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WordPress datetime: 2019-10-24 16:27:15
doing postie_session_start
wp_content_path: /home/zf2gx5tv/public_html/build/wp-content
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PHP version: 7.3.9
PHP error_log: error_log
PHP log_errors: On
PHP get_temp_dir: /tmp/
PHP disable_functions:
PHP cURL version: 7.62.0
MySQL Version: 5.6.30
WordPress Version: 5.2.4
WordPress Singlesite
WP_TEMP_DIR: (none)
WP_HOME: (none)
home_url(): https://elmfieldschoolalumni.uk/build
WP_SITEURL: (none)
site_url(): https://elmfieldschoolalumni.uk/build
WP_DEBUG: On
WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY: On
WP_DEBUG_LOG: Off
WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT: 256M (default)
WP_MEMORY_LIMIT: 40M
imagick version:
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image editor not supported: WP_Image_Editor_Imagick
image editor supported: WP_Image_Editor_GD
WP_Image_Editor_GD supports: image/jpeg
WP_Image_Editor_GD supports: image/png
WP_Image_Editor_GD supports: image/gif
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No registered filters for wp_handle_sideload_prefilter
No registered filters for pre_move_uploaded_file
image memory limit: 256M
DISABLE_WP_CRON: Off
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Postie is in /home/zf2gx5tv/public_html/build/wp-content/plugins/postie/
Postie Version: 1.9.38
POSTIE_DEBUG: On
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No registered filters for postie_author
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No registered filters for postie_file_added
No registered filters for postie_gallery
No registered filters for postie_comment_before
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Registered filters for postie_log_debug
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No registered filters for postie_session_start
No registered filters for postie_session_end
No registered filters for postie_preconnect
No registered filters for postie_post_pre
No registered filters for postie_email_reject_recipients
No registered filters for postie_email_notify_recipