sending email via gmail smtp server with codeigniter - php

Question

I have been been trying send email by using gmail smtp server on codeigniter framework.
it working perfect testing on localhost . When I test it on server I got this error
"A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Warning
Message: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465 (Connection timed out)
Filename: libraries/Email.php
Line Number: 1689 "
my code is
$ci = get_instance();
$ci->load->library('email');
$config['protocol'] = "smtp";
$config['smtp_host'] = "ssl://smtp.gmail.com";
$config['smtp_port'] = "465";
$config['smtp_user'] = "ticket#gmail.com";
$config['smtp_pass'] = "test123";
$config['charset'] = "utf-8";
$config['mailtype'] = "html";
$config['newline'] = "\r\n";
$ci->email->initialize($config);
$ci->email->from('sender#gmail.com', 'Myanmar Bus Ticket');
$list = array('receiver#gmail.com');
$ci->email->to($list);
$ci->email->reply_to('my-email#gmail.com', 'Explendid Videos');
$ci->email->subject('This is an email test');
$ci->email->message('It is working. Great!');
$ci->email->send();
highly appreciate for all of your help

Answer 1

I have found the following:
To use Google SMTP in CodeIgniter you need to make 2 (two) changes into your Gmail account setting: (N.B. Please be aware that it is now easier for an attacker to break into your account -says Google)
Set off 2-step Verification.
Allow less secure apps: ON (or Enable)
Now use 'smtp_host' as ssl://smtp.gmail.com instead of smtp.googlemail.com
Hope this will help upcoming visitor.

Answer 2

Create a file in application/config/email.php with the following:
<?php
$config['protocol'] = 'smtp';
$config['smtp_host'] = 'ssl://smtp.gmail.com'; //examples: ssl://smtp.googlemail.com, myhost.com
$config['smtp_user'] = 'user#gmail.com';
$config['smtp_pass'] = 'password';
$config['smtp_port'] = '465';
$config['charset']='utf-8'; // Default should be utf-8 (this should be a text field)
$config['newline']="\r\n"; //"\r\n" or "\n" or "\r". DEFAULT should be "\r\n"
$config['crlf'] = "\r\n"; //"\r\n" or "\n" or "\r" DEFAULT should be "\r\n"
?>