If you're using Easy!Appointments for scheduling and want to enable email notifications, follow this simple guide to set up email alerts for appointment confirmations, reminders, and cancellations.
Step 1: Configure SMTP Settings
To enable email notifications, you need to set up SMTP in the config.php file.
Locate the config.php file inside application/config/.
Open the file and find the email configuration section.
Update the SMTP settings with your email provider details:
$config['smtp_host'] = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$config['smtp_user'] = 'maheshpalamuttath@gmail.com';
$config['smtp_pass'] = 'Apppassword;
$config['smtp_port'] = 587; // Use 465 for SSL
$config['smtp_crypto'] = 'tls'; // Change to 'ssl' if needed
$config['email_from_address'] = 'maheshpalamuttath@gmail.com';
$config['email_from_name'] = 'Your Business Name';
Save the changes.
Step 2: Enable Notifications in Easy!Appointments
Log in to your Easy!Appointments admin panel.
Navigate to Settings > Notifications.
Enable Email Notifications for both customers and service providers.
Save the settings.
Step 3: Test Email Functionality
To test if email notifications are working, run the following command from the Easy!Appointments directory:
php index.php cron send_reminders
If emails are not being sent, check your SMTP logs or try a different SMTP provider like Gmail SMTP, Mailgun, or SendGrid.
