporting function: You can use the error_reporting function to enable error reporting for your PHP script. For example:

    error_reporting(E_ALL);

    This will display all errors, including those related to sending emails.

  3. Use the ini_set function: You can use the ini_set function to set the error reporting level to E_ALL:

    ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);
  4. Check the mail logs: If you're using a mail server like Postfix or Sendmail, you can check the mail logs to see if there are any errors related to sending emails.

  5. Use a mail debugging tool: There are several mail debugging tools available, such as mailhog or mailcatcher, that can help you debug email sending issues.

  6. Check the PHP mail function return value: The PHP mail function returns a boolean value indicating whether the email was sent successfully or not. You can check the return value to see if there was an error:

    if (!mail($to, $subject, $message)) {
     echo "Error sending email";
    }
  7. Use a PHP mail library: Some PHP mail libraries, such as PHPMailer, provide error handling and debugging features that can help you identify issues with sending emails.

  8. Check the email server logs: If you're using a third-party email server, you can check the server logs to see if there are any errors related to sending emails.

Here is an example of how you can use PHPMailer to send an email and get the error message:

require_once 'PHPMailer/PHPMailer.php';
require_once 'PHPMailer/SMTP.php';

$mail = new PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer();
$mail->isSMTP();
$mail->Host = 'smtp.example.com';
$mail->Port = 587;
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;
$mail->Username = '[email protected]';
$mail->Password = 'your_password';

$mail->setFrom('[email protected]', 'Your Name');
$mail->addAddress('[email protected]', 'Recipient Name');

$mail->Subject = 'Test Email';
$mail->Body = 'This is a test email';

if (!$mail->send()) {
    echo 'Error sending email: '. $mail->ErrorInfo;
} else {
    echo 'Email sent successfully';
}

In this example, if the email is not sent successfully, the error message will be displayed.