PHP ActiveX

SMTP NTLM Authentication

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Demonstrates how to specify NTLM authentication for sending email via SMTP. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$mailman = new COM("Chilkat.MailMan");

// Specify your particular mail server's SMTP settings.
$mailman->SmtpHost = 'smtp.my_mail_server.com';
$mailman->SmtpPort = 587;
$mailman->StartTLS = 1;

// This assumes you know your SMTP server supports NTLM authentication.
// To explicitly request NTLM authentication, set the SmtpAuthMethod property = "ntlm".
$mailman->SmtpAuthMethod = 'ntlm';

// Note: Normally you should avoid setting the SmtpAuthMethod.
// SMTP servers tell the connecting client the authentication methods it will accept when the initial connection is made.
// Chilkat will automatically use this information to select and use the most secure auth method supported by the server.

$useCurrentWindowsUser = 1;

if ($useCurrentWindowsUser == 1) {
    // If you are running on Windows, and you wish for the NTLM credentials of the current logged-on Windows user to be used,
    // set the username and password to the string "default"
    $mailman->SmtpUsername = 'default';
    $mailman->SmtpPassword = 'default';
}
else {
    // Explicitly specify the SMTP username/password
    // The SMTP username is your email account username, which is often your email address.
    $mailman->SmtpUsername = 'your_smtp_username_or_email_address';
    $mailman->SmtpPassword = 'your_password';
}

$email = new COM("Chilkat.Email");

$email->Subject = 'This is a test';
$email->Body = 'This is a test';
// Don't forget to change this to use your email addresses..
$email->From = 'Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>';
$success = $email->AddTo('Chilkat Admin','admin@chilkatsoft.com');
// To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

$success = $mailman->SendEmail($email);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $mailman->CloseSmtpConnection();
if ($success != 1) {
    print 'Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.' . "\n";
}

print 'Mail Sent!' . "\n";

?>