{"id":2765,"date":"2021-01-14T20:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T01:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.n0c.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=2765"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:50:36","slug":"sitebuilder-how-to-configure-a-form-with-php-mail-or-smtp","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/kb.n0c.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/sitebuilder-how-to-configure-a-form-with-php-mail-or-smtp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure a Contact Form with PHP Mail or SMTP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This article aims to show you how to configure the contact form settings to use the SMTP\/PHP<\/strong> server to send emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PHP Mail<\/strong> function uses your localhost<\/strong> to send e-mails from the contact form, while the SMTP<\/strong> function uses a server<\/strong> to send e-mails from your contact form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note :<\/strong> The Glossary<\/a> contains explanations on multiple topics and can be consulted to clarify certain terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisite<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enter the following address in your web browser : https:\/\/mg.n0c.com\/en<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open the interface (please see the article\u00a0How to Create Web Sites<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note :<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure the tool is configured in English (please see the article\u00a0How to Change the Language<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Select the Contact Form Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the Sidebar menu, select Settings -> Contact Form<\/strong>, which opens the Simple Contact Form<\/strong> interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Configure PHP Mail<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Make sure that PHP Mail<\/strong> is selected in the Mailing Method<\/strong> drop-down list (default option):<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    \"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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    1. You must add the same e-mail in the To<\/strong> (recipient) and From<\/strong> (sender) fields. You can enter multiple recipient addresses separated by commas if you wish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Create a dynamic subject in the Subject<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Edit the success message in the Success message<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Edit the fail message in the Fail message<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Configure the reCAPTCHA<\/strong> (please refer to the article How to Configure the reCAPTCHA for the Contact Form of a Web Site<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. In the Allowed File Types<\/strong> field, add the file types to be authorized for downloading via the contact form, separating them by commas (for example, doc,txt,jpg).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Click on the Save <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      How to Configure the SMTP Mail<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Note :<\/strong> If your host does not allow sending mail using the local server, you need to configure SMTP mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The way to configure the contact form with SMTP is similar to the one explained above, with the exception of the account settings that you need to provide in addition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Select SMTP<\/strong> from the Mailing Method<\/strong> drop-down list:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        \"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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        1. To configure SMTP sending, use one of your e-mail addresses with all the SMTP parameters provided by your host in your N0C control panel (please refer to the article How to Manage Emails Accounts<\/a>) and fill in the following fields:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          • Add an SMTP server in the SMTP Server<\/strong> field (if you use a secure server port, please add ssl: \/\/<\/strong> before the server domain, as in “ssl: \/\/domain.com<\/strong>“).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Add an SMTP port in the SMTP Port<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Add the e-mail as displayed in the Account settings<\/strong> in the SMTP Username<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Add the password for the email account in the SMTP Password<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Fill in all the information and click on the Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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