Hello moka89-ga
I will try to guide you through the process of installing this script
step-by-step. As you have not specified which computer operating
system you are using I will assume you are using Windows on your
desktop machine.
1) Sign up with a web host. You will need to find somewhere to place
the PHP files before going any further. There are many cheap webhosts
but few good ones, if you are going to be using this script regularly
I would recommend paying a little to receive better service. For this
example try signing up with one of these guys:
http://www.0php.com/free_PHP_hosting.php
2) After you have signed up with one of them they will send you the
registration information you require and an FTP address to send your
files to. This should of course be kept confidential. FTP stands for
"file transfer protocol" and is a simple way of transferring files
across the internet.
Your FTP address will contain "ftp." somewhere near the beginning and
will probably be something like
ftp://ftp.adomainname.com/~yourusername
If they do not allow files to be transferred by FTP simply forget them
and try a new web host!
3) Now go back to the file you have already downloaded from
Sourceforge.net and unzip the file. This will create a folder called
"phpmailer-1.72" if you have the latest version.
4) Open up Internet Explorer and type ftp://ftp.adomainname.com (this
should be substituted with the name that you have been given by your
new free webhost). (Internet Explorer does not work for everyone so I
have included a few alternative online FTP tutorials at the end of
this answer for you to read through.)
5) After a few seconds a box in Internet Explorer will open up asking
for your username and password - again this will have been given to
you by your web host in your introductory email when you signed up
with them.
6) If all is correct you will be presented with a window (maybe with a
few folders in it), simply drag the *contents* of the "phpmailer-1.72"
folder into this window and the files will be transferred across.
(Sometimes the files should be dragged into one of the folders and
again your introductory email should tell you whether this is the case
for you.)
You should now have the files on your webhost and you will be able to
start using phpmailer at your website.
Rather than duplicate what the makers of phpmailer have already
written, I think the best place to learn how to use the script is at
their tutorial:
http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/tutorial.html
It contains all the information you should need to get started and
points you in the direction of a mailing list should you require any
further information on the script and its use. The tutorial also
provides you with a small script that you can edit with your details
to get started.
Unfortunately I cannot help you much more with the script yet as
certain details you need will only be disclosed by your webhost when
you have signed up (such as the smtp server address).
phpmailer is not the easiest script for an absolute beginner to start
with, can I ask why you have chosen this? I might be able to provide
you with a simpler solution.
If you have any further questions, and I'm sure you probably will as
this is quite a complicated task the first time you do it, please ask
for clarification and I will do my best to respond swiftly. This is
one of those topics that is easy to show someone how to do it but
difficult to explain (especially if they do not yet have a web host)!
When you ask for clarification please include as many details as you
can (such as the webhost you have signed up with and any error
messages you are receiving).
FTP Tutorials:
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Internet Explorer is the simplest FTP program on the market, if you
wish to try something else I would recommend WS_FTP.
http://oregonstate.edu/cws/tutorials/file-transfer/
http://www.pageresource.com/putweb/ftpmain.htm
http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/basics.htm
http://www.ftpplanet.com/tutorial/users.asp
http://www.ftpplanet.com/tutorial/ |
