PHPMailer VS sendgrid-nodejs

In any case, I don't recommend using mail() anyway. It's a low level function, a PITA to work with and you need to understand some infrastructure stuff to make it reliable. A simple alternative is https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer.

Refer to PHPMailer documentation on Github for detailed installation instructions.

Find an email library for the language you are using. For PHP I used this. Check the examples directory and make them work. If you are using another language, you'll definitely find an email library.

I do it with PHP using PHPMailer. I create my own templates with all the fill-in-the-blanks parts.

As an alternative to using mail() function and SMTP extensions, you can also utilize a very popular PHPMailer. We’ve recently covered it in detail on our blog, check out our guide here.

PHPMailer is the classic email sending library for PHP. It supports several ways of sending email messages such as mail(), Sendmail, qmail, and direct dispatch to SMTP servers. In addition, it provides a list of advanced features:

That is utterly simple, and can be readily converted for usage with cURL through PHP without loading any external libraries. No symfony/mailer. No PHPMailer/PHPMailer. Nothing.

You would then need to setup a function to loop over to use json objects and “email them” you could actually use the same inbox(email address) you are storing the data in to send the data to that mailbox. Using SMTP you could use a lib like https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer to accomplish that piece.

Frankly, it is better to give up upon sending mails from your own server altogether. Instad of plain mail() just go for PHPMailer or similar and send mails via external, well established provider.

Use PHPMailer with SMTP. Saves you a lot of trouble with mails getting caught in spam with using mail()

By following these guidelines, you can create an effective and user-friendly contact form that helps you connect with potential employers and others. There are several options for setting up a contact form, including using a service like Sendgrid, Mailgun, Formspree, or Getform.

Mailgun and SendGrid are easy to set up

I haven't been doing much with that but Sendgrid has a nice api with good volume pricing.

Sending emails that don't go to spam is difficult and requires expertise and ongoing maintenance - something I do not have. So I explored two options: Amazon SES and SendGrid. There are others out there, but I had the most familiarity with these two.

If you want a "simple" solution for sending email, the simplest that will likely last you the longest is using DjangoQ to create a background task that looks for model records that have not been emailed. Then use Sendgrid with an email backend to send them. You can use a library that already provides a Sendgrid email backend as well.

I’m going to use SendGrid as an email provider with Superface. Create your account, get your API key with Full Access and verify Single Sender Verification.

Sendgrid

SendGrid is a cloud-based email marketing tool developers and marketers use to manage mailing lists, A/B testing, predefined templates, and image libraries used in campaign management and audience engagement.

Transactional E-mails with SendGrid