Setting up phpList with Thexyz SMTP Server

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This post will show s to configure phpList to use your Thexyz Email Account to send email messages with SMTP.

Adjust the example below for your needs. Make sure you change the following variables:

smtpuser: your email address at Thexyz. smtppassword: your email password for Thexyz.Edit config.php file usually located under /lists/config/ folder. Search for the following code:

If you want to use the PHPMailer class from phpmailer.sourceforge.net, set the following to 1. If you tend to send out html emails, it is recommended to do so.define("PHPMAILER",1); To use a SMTP please give your server hostname here, leave it blank to use the standard PHP mail() command.define("PHPMAILERHOST",''); if you want to use smtp authentication when sending the email uncomment the following# two lines and set the username and password to be the correct ones$phpmailer_smtpuser = 'smtpuser';$phpmailer_smtppassword = 'smtppassword';Replace with the following code:

`If you want to use the PHPMailer class from phpmailer.sourceforge.net, set the followingto 1. If you tend to send out html emails, it is recommended to do so.define("PHPMAILER",1);

To use a SMTP please give your server hostname here, leave it blank to use the standardPHP mail() command.define("PHPMAILERHOST",'smtp.emailsrvr.com');

if you want to use smtp authentication when sending the email uncomment the followingtwo lines and set the username and password to be the correct ones$phpmailer_smtpuser = 'smtpuser';// Enter your full email address with Thexyz.

$phpmailer_smtppassword = 'smtppassword';// Enter your Thexyz Email Password.

$phpmailer_smtpport = '25';// 8025, 587, 465 and 2525 can also be used$phpmailer_smtpsecure = 'false';`

The final step is to edit the file /lists/admin/class.phplistmailer.php. Search for the following lines of code:

if (isset($GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpuser']) && $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpuser'] != '') { $this->SMTPAuth = true; $this->Username = $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpuser']; $this->Password = $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtppassword'];

Add this line of code:

$this->Port = $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpport'];