phpmailer SMTP错误

Question

I am using this php code to send email through gmail account . but its showing smtp error . I have googled it . but not found any specific answer . would anyone please help to find the solution ??

I have hosted this code in my webserver

error : "SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host. Message was not sent Mailer Error: SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host."

code:

<?php
require("class.phpmailer.php");

$email = $_POST['email_address'];

$username = '[e-mail]';  //your gmail address
$password = 'password';  //password


send_mail_to_subscriber();


function send_mail_to_subscriber()
{

    global $username,$password,$email;
    $mailer = new PHPMailer();
    $mailer->IsSMTP();
    $mailer->Host = 'ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465';
    $mailer->SMTPAuth = TRUE;

    $mailer->Username = $username;  
    $mailer->Password = $password;  
    $mailer->From = $username;  
    $mailer->FromName = $username; 

    $mailer->Body = 'this is a message';
    $mailer->Subject = 'this is a subject';
    $mailer->AddAddress($email);  
    if(!$mailer->Send())
    {
       echo "Message was not sent<br/ >";
       echo "Mailer Error: " . $mailer->ErrorInfo;
    }
    else
    {
       echo "Download link has been sent to your email address";
    }
}


?>

Answer 1

Change your Host and add the following:

$mailer->SMTPSecure = 'ssl';
$mailer->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$mailer->Port = 465;