PHP Mailer causing rest of site to not be displayed

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reddragon88
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I am currently designing a website in vs code that uses a login and registration form, mysql database using phpmyadmin via mamp on macos with m1 chip. The problem is, once I implemented PHPMailer, the content of my site won't load.

Here is the registration page:

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<?php
include_once('templates/header.php');
include('config/dbh.php');
include('includes/functions.php');
include('mail/welcomemail.php');

//declare variables
$firstName = $lastName = $phoneNumber = $emailAddress = $companyName = $numberOfUsers = $password = $confirmPassword = "";

$firstErr = $lastErr = $phoneErr = $emailErr = $companyErr = $numUsrErr = $pwErr = $cpwErr = $stmtErr = "";

$errors = array('firstErr' => '', 'lastErr' => '', 'phoneErr' => '', 'emailErr' => '', 'companyErr' => '', 'numUsrErr' => '', 'pwErr' => '', 'cpwErr' => '', 'stmtErr' => '');


if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {

  // first name 
  if (!empty($_POST["firstName"])) {
    $firstName = test_input($_POST["firstName"]);
    if (!preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z\s]+$/", $firstName)) {
      $errors['firstErr'] = " * Only letters and white space allowed";
    }
  } else {
    $errors['firstErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  // last name
  if (!empty($_POST["lastName"])) {
    $lastName = test_input($_POST["lastName"]);
    if (!preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z\s]+$/", $lastName)) {
      $errors['lastErr'] = " * Only letters and white space allowed";
    }
  } else {
    $errors['lastErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  // phone number
  if (!empty($_POST["phoneNumber"])) {
    $phoneNumber = test_input($_POST["phoneNumber"]);
    if (!preg_match("/^[0-9]{10}+$/", $phoneNumber)) {
      $errors['phoneErr'] = " * Must contain 10 digits";
    }
  } else {
    $errors['phoneErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  // email
  if (!empty($_POST["emailAddress"])) {
    $emailAddress = test_input($_POST["emailAddress"]);
    if (!filter_var($emailAddress, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
      $errors['emailErr'] = " * Invalid email address";
    } else if (emailExists($conn, $emailAddress) == "true") {
      $errors['emailErr'] = " * Email is already in use";
    }
  } else {
    $errors['emailErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  // company
  if (!empty($_POST["companyName"])) {
    $companyName = test_input($_POST["companyName"]);
    if (!preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$/", $companyName)) {
      $errors['companyErr'] = " *  Only letters, numbers, and white space allowed";
    }
  } else {
    $errors['companyErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  // number of users
  if (!empty($_POST["numberOfUsers"])) {
    $numberOfUsers = test_input($_POST["numberOfUsers"]);
  } else {
    $errors['numUsrErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  // password
  if (!empty($_POST["password"])) {
    $password = test_input($_POST["password"]);

    $uppercase = preg_match('@[A-Z]@', $password);
    $lowercase = preg_match('@[a-z]@', $password);
    $number = preg_match('@[0-9]@', $password);
    $minchar = "8";

    if (!$uppercase || !$lowercase || !$number || strlen($password) < $minchar) {
      $errors['pwErr'] = " * Requires one uppercase, one lowercase, one number, and at least 8 characters in length";
    }
  } else {
    $errors['pwErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  // confirm password
  if (!empty($_POST["confirmPassword"])) {
    $confirmPassword = test_input($_POST["confirmPassword"]);
    if ($password !== $confirmPassword) {
      $errors['cpwErr'] = " * Passwords must match";
    }
  } else {
    $errors['cpwErr'] = " * Required";
  }

  if (!array_filter($errors)) {
    //generate random secure token 
    $token = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16);
    //convert binary to hexadecimal
    $token = bin2hex($token);

    if (createUser($conn, $firstName, $lastName, $phoneNumber, $emailAddress, $companyName, $numberOfUsers, $password, $token) == "true") {
      sendWelcomeEmail($firstName, $emailAddress, $token); // here is where the welcome email is sent
    } else {
      echo "Please try again.";
    }
  }
} //end of post check
?>

<!-- ======= Register Section ======= -->
<section class="get-started" id="get-started">
  <div class="container container-fluid">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-md-5 content">
        <form name="register" id="register" method="POST" action="<?= htmlspecialchars($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]); ?>">
          <div class="form-content">
            <h2 class="form-title">Create Account</h2>
            <div class="err-txt"><?= $errors['stmtErr'] ?></div>
            <hr class="mb-3">

            <div class="form-row">
              <div class="col form-group">
                <label for="firstName">First Name </label><span><?= $errors['firstErr'] ?></span>
                <input name="firstName" id="firstName" class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="First Name" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($firstName) ?>">
              </div>

