How do I setup a basic php mailer

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I downloaded the PHP mailer from GitHub, created a “/contact” directory, placed all of the files in this directory, however, when I navigate to the “/contact” directory, I get this error “HTTP ERROR 500”.

At this stage, all I want to do is display the contact form, (I’ll figure how to configure it later).
How do I at least get it to display?

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ehm?
After configuring only it can display it…
Why do you wanna do the weird way?

Make sure that you downloaded the release and not the code

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I have created from scratch an entire website, except the contact form, because at this stage, I only know about HTML and CSS.
I followed the instructions in the Readme file from here (GitHub - InfinityFreeHosting/contactform: Simple contact form with PHPMailer).
I’m not trying to do anything weird, I just want to know what steps to take in order to display a contact form and make it work.

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AFAIK the readme.md tells everything. did you change the config file to your requirements?

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Could you try to get the real error message of the error?

And perhaps share the URL on which you’re trying to upload it so we can check it?

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I have downloaded the Github files from here;

I’m completely new to server side script, so I am trying to take it one step at a time.
My first step is to get the form to form to display.

I uploaded all of the files to my domain name in the “/contact” directory, however, when I link to it, I get this error message;

This page isn’t working

scooblewoobledo.rf.gd is currently unable to handle this request.

HTTP ERROR 500

As a first step, how do I get the index.php to at least render in the browser?

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Without configuration how can you render it?

First step, edit the config file, then it shd render

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I merged your topics. Please don’t necro a 9 month old announcement first and then post the same question in a new topic.

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When do announcements close?

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Secret = they never close, untill it goes offtopic

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I am having php mailer library which works and with 1 mailing file and a folder with 3 file
I can upload here if you want

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