Install the latest version from here: https://github.com/manngo/fakemail/releases/latest
A fake sendmail to enable testing of PHP mail functions. It will accept the input and save the results into a text file.
In fact, this is not limited to using as a sendmail substitute. It will accept any text which is piped to it and save it.
You can use fakemail from within PHP or from the command line. If you use it from the command line, it simply saves incoming text to a text file, and has nothing to do with mail.
In php.ini search for:
;sendmail_path …
remove the semicolon and change it to:
sendmail_path=/path/to/fakemail
sendmail_path=/path/to/fakemail /path/to/anything.txt
The semicolon indicates a comment. It is possible that there is an existing legitimate sendmail_path (without a semicolon). If that is the case, and you prefer to use fakemail, comment out the original and add the new version afterwards.
The first /path/to/ should be the actual path of the program, while the fakemail should be one of the versions below.
The second form allows you to specify the path of the text file. If not specified specified, it defaults to mail.txt in the same directory as the fakemail program.
echo … | fakemail
echo … | fakemail /path/to/file.txt
Depending on your preferences, there are 4 versions:
| OS | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MacOS | fakemail.sh |
Shell Script |
| MacOS | fakemail |
Command Line Program |
| Windows | fakemail.bat |
Batch File |
| Windows | fakemail.exefakemail-static.exe |
Executable |
Whether you use the Script/Batch or the Program version is a matter of taste.
Note: If you use fakemail.sh on MacOS, you need to make sure that you set the permissions to something like 777.