{"id":1454,"date":"2025-07-05T12:23:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailexhost.com\/blog\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2025-07-05T13:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T13:24:54","slug":"how-to-update-phpmailer-using-the-terminal-a-complete-guide-for-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailexhost.com\/blog\/how-to-update-phpmailer-using-the-terminal-a-complete-guide-for-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update PHPMailer Using the Terminal (A Complete Guide for Developers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sailexhost.com\/blog\/what-is-phpmailer-advantages-and-why-you-should-use-it-on-your-php-website\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sailexhost.com\/blog\/what-is-phpmailer-advantages-and-why-you-should-use-it-on-your-php-website\/\">PHPMailer<\/a> is one of the most popular libraries for sending emails using PHP. It&#8217;s robust, secure, and highly customizable. However, like any software component, keeping PHPMailer up to date is important for security, bug fixes, and compatibility with the latest PHP versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog post, we&#8217;ll walk you through the <strong>step-by-step process to update PHPMailer using the terminal (command line interface)<\/strong>. Whether you&#8217;re using Composer or managing PHPMailer manually, we\u2019ll cover both methods to help you stay current with the latest version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why You Should Keep PHPMailer Updated<br>Before diving into the steps, here are some key reasons why updating PHPMailer is important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security patches: Older versions might have vulnerabilities that can be exploited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compatibility: Newer versions are optimized for the latest PHP releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Features: Updates often bring improvements and new functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bug Fixes: Many bugs and glitches are resolved in newer releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why You Should Keep PHPMailer Updated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before diving into the steps, here are some key reasons why updating PHPMailer is important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Security patches<\/strong>: Older versions might have vulnerabilities that can be exploited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compatibility<\/strong>: Newer versions are optimized for the latest PHP releases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Features<\/strong>: Updates often bring improvements and new functionality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bug Fixes<\/strong>: Many bugs and glitches are resolved in newer releases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 1: Updating PHPMailer via Composer (Recommended)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Composer<\/strong> is the easiest and most reliable way to manage PHP libraries like PHPMailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Open Your Terminal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Open your terminal or SSH into your server if your project is hosted remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;--cbp-line-number-width:calc(1 * 0.6 * .875rem);line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>ssh user@yourserver.com\ncd \/path\/to\/your\/project<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">ssh<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">user@yourserver.com<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #6CB6FF\">cd<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">\/path\/to\/your\/project<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Check if PHPMailer is Installed via Composer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside your project directory, look for a <code><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">composer.json<\/mark><\/code> file. Then run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>composer show phpmailer\/phpmailer<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">composer<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">show<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">phpmailer\/phpmailer<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This command displays the current version of PHPMailer and other metadata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Update PHPMailer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To update to the latest stable version, run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>composer update phpmailer\/phpmailer<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">composer<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">update<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">phpmailer\/phpmailer<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Or to update all dependencies (including PHPMailer):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>composer update<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">composer<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">update<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This will fetch the latest compatible version as per the version constraints in your <code>composer.json<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Verify the Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After updating, run the <code><strong>composer show<\/strong><\/code> command again to confirm the new version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>composer show phpmailer\/phpmailer<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">composer<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">show<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">phpmailer\/phpmailer<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 2: Updating PHPMailer Manually (Without Composer)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not using Composer and installed PHPMailer manually, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Locate PHPMailer Directory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the PHPMailer folder in your project. It\u2019s usually named <code>PHPMailer<\/code> or <code>phpmailer<\/code> and resides in <code>includes\/<\/code>, <code>vendor\/<\/code>, or <code>libs\/<\/code> folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Backup Existing Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Always make a backup before replacing files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>cp -r phpmailer phpmailer-backup<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">cp<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #6CB6FF\">-r<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">phpmailer<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">phpmailer-backup<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Download the Latest Version<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download the latest version directly from GitHub using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>wget https:\/\/github.com\/PHPMailer\/PHPMailer\/archive\/refs\/heads\/master.zip<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">wget<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">https:\/\/github.com\/PHPMailer\/PHPMailer\/archive\/refs\/heads\/master.zip<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Or use <strong><code>curl:<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 0 16px;font-size:0.8em;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#22272e;font-style:italic;color:#adbac7\"><span style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.2)\">Bash<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#adbac7;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>curl -LO https:\/\/github.com\/PHPMailer\/PHPMailer\/archive\/master.zip<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark-dimmed\" style=\"background-color: #22272e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F69D50\">curl<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #6CB6FF\">-LO<\/span><span style=\"color: #ADBAC7\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #96D0FF\">https:\/\/github.com\/PHPMailer\/PHPMailer\/archive\/master.zip<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then unzip the file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" 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