smtp codeigniter gmail error

Question

Hi again,

I am sorry I keep coming back with this issue. I checked my account and it’s fine( signed on no captcha) and still nothing. It still returns this to me:

220 mx.google.com ESMTP d13sm702743fka.52

hello: 250-mx.google.com at your service, [82.128.53.160] 250-SIZE 35651584 250-8BITMIME 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250 PIPELINING Failed to authenticate password. Error: 454 4.7.0 Cannot authenticate due to temporary system problem. Try again later. d13sm702743fka.52

from: 530-5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more at
530 5.5.1 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=14257 d13sm702743fka.52 The following SMTP error was encountered: 530-5.5.1 Authentication Required.

i saw a post somewhere in my googling that php mail() does not do smtp with google mail well, is that true? if so I looked at the wiki on phpmailer and swiftmailer and the writeup is scanty, so any ideas on what to do? possibly with links or tips…. ANYTHING PLEASE!!!

Answer 1

hey guys,

after a lot of checking, it seems that the email class of codeigniter is kinda ify with gmails smtp. so I looked for other alternatives and found phpmailer and I have mail working with my app. Anyone looking to use mail in codeigniter app should consider using the phpmailer plugin. Much easier than email lib.

Answer 2

You need SMTP auth with TLS, here is a forum post describing how to do it in CI.