---
title: "Sending a test message in phpList"
description: "In this article we'll go over how you can send a test message with phpList. This will help ensure that your phpList installation is properly functioning, and show that it's able to send mail..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/phplist/send-test-message/
date: 2013-01-09
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["phpList", "Website"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Sending a test message in phpList

In this article we’ll go over how you can send a test message with phpList. This will help ensure that your phpList installation is properly functioning, and show that it’s able to send mail successfully.

Before sending a test message to a particular email account, that email account must be first [added as a user in phpList](/support/edu/phplist/manually-add-a-user-to-phplist/).

1. [Login to your phpList admin dashboard](/support/edu/phplist/how-to-log-into-phplist-admin-dashboard/).
2. [![click on send a message](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/edu_phplist_lists_send-message_click-on-send-a-message.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/edu_phplist_lists_send-message_click-on-send-a-message.png) From the right-hand menu, click on **send a message**.
3. [![fill out details for sending a test message](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/edu_phplist_messages_sending-a-test-message.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/edu_phplist_messages_sending-a-test-message.png) Fill out the information for your test message, we’ve used the following: Subject phpList test mail From Line TestMailer no-reply@PrimaryDomain.com Message This is our first test message with phpList! to email address(es) admin@PrimaryDomain.com Then click on **Send Test Message** The page should refresh, and then at the top it will display the following: **Message saved** Sent test mail to: admin@PrimaryDomain.com
4. [![test message received](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/edu_phplist_messages_test-message-received.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/edu_phplist_messages_test-message-received.png) You should now be able to check the email account where you sent the test message, and see what you sent.

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p style=”clear: both;”>You should now have successfully sent off a test message from phpList! Now that you know phpList is properly functioning and able to send mail, you can begin [sending out to your mailing lists](/support/edu/phplist/send-a-message-to-a-list-in-phplist/) with confidence that your users with get those messages.