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Google's gmail can be set up as an email processor for Moodle. This is reduces or eliminates the need for an email service on a server. For example: when Moodle is used to train new developers/staff.

This will require a hack to the code.

Steps in site administration block

In the site administration block in the Email section for smtp host use: smtp.gmail.com My @theseventhsungame.net email (Use Gmail domains) Password should be set to the above email's .

Steps for code hack

On the Moodle site go to /lib/phpmailer/ and modified the following files:

class.phpmailer.php around line 162

Change var$Port =25; to 465

class.phpmailer.smtp around line 30

Change var $SMTP_PORT = 25; to 465

class.phpmailer.smtp file around line 83 DIRECTLY after the Fucntion header, so the next line after the { add:

$host='ssl://' . $host;

Completed

This setup will allow Gmail to work with for example:

http://www.theseventhsungame.net
http://www.theseventhsungame.net/tssuniversity

Tips and tricks

Some sites may need an additional step to Un-comment the php_openssl.dll extension in php.ini.

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-Hello. I run Moodle and my project uses the Gmail 'domains' service where we use Gmail as our email processor. IE: We have no email service on our server, we use Googles.
+Google's gmail can be set up as an email processor for Moodle.  This is reduces or eliminates the need for an email service on a server.  For example: when Moodle is used to train new developers/staff.
-We run Moodle to train new developers/staff and so we needed the emails from the courses and Ask a Question type module.
+This will require a hack to the code.
-I was able to get Gmail working under these conditions by doing the following:
+==Steps in site administration block==
-In the Email section for smtp host I used: smtp.gmail.com
+In the site administration block in the Email section for smtp host use:
-My @theseventhsungame.net email (Which again we use Gmail domains..)
+smtp.gmail.com
-The above email's password.
+My @theseventhsungame.net email (Use Gmail domains)
+Password should be set to the above email's .
-I then opened /lib/phpmailer/ and modified the following files:
+==Steps for code hack==
+On the Moodle site go to  /lib/phpmailer/ and modified the following files:
 class.phpmailer.php
 around line 162
+*Change var$Port =25; to 465
-I changed var$Port =25; to 465
 class.phpmailer.smtp
 around line 30
+*Change var $SMTP_PORT = 25; to 465
-I changed var $SMTP_PORT = 25; to 465
+class.phpmailer.smtp file
+around line 83 DIRECTLY after the Fucntion header, so the next line after the {
-In the class.phpmailer.smtp file
+add:
-around line 83
+*$host='ssl://' . $host;
-DIRECTLY after the Fucntion header, so the next line after the {
-I added:
-$host='ssl://' . $host;
-I am now sending mail using the GMAIL feature.
-http://www.theseventhsungame.net
+==Completed==
-http://www.theseventhsungame.net/tssuniversity
-Hope that helps someone =)
+This setup will allow Gmail to work with for example:
-Sincerely,
+ http://www.theseventhsungame.net
-Chel Ramsey
+ http://www.theseventhsungame.net/tssuniversity
-admin@theseventhsungame.net
+==Tips and tricks==
-PS an additional step you may or may not need to take is to Un-comment the php_openssl.dll extension in php.ini I did not have to do this.
+* Some sites may need an additional step to Un-comment the php_openssl.dll extension in php.ini.

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