2.14.2.14. Configure mail in Joomla!

  1. Go to "System → General settings" and open the "Server" tab:
  2. In the "Mail setup" section, specify the following data:
    • "Mail sending" — set the switch to "Yes" to allow sending emails.
    • "Disable mailing" — make sure that the switch is set to "No". The "Yes" position disables bulk mailing.
    • "Site e-mail" — specify the mailbox to which messages should be delivered.
    • "Email sender" — specify the sender's name.
    • "Reply to email" — specify the mailbox to which replies should be sent (it will be inserted into the Reply-to header).
    • "Reply to name" — specify the recipient's name when replying to an email sent by the site.
    • "Sending method" — select the required sending method:
      • "PHP Mail" Not recommended method
      • "Sendmail" Not recommended method:
        • "Path to Sendmail" — /usr/sbin/sendmail.
      • "SMTP" Recommended method — sending emails by connecting to an existing mailbox (if the mailbox used for sending is hosted with us, you need to use the connection details):
        • "SMTP server" — address of the mail server.
        • "SMTP server port" — port for connecting to the mail server — 465, 25 or 2525.
        • "SMTP protection" — if you specified port 465, select "SSL"; if 25 or 2525, select "None".
        • "SMTP server authorization" — "Yes".
        • "SMTP username" — full name of the mailbox from which sending will be performed.
        • "Password for SMTP" — password for the email account.
  3. Click "Send test message" to test the configured settings.
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