php - Sending email from localhost

Question

I'm using WampServer on Windows to test a site. I have a registration system where users get a confirmation email.

Is it possible to send emails from a localhost?

Answer 1

If you want to send emails from localhost directly, you need to install a Mail Transport Agent (MTA), or if you like, a SMTP service.

IIS provides one. You can otherwise find some others on Google.

You can also change your php.ini mail settings. This won't use localhost per say to send emails, but a relay host that will allow you to send emails from a PHP script.