First, navigate to
Configuration > System Settings > General Settings > Mail.
Next to
Mail Provider, click
Configure Mail Provider.
In the new window, specify the SMTP settings that you got from your hosting or email provider. Pay special attention to the
SMTP Port and
SMTP SSL Type settings. Incorrect settings will prevent mail from sending in WHMCS.
Click
Test Configuration at the bottom to make sure that you entered everything correctly.
Once you see a success message, click
Save Changes. WHMCS will now use SMTP to send mail.
Creating a SMTP Account in cPanel to use for Mail
First, log in to your cPanel account and navigate to
Home >> Email >> Email Accounts.
Create a new email account by clicking
Create and filling out the form appropriately.
Once you have successfully created the new email account, you should see it in the list of
Email Accounts. Within this list, click
Manage, and then click
Connect Devices in the right-side column.
Zoom:
On the next page, you will see all of your information under the
Mail Client Manual Settings heading. In this example, we will follow the settings in
Secure SSL/TLS Settings (Recommended).
These are the settings we used to configure the SMTP settings in WHMCS:
