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Asked: 2026-05-24T16:55:07+00:00

I have this script: require_once Mail.php; $from = Stephen <username@nvrforget.com>;//Google apps domain $to =

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I have this script:

require_once "Mail.php";

 $from = "Stephen <username@nvrforget.com>";//Google apps domain
 $to = "username@gmail.com";
 $subject = "Hi!";
 $body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";

 $host = "mail.nvrforget.com";
 $username = "username@nvrforget.com";
 $password = "password";

 $headers = array ('From' => $from,
   'To' => $to,
   'Subject' => $subject);
 $smtp = Mail::factory('smtp',
   array ('host' => $host,
     'auth' => true,
     'username' => $username,
     'password' => $password));

 $mail = $smtp->send($to, $headers, $body);

 if (PEAR::isError($mail)) {
   echo("<p>" . $mail->getMessage() . "</p>");
  } else {
   echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
  }

I am coming up with this error:

Non-static method Mail::factory() should not be called statically

Any idea how to fix this? Pear Mail is installed on the server.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Non-static method Mail::factory() should not be called statically

    This is a non-fatal notice coming from PHP because PEAR Mail is prehistoric and hasn’t been updated to use the static keyword introduced five years ago in PHP5.

    After reviewing the documentation, your call to Mail::factory looks completely correct and normal.

    You failed to tell us if if the call to send succeeds or fails. If it’s succeeding, but the mail is never being delivered, please check the SMTP server logs. If it’s failing, what’s the actual error message? The Mail::send documentation includes a comprehensive list of errors.

    You might want to consider using a more modern mail sending library, like Swiftmailer.

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