              <div class="col form-group">
                <label for="lastName">Last Name </label><span><?= $errors['lastErr']; ?></span>
                <input name="lastName" id="lastName" class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Last Name" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($lastName) ?>">
              </div>
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
              <label for="phoneNumber">Phone Number </label><span><?= $errors['phoneErr']; ?></span>
              <input name="phoneNumber" id="phoneNumber" class="form-control" type="phoneNumber" placeholder="Phone Number" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($phoneNumber) ?>">
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
              <label for="emailAddress">Email Address </label><span><?= $errors['emailErr']; ?></span>
              <input name="emailAddress" id="emailAddress" class="form-control" type="email" placeholder="Email" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($emailAddress) ?>">
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
              <label for="companyName">Company Name </label><span><?= $errors['companyErr']; ?></span>
              <input name="companyName" id="companyName" class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Company" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($companyName) ?>">
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
              <label for="numberOfUsers">Number of Users </label><span><?= $errors['numUsrErr']; ?></span>
              <select class="form-control" id="numberOfUsers" name="numberOfUsers">
                <option selected disabled>Choose...</option>
                <option value="1" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "1") echo "selected" ?>>1</option>
                <option value="2" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "2") echo "selected" ?>>2</option>
                <option value="3" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "3") echo "selected" ?>>3</option>
                <option value="4" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "4") echo "selected" ?>>4</option>
                <option value="5" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "5") echo "selected" ?>>5</option>
                <option value="6" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "6") echo "selected" ?>>6</option>
                <option value="7" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "7") echo "selected" ?>>7</option>
                <option value="8" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "8") echo "selected" ?>>8</option>
                <option value="9" <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "9") echo "selected" ?>>9</option>
                <option value="10 <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "10") echo "selected" ?>">10</option>
                <option value="11 <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "11") echo "selected" ?>">11</option>
                <option value="12 <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "12") echo "selected" ?>">12</option>
                <option value="13 <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "13") echo "selected" ?>">13</option>
                <option value="14 <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "14") echo "selected" ?>">14</option>
                <option value="15 <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "15") echo "selected" ?>">15</option>
                <option value="16 <?php if (isset($numberOfUsers) && $numberOfUsers == "16") echo "selected" ?>">16</option>
              </select>
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
              <label for="password">Password </label><span><?= $errors['pwErr']; ?></span>
              <input name="password" id="password" class="form-control" type="password" placeholder="Password" value="">
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
              <label for="confirmPassword">Confirm Password </label><span><?= $errors['cpwErr']; ?></span>
              <input name="confirmPassword" id="confirmPassword" class="form-control" type="password" placeholder="Confirm Password" value="">
            </div>

            <button id="signupButton" name="register_user" type="submit" class="mt-3 btn btn-custom btn-block">Submit</button>
            <hr class="mb-3">

            <p class="pt-2 text-center small">Already have an account? <a href="login.php"><b>Sign In Here</b></a></p>
          </div>
        </form>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
<?php include('templates/footer.php') ?>

Here is the code for the sendwelcomeemail() function:

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<?php

use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\SMTP;
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;

//Load Composer's autoloader
require 'vendor/autoload.php';


function sendWelcomeEmail($firstName, $emailAddress, $token)
{
  $fname = $firstName;
  $usrEmail = $emailAddress;
  $tkn = $token;

  $host = 'mail.*COMPANYNAME*.com;'; // removed for security purposes
  $from = '[email protected]*COMPANYNAME*.com';
  $fromname = '*COMPANYNAME*';
  $mailerpw = '*COMPANYPASSWORD*';

  $subject = 'Verify your email address with *COMPANYNAME*';

  $body = 'Welcome, ' . $fname . '!
  Thank you for creating an account with *COMPANYNAME*.
  Please verify your account and email address by clicking the link below.

  <hr>

  Please click this link to activate your account:
  http://localhost:8888/*COMPANYNAME*/verify.php?email=' . $usrEmail . '&token=' . $tkn . '
    
  ';

  $altbody = '
  
  Welcome, ' . $fname . '!
  Thank you for creating an account with *COMPANYNAME*.
  Please verify your account and email address by clicking the link below.

  Please click this link to activate your account:
  http://www.*COMPANYNAME*.com/verify.php?email=' . $usrEmail . '&token=' . $tkn . '
    
  ';


  $mail = new PHPMailer(true);

  try {

    $mail->isSMTP();
    $mail->SMTPDebug = SMTP::DEBUG_SERVER;
    $mail->Host       = gethostbyname($host);
    $mail->Port       = 25;
    $mail->SMTPAuth   = true;
    $mail->Username   = $from;
    $mail->Password   = $mailerpw;
    $mail->SMTPSecure = PHPMailer::ENCRYPTION_SMTPS;

    $mail->setFrom($from, $fromname);
    $mail->addAddress($usrEmail, $fname);
    $mail->Subject = ("$subject");
    $mail->Body    = $body;
    $mail->AltBody = $altbody;

    $mail->send();
    echo 'message has been sent';
    header("location: login.php?error=none");
  } catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Message could not be sent. Mailer error: {$mail->ErrorInfo}";
  }
}
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Michalio
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Add error logging:

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ini_set('display_errors', 1);
ini_set('display_startup_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
And show the output. Probably us something wrong with path to the file that you are including.
Addidtionally you should not print any output before you are manipulate the header:

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echo 'message has been sent';
header("location: login.php?error=none");
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reddragon88
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Now the content is loading, the user's information is being saved to the database, and i am receiving this error:

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Source map error: Error: request failed with status 404
Resource URL:  /assets/vendor/swiper/swiper-bundle.min.js
Source Map URL: swiper-bundle.min.js.map
Still no errors in php error log.

All of the functions look as if the email is being sent successfully but it is not being received.
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Michalio
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these lines should display errors on the screen, if you want to log them in to file, you can add this:

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ini_set('error_log', '/tmp/php-error.log');
then you will log the errors to the custom file.
Check also the path to the file, is the file assets/vendor/swiper/swiper-bundle.min.js exists?
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