How to configure SMTP mail in Joomla
SMTP settings in Joomla
This topic shows you how to configure SMTP mail for Joomla.
Firstly, open “System->Global configuration” in the top menu in the admin panel and choose the tab “Server”. Find the “Mail settings” and select SMTP in the “Mailer” drop-down list. Follow “From email” and “From Name” fields. Further, follow fields in depending on your mail server. You can find the settings for the different emails below or easy google it by request like “SMTP google”. On the screenshot below you can find default settings for the google SMTP.
Settings for Gmail
E-mail – test@gmail.com
SMTP Authentication – Yes
SMTP Security – SSL
SMTP Port – 465
SMTP Username – test@gmail.com
SMTP Password – email password
SMTP Host – smtp.gmail.com
Turn on account access here and unblock captcha here.
Settings for Yahoo
E-mail – test@yahoo.com
SMTP Authentication – Yes
SMTP Security – SSL
SMTP Port – 465
SMTP Username – test@yahoo.com
SMTP Password – email password
SMTP Host – smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Settings for Hotmail
E-mail – test@hotmail.com
SMTP Authentication – Yes
SMTP Security – SSL
SMTP Port – 587
SMTP Username – test@hotmail.com
SMTP Password – email password
SMTP Host – smtp.live.com
Settings for AOL
E-mail – test@aol.com
SMTP Authentication – Yes
SMTP Security – SSL
SMTP Port – 587
SMTP Username – test@aol.com
SMTP Password – email password
SMTP Host – smtp.aol.com
Read about SMTP errors here.