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Setting up PHPList with SMTP2GO

Step 1

This guide helps to configure PHPList to use your SMTP2GO Account to send email messages.

Adjust the example below for your needs. Make sure you change the following variables:

    • smtpuser: your SMTP username.
    • smtppassword: your SMTP password.

Edit config.php file usually located under /lists/config/ folder. Search for the following code:

# If you want to use the PHPMailer class from phpmailer.sourceforge.net, set the following

# to 1. If you tend to send out html emails, it is recommended to do so.

define("PHPMAILER",1);



# To use a SMTP please give your server hostname here, leave it blank to use the standard

# PHP mail() command.

define("PHPMAILERHOST",'');



# if you want to use smtp authentication when sending the email uncomment the following

# two lines and set the username and password to be the correct ones

#$phpmailer_smtpuser = 'smtpuser';

#$phpmailer_smtppassword = 'smtppassword';

Step 2

Replace with below codes:

# If you want to use the PHPMailer class from phpmailer.sourceforge.net, set the following

# to 1. If you tend to send out html emails, it is recommended to do so.

define("PHPMAILER",1);



# To use a SMTP please give your server hostname here, leave it blank to use the standard

# PHP mail() command.

define("PHPMAILERHOST",'mail.smtp2go.com');



# if you want to use smtp authentication when sending the email uncomment the following

# two lines and set the username and password to be the correct ones

$phpmailer_smtpuser = 'smtpuser'; 

// Enter your SMTP2GO Username.



$phpmailer_smtppassword = 'smtppassword'; 

// Enter your SMTP2GO Password.



$phpmailer_smtpport = '2525'; 

// 8025, 587 and 25 can also be used

$phpmailer_smtpsecure = 'tls';

Step 3

Edit the file /lists/admin/class.phplistmailer.php. Search for the following lines of code:

  if (isset($GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpuser']) && $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpuser'] != '') {

  $this->SMTPAuth = true;

  $this->Username = $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpuser'];

  $this->Password = $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtppassword'];

Step 4

Add the following code:

  $this->Port = $GLOBALS['phpmailer_smtpport'];

Please note: if you experience “timeouts” or problems connecting due to an unreliable internet connection, consider increasing the max_execution_time setting in the php.ini file on your server, to a value such as 120 (instead of the default value 30).

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