PHP has multiple options for sending HTML emails: the PHP mail() function, PHPMailer, or SymfonyMailer. However, the latter two are the more popular and recommended options.
Why? Because the PHP mail() function has multiple limitations, including the inability to add attachments or send emails using the SMTP server. Iāll be diving into more details on the limitations below.Ā
In this tutorial, Iāll show you how to build and send HTML emails in PHP using the mail() function, PHPMailer, and SymfonyMailer. Iāll also show you how to leverage Mailtrapās SDK to send beautiful HTML emails in PHP. Letās go!Ā