Changing the Return-path using PHPMailer

Question

Is there a way to change the return-path using PHPMailer

I did the following and it did not work

$mail->AddCustomHeader('Return-path:[email protected]');

I'm using the following statement to send mails

if(!$mail->Send()) {
        echo "Mailer Error: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;

    } else {
        //Building the reporting email to report on all the mails send 
        echo "Message REPORT sent!\n";
    }

I get the email but the return path does not change?

Answer 1

The most probable reason for this is that the mail server you’re sending this mail over enforces a specific return path. This is often the case for “hosted” webspace.

In that case, you don’t have a lot of options. Try talking to your hoster.

Answer 2

Instead of using the Reply-path header, try this:

$mail->AddCustomHeader('Reply-to:[email protected]');

I use the Reply-to header and have had great success even on shared spaces.

Answer 3

The following solved the issue, I adjusted the Sender property and it worked for me. $mail->Sender = '[email protected]';