Q:XAMPP SENDMAIL Folder Missing? A:Xampp Sendmail

XAMPP SENDMAIL Folder Missing is a Simple Fix. The Default Xampp Install Does Not Include the Sendmail Application which you can Download Free

If you are attempting to configure xampp to send real email over the internet, you are invariably direct to make setting changes in sendmail.ini which is in the sendmail folder but when you look in xampp you may not see a sendmail folder.

To fix this error you need to download sendmail for xampp which is the sendmail folder and all the required files.

To download sendmail so you can send mail from within xampp ...

1. download the sendmail.zip file.
2. Unzip sendmail.zip.
3. Open the unzipped folder and copy the sendmail folder to clipboard.
4. Paste the sendmail folder in the xampp directory.
5. Open the sendmail folder and double click it to open it.
6. Open sendmail.ini and make any required changes such as ...
   • smtp_server=
   • smtp_port=
   • smtp_ssl=
   these settings will vary and depend upon how you intend to send mail via php.

Although sendmail is no longer being developed or updated, sendmail works as is. You can read more about sendmail here.