How can PHP beginners effectively send emails with attachments without complications?

Sending emails with attachments in PHP can be achieved by using the PHPMailer library, which simplifies the process of sending emails with attachments. By including the PHPMailer library in your PHP script and configuring it with the necessary email server settings, you can easily send emails with attachments without complications.

<?php
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;

require 'vendor/autoload.php'; // Path to PHPMailer autoload.php file

$mail = new PHPMailer(true);

try {
    $mail->isSMTP();
    $mail->Host = 'smtp.example.com';
    $mail->SMTPAuth = true;
    $mail->Username = 'your@example.com';
    $mail->Password = 'your_password';
    $mail->SMTPSecure = 'tls';
    $mail->Port = 587;

    $mail->setFrom('your@example.com', 'Your Name');
    $mail->addAddress('recipient@example.com', 'Recipient Name');

    $mail->isHTML(true);
    $mail->Subject = 'Subject';
    $mail->Body = 'Email body content';

    $mail->addAttachment('/path/to/file.pdf'); // Path to attachment file

    $mail->send();
    echo 'Email sent successfully';
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo 'Email could not be sent. Mailer Error: ' . $mail->ErrorInfo;
}
?>