title: How to test PHP send mail on local server with MAMP Pro
body: <p>I have a small web form that on submission triggers a mail script that sends an email to the address given to verify their email address.</p>
  <p>I want to test this on my local server using MAMP Pro. I am totally confused from the info I have sourced that holds different advice and requirements.</p>
  <p>I use Dreamweaver (DW) with WebAssist (WA) extensions to build my PHP scripts and when I contacted WA support to ask how to enter the correct settings with their DW plugin to work with MAMP pro they told me..</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>To have your localhost send email you need to install a local SMTP server configured for email relay.</p>
  <p>If you want to use a remote smtp server you would likely have to use the PEAR mail option for authentication.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>This has thrown me as I can't see anywhere in any MAMP Pro documentation about having to install SMTP servers and I know nothing about PEARL.</p>
  <p>The following Blog makes it sound simple..</p>
  <p><a href="http://blog-en.mamp.info/2009/09/how-to-sending-emails-with-mamp-pro.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://blog-en.mamp.info/2009/09/how-to-sending-emails-with-mamp-pro.html</a></p>
  <p>But it obviously isn't as I have tried these Postfix settings with know joy.</p>
  <p>I have also seen this post..</p>
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30616766/test-emails-locally-with-mamp">Test emails locally with mamp</a></p>
  <p>..that gives a method using gmail but I just can't make sense of it as It appears that the MAMP interface may have changed since this was written.</p>
  <p>Plus I am not familiar with using Terminal.</p>
  <p>If anyone can shed some light on this to point me in the right direction I would be most greatfull</p>