SMTP using wp-config.php for settings #smtp #wp_mail

functions.php

<?php // Don't use this line.

/*
 * Add the script below to wherever you store custom code snippets
 * in your site, whether that's your child theme's functions.php, 
 * a custom plugin file, or through a code snippet plugin.
 */

/**
 * This function will connect wp_mail to your authenticated
 * SMTP server. This improves reliability of wp_mail, and 
 * avoids many potential problems.
 *
 * For instructions on the use of this script, see:
 * https://butlerblog.com/easy-smtp-email-wordpress-wp_mail/
 * 
 * Values for constants are set in wp-config.php
 */
add_action( 'phpmailer_init', 'send_smtp_email' );
function send_smtp_email( $phpmailer ) {
	$phpmailer->isSMTP();
	$phpmailer->Host       = SMTP_HOST;
	$phpmailer->SMTPAuth   = SMTP_AUTH;
	$phpmailer->Port       = SMTP_PORT;
	$phpmailer->Username   = SMTP_USER;
	$phpmailer->Password   = SMTP_PASS;
	$phpmailer->SMTPSecure = SMTP_SECURE;
	$phpmailer->From       = SMTP_FROM;
	$phpmailer->FromName   = SMTP_NAME;
}

wp-config.php

<?php // Don't use this line.

/**
 * Set the following constants in wp-config.php
 * These should be added somewhere BEFORE the
 * constant ABSPATH is defined.
 * 
 * Make sure you know from your email host what your specific connection
 * parameters are. Common defaults are given below, but if they are not
 * what your host requires, you won't be able to connect. Each constant
 * is noted with a comment identifying what connection parameter it is,
 * but make sure you're using the correct value - check with your
 * email host to confirm specific requirements. (Also confirm that your
 * host allows remote connections in the first place.)
 *
 * For instructions on the use of this script, see:
 * https://butlerblog.com/easy-smtp-email-wordpress-wp_mail/
 */
define( 'SMTP_USER',   '[email protected]' );    // Username to use for SMTP authentication
define( 'SMTP_PASS',   'smtp password' );       // Password to use for SMTP authentication
define( 'SMTP_HOST',   'smtp.example.com' );    // The hostname of the mail server
define( 'SMTP_FROM',   '[email protected]' ); // SMTP From email address
define( 'SMTP_NAME',   'e.g Website Name' );    // SMTP From name
define( 'SMTP_PORT',   '25' );                  // SMTP port number - likely to be 25, 465 or 587
define( 'SMTP_SECURE', 'tls' );                 // Encryption system to use - ssl or tls
define( 'SMTP_AUTH',    true );                 // Use SMTP authentication (true|false)
define( 'SMTP_DEBUG',   0 );                    // for debugging purposes only set to 1 or 2