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+---
+title: Sending emails from PHP
+nav: Sending Emails
+modified_at: 2024-12-10 10:45:00
+tags: php email phpmailer smtp mail
+index: 100
+---
+
+For sending emails from your PHP application you will need to send via an external SMTP server. 
+Several options are listed on our [dedicated section]({% post_url platform/app/2000-01-01-sending-emails %}).
+
+You can use a mailing library such as [PHPMailer](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer) (or equivalent) to send from your PHP application, via an external SMTP server.
+
+### Example using PHPMailer via Brevo
+
+```php
+<?php
+use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
+use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;
+
+require 'vendor/autoload.php';
+
+$mail = new PHPMailer(true);
+
+try {
+    // Server settings
+    $mail->isSMTP();
+    $mail->Host       = 'smtp-relay.brevo.com';
+    $mail->SMTPAuth   = true;
+    $mail->Username   = getenv('BREVO_USERNAME');
+    $mail->Password   = getenv('BREVO_PASSWORD');
+    $mail->SMTPSecure = PHPMailer::ENCRYPTION_STARTTLS;
+    $mail->Port       = 587;
+
+    // Recipients
+    $mail->setFrom('[email protected]', 'Sender Name');
+    $mail->addAddress('[email protected]', 'Recipient Name');
+    $mail->addReplyTo('[email protected]', 'Reply Name');
+
+    // Content
+    $mail->isHTML(true);
+    $mail->Subject = 'Test Email from PHPMailer using Brevo';
+    $mail->Body    = '<p>This is a test email sent using PHPMailer with Brevo SMTP.</p>';
+    $mail->AltBody = 'This is a test email sent using PHPMailer with Brevo SMTP.';
+
+    $mail->send();
+    echo 'Message has been sent';
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    echo "Message could not be sent. Mailer Error: {$mail->ErrorInfo}";
+}
+```