A few weeks ago I decided to sign up this domain with Google Apps. I use their services so much it really just made sense. One of the draw backs I later found about was that php mail() function wouldn’t work any longer. I spent hours trying to find a solution and nothing really seemed to work. So if you are having this same trouble hopefully this post will explain how to fix it.
Step 1. Download the Configure Smtp plugin and activate it.
Step 2. Go to the plugins configuration page and enter the following settings:
- Send e-mail via SMTP? : Checked
- SMTP host : ssl://smtp.gmail.com
- SMTP port : 465
- Use SMTPAuth? : checked
- SMTP username : Enter your google email here.
- SMTP password : Your google password
Those are the only fields that are custom to Google Apps. After that configure the rest of the options as normal. Finally click the test email and you should receive an email in your gmail account.
