why does phpmailer class echo texts?

Question

when i send email it echo many unnecessary texts, i don't want these text to be printed out. how can i disable these text.

example:

SMTP -> FROM SERVER:220 mx.google.com ESMTP p1sm1037082ybn.17
SMTP -> FROM SERVER: 250-mx.google.com at your service, [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] 250-SIZE 35651584 250-8BITMIME 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH 250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
SMTP -> FROM SERVER:250 2.1.0 OK p1sm1037082ybn.17
SMTP -> FROM SERVER:250 2.1.5 OK p1sm1037082ybn.17
SMTP -> FROM SERVER:354 Go ahead p1sm1037082ybn.17
SMTP -> FROM SERVER:250 2.0.0 OK 1290167720 p1sm1037082ybn.17

i am using class.phpmailer.php file and using $obj.Send() method to send email. ??

thanks

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '10 at 12:11

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PHPMailer has a "debug" flag that you can turn off.

Depending on which version you are using, it could be named Debug or SMTPDebug. You'll know it when you see it. If necessary, look into the class file to find out the name.

Set that to false and all is well.

answered Nov 19 '10 at 12:11

Pekka

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Nice. You're working with this library day-to-day, or perhaps you have some pills that help you remembering long API docs? :) If the latter, here's my address... – pestaa Nov 19 '10 at 12:14
i have put SMTPDebug = 2, is this the cause? – Azfar Niaz Nov 19 '10 at 12:15
@pestaa heh, for some reason I remembered this from debugging a SMTP server once :) – Pekka Nov 19 '10 at 12:16
@Pekka, what should i enter to get rid of messages? – Azfar Niaz Nov 19 '10 at 12:17
Oh, in that case please don't send your whole cluster to me. :P – pestaa Nov 19 '10 at 12:18

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '15 at 16:18

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As mention above it's the SMTPDebug option, just do:

$mail->SMTPDebug = 0;

answered Jul 23 '15 at 16:18

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score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 19 '10 at 12:09

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By default it shouldn't generate any output. Make sure it is not wrapped in a print/echo statement/function.

A workaround could be using ob_start() at the beginning and ob_get_clean() at the end of your mailer script, so that it prevents any output from leaving the buffer.

answered Nov 19 '10 at 12:09

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ob_start(); $mail->Send(); ob_get_clean(); //works well, thank you! – Qlimax Feb 21 '12 at 15:42
maybe instead of ob_get_clean() should be more logical ob_end_clean() – Frodik Oct 07 '15 at 13:20

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 22 '20 at 11:34

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If you are picking the whole config set from the example of the official PHPMailer github page, then just remove/comment out this line:-

 $mail->SMTPDebug = SMTP::DEBUG_SERVER;

answered Feb 22 '20 at 11:34

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why does phpmailer class echo texts?

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