📧 React Mailer

Free email configuration tool for React applications

Generate a complete PHP backend and React hook for sending emails from your forms. No external dependencies, no monthly fees, works with any hosting provider's SMTP.

🌐 Try it now → Live Demo

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✨ Features

• 🆓 100% Free - No paid services required
• 🔒 Secure - Token authentication, rate limiting, honeypot anti-bot
• 🌍 Multilingual - English, Italian, Spanish, French
• ⚡ Zero Dependencies - Pure PHP backend, no composer packages
• 📧 HTML Emails - Beautiful responsive email templates
• 🎯 30+ Presets - Quick configuration for popular hosting providers
• 🔐 Privacy First - Runs 100% in your browser, no data sent anywhere

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🚀 How It Works

1. Open the tool at alfredo-villa.github.io/react-mailer
2. Select your hosting provider or enter SMTP details manually
3. Fill in your domain and recipient email
4. Download the generated files (mailer.php, mailer-config.php, useMailer.js)
5. Upload PHP files to your server's /api/ folder
6. Use the React hook in your components

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📁 Generated Files

File	Description
mailer.php	PHP backend (~200 lines) - handles SMTP sending
mailer-config.php	Configuration with your credentials
useMailer.js	React hook for easy integration
README.md	Quick start guide with your settings
.env.example	Environment variables template

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💻 Usage in React

import { useMailer } from './hooks/useMailer';

function ContactForm() {
  const { sendEmail, loading, error, success } = useMailer(
    'https://yourdomain.com/api/mailer.php',
    'YOUR_GENERATED_TOKEN'
  );

  const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    await sendEmail({
      fields: { 
        email: 'user@example.com', 
        message: 'Hello!',
        website: '' // honeypot field
      }
    });
  };

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      {/* Your form fields */}
      <button disabled={loading}>
        {loading ? 'Sending...' : 'Send'}
      </button>
      {error && <p className="error">{error}</p>}
      {success && <p className="success">Sent!</p>}
    </form>
  );
}

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🔧 Supported Hosting Providers

Europe

Aruba, IONOS, OVH, Hetzner, Strato, Infomaniak, Register.it, Netsons

Americas

GoDaddy, Bluehost, HostGator, DreamHost, Namecheap, A2 Hosting, InMotion

Global

SiteGround, Hostinger, Cloudways, cPanel, Plesk

Email Services

Gmail, Outlook/O365, Yahoo, Zoho Mail, SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, Postmark

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🔐 Security Features

Feature	Description
Token Auth	Every request requires a secret token
Rate Limiting	5 emails/hour per IP (configurable)
Honeypot	Hidden field to catch bots
CORS	Only allowed domains can send requests
Input Validation	Email format and required fields
Logging	All attempts are logged with IP

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🌐 Browser Support

Works in all modern browsers:

• Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (latest versions)
• No server-side processing - everything runs locally in your browser

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📝 License

MIT License - Free for personal and commercial use.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs
• Suggest new features
• Add more hosting presets
• Improve translations

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☕ Support

If this tool saved you time, consider buying me a coffee:

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👤 Author

Alfredo Villa

• GitHub: @alfredovilla

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