This Knowledge Base article will guide you thru configuring Joomla to send email using SMTP.

How to Configure Joomla to Use SMTP For Sending Emails

Step 1: Log in to your Joomla Administrative Control Panel:

Step 2: In the menu on the left of the Control Panel, click “Global” beneath Configuration.

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Step 3: In the Global Configuration Menu, click the Server tab:

Step 4: On the Server Settings Page, look for Mail Settings. Click the drop-down menu next to Mailer.

In the drop-down menu, choose SMTP.

Step 5: Enter your SMTP Server Information. This will be in the form of mail.yourdomain.tld.

Ensure the SMTP Port is set to port 465, and from the SMTP Security dropdown, you choose SSL/TLS.

If you are sending from a ChemiCloud email account, select Yes next to SMTP Authentication to enter the account credentials.

Once you have entered the account information, click Send Test Mail to test the configuration. Check the Inbox of the account you set up to send from and see if you see an email from your Joomla installation.

If you do, congrats, you entered the proper credentials. If you don’t see one, return to your settings and try again.

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1) Login into your cPanel.

2) Scroll down to the Software section and click on the Softaculous icon.

3) Click on the Joomla logo. This will open a screen with several options,  click on the Install link.

4) Now it’s time to choose a protocol for Joomla. If you’re using SSL, then you would use HTTPS. If you haven’t purchased an SSL certificate, then HTTP will suit you just fine.

5) Next, you will need to fill out the details of your Joomla installation:

• Choose the domain you wish to install Joomla for
• In the In Directory field, you can specify the root folder for Joomla installation. By default, this field is empty, and it allows installing Joomla on yourdomain.com directly. If you wish to install it to a subfolder, like yourdomain.com/blog, simply type “blog” in this field.
• Database Name can be left default.
• The Site Settings section should be filled out accordingly to your needs, though you can change it anytime later if required.

6) When ready, scroll down and hit Install. In a few moments, you will see the message that Joomla has been successfully installed.

You can now go ahead and log into your Joomla Dashboard to start working on your website.