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Stephanie Roberts
16,757 PointsContact form is sending to gmail spam folder
I have recently created a contact form in PHP and it sends the message fine, but it is sending it to my spam folder in my gmail. I am using php mailer.
Does anyone know why it's doing this?
3 Answers
Greg Kaleka
39,021 PointsHi Stephanie,
If you're using a shared host to host your website, this could be the reason, as the server you're on may have some spammy sites on it. You have a couple of options.
- Since you're only using your contact form to send emails to yourself, you can simply mark those emails as not spam, and even set up a rule in Gmail to ensure you get those messages in your inbox, perhaps with a label as well.
- Use a 3rd party mail service like mailgun. They have a nice API and it wouldn't be too hard to use it on your site using PHP. Their documentation is good.
Good luck!
-Greg
Emmanuel Plouvier
11,919 PointsHi,
This is often of mail heading problem or with the "reputation" of your server.
To know more, you can read :
Devron Baldwin
3,508 PointsIn my experience it's generally the SPF record being set up incorrectly.
Stephanie Roberts
16,757 PointsThanks for your help Greg, I will take your advice on board and look into this,