Monolog VS PHPMailer

To add onto this, what's more commonly done these days is to use a library like Monolog which can be configured with multiple log handlers. One of the handlers which are typically enabled is one which writes to error_log. You can add more which write directly to a logging service like Sentry or whatever, or even in dev write an HTTP header paired with a browser extension which puts your backend log messages in your browser console (see the handler + install the extension for chrome or firefox)

Monolog is a highly regarded PHP logging library with open source code. This project extends a straightforward and adaptable API, allowing developers to log messages from their PHP applications to diverse channels, including files, databases, and various third-party services. The modularity of this project’s source code provides an assortment of handlers and processors that seamlessly combine and configure to cater to specific logging requirements for any application.

If you need something more flexible you could always use Monolog which provides a bunch of adapters to log to any service want. You could for example use the syslog adapter to send your logs to syslog, and then configure rsyslog to print them directly into your terminal (or just `tail -f` a log file).

PHP -> Built in Logger, Monolog, Analog, KLogger, Log4PHP

So far, I've been discussing what PHP itself has to offer, which, quite frankly, is not very appealing. Luckily, though, there are great developers involved in pushing beyond those boundaries, making the appearance of great tools a reality. That is the case for Monolog.

Laravel (and many other frameworks) use the Monolog Package for logging by default. Using their formatter does everything you need!

Nowadays all popular frameworks comes with logging system built in. If not, you should use http://seldaek.github.io/monolog/.

Laravel logging is created on top of Monolog, which is a powerful logging library for PHP projects. In this guide, we will be looking at how to send our laravel logs to telegram channel with the help of the Telegram Bot API.

Then make a form and use PHPMailer.

PHPMailer, as the name suggests, is an email-sending tool for PHP. It offers a straightforward and reliable approach to sending email messages from PHP applications. Security remains a top priority for the PHPMailer creators. It is equipped with built-in support for SSL/TLS encryption, ensuring the protection of email messages against interception and tampering. Moreover, it implements safeguards against common email injection attacks, effectively countering header injection and body injection vulnerabilities.

Have you tried using PHPMailer? mail() really isn't great and ends up being a lot more difficult to use. Phpmailer uses (or can use) SMTP (like Outlook or whichever email app) and is better at HTML and attachments and all that.

I found I have good experiences with a real email address provided by my domain/web host, and then I use the PHPMailer Class to send the message with the appropriate headers and what not.

The easiest way to send e-mails (from a beginner POV) is PHPMailer connected to an existing and configured SMTP server. Does your school has one? If yes, you're all set.

Welcome to this tutorial on how to send emails using PHP! Communication is key, and emails are an essential part of keeping in touch with your users. In this article, we will walk through the process of sending emails using PHP and PHPMailer - a powerful library for sending emails in PHP. We'll also cover how to configure PHPMailer to use SMTP, which is the most common way of sending emails on the web.

Alternatively try using XOAUTH: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/examples/gmail_xoauth.phps

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.

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