public static function smtpmailer($to, $from, $from_name, $subject, $body) {
$mail = new PHPMailer();  // create a new object
$mail->IsSMTP(); // enable SMTP
$mail->SMTPDebug = 0;  // debugging: 1 = errors and messages, 2 = messages only
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;  // authentication enabled
$mail->SMTPSecure = 'ssl'; // secure transfer enabled REQUIRED for GMail
$mail->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$mail->Port = 465;
$mail->Username = "someemail@gmail.com";
$mail->Password = "somepassword";
$mail->SetFrom($from, $from_name);
$mail->Subject = $subject;
$mail->Body = $body;
    if (is_string($to)) {
        $to = array($to);
    }
    foreach ($to as $t) {
        $mail->AddAddress($t);
    }
if(!$mail->Send()) {
    $error = 'Mail error: '.$mail->ErrorInfo;
    return false;
} else {
    $error = 'Message sent!';
    return true;
}
}