php - using namespace

Question

I want to use minimal features of phpmailer. this is my folder structure:

webroot/
  - php/
     - mail.php
     - phpmailer/
         - PHPMailer.php

in my mail.php, i want to use the namespace:

<?php
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
$mail = new PHPMailer(true);
...

But I got error:

Fatal error: Class 'PHPMailer\PHPMailer' not found in /home/example/public_html/php/mail.php on line 2

How can I resolve this?

namespace are declared as namespace nameOfSpace, use will try to import a class. — coderodour
– coderodour, Commented Sep 12, 2017 at 14:40
And what? Do you have autoloader or how do you include phpmailer files? — u_mulder
– u_mulder, Commented Sep 12, 2017 at 14:40

JohnnyBGood · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-12 17:49:51Z

Create include.php file.

  $LibraryPath = "/webroot/php";
  set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $LibraryPath);
?>

*Where $LibaryPath is the path of your php folder which contains the phpmailer folder

In your PhpMailer.php include

    namespace phpmailer;

    class PHPMailer(){
    .....
    }
    ?>

You can add more class inside the php folder and you can define their namespaces following #2.

You can call them in new pages by including 'include.php' and instantiating the class.

Ranadip Dutta · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-12 14:47:31Z

0

Start looking into composer. Composer will help you using a single autoloader.

Put composer inside php folder.

Have a look at THIS

OR put the class inside the php project.

You need all these:

require_once('class.pop3.php');
require_once('class.phpmailer.php');
require_once('class.smtp.php');
require_once('PHPMailerAutoload.php');

answered Sep 12, 2017 at 14:47

Ranadip Dutta

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Comments

fred727 · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-12 14:48:44Z

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PhpMailer doesn't seem to be in a namespace.

include phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php and use \PHPMailer :

<?php
require 'phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php' ;
use \PHPMailer ;

answered Sep 12, 2017 at 14:48

fred727

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