PHPMailer/PHPMailer
The classic email sending library for PHP observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 72
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 42.5
- age_days: 5489
- days_rel: 107
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 11
Adoption not part of the score
22280 stars · 9811 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
PHPMailer is a full-featured PHP library for creating and sending email, with integrated SMTP support, authentication, attachments, HTML/multipart messages, and DKIM/S/MIME signing. It is the classic, widely adopted email-sending class used by projects like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla.
Use cases
- send email from php via smtp
- send html emails with attachments in php
- smtp authentication with oauth2 in php
- send emails without a local mail server
- dkim sign outgoing php emails
- send multipart alternative emails from php
When to choose
- you need reliable RFC-compliant email sending from PHP
- you need SMTP auth, TLS, attachments, or HTML email support
- you want battle-tested code protecting against header injection
When to avoid
- you are not working in PHP
- you need a full email client or inbox parsing solution
- you only need simple templated transactional email and prefer a hosted API SDK
Facets
library · maturity stable
email security auth email backend web-development php smtp email-sending attachments dkim xoauth2 html-email
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer · fetched 2026-08-28 · bda8e83d0df3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| PHPMailer/PHPMailer | main | 89 |
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