Requirements and installation

Mail Log is installed as one package that deploys the component and both plugins together. This
page lists the requirements and describes what is active after the installation.
Requirements
  
    
Joomla
6.0 or newer
    
PHP
8.3 or newer
    
Database
MySQL 8.0.13+ or MariaDB 10.4+
    
PHP extension
sodium (for the optional encryption; present by default in PHP 8.3)
  
Installation
  
Download the package 
pkg_maillog-<version>.zip.
  
In the backend, open System → Install → Extensions and drag the ZIP file into the
  Upload Package File area.
  
After the upload, Mail Log is installed. You find it in the menu under Components → Mail
  Log.
  
There is a single ZIP file to install — the package contains the component and both plugins. Do
  not install the individual parts separately.
  
  
This panel greets you after the installation. It names the installed version and leads
  to the three things now due: the first test mail, the download key for updates, and the manual.
  After an update, the changelog takes the place of "Getting started".
What is active after the installation
So that Mail Log records from the start, the installation enables the system plugin
automatically. From that moment on every mail sent is captured — you do not have to switch anything
else on.
The task plugin is enabled as well but does nothing on its own. Its maintenance
tasks only run once you set them up in the Joomla task scheduler (see the chapter
Maintenance: scheduled tasks).
A first check
To verify that everything works, send a test email via System → Global Configuration → Server
→ Send Test Mail. Then open Components → Mail Log: the test message should appear as the
most recent entry in the list.
What is created in the database
The installation creates four tables (entries, recipients, daily statistics and a small table for
throttling notifications). Uninstalling removes these tables and their data again. Captured
attachment files in the protected directory are kept, however, so that uninstalling by accident
destroys no evidence — delete that folder by hand if you need to.
Applies to version 1.0.5.
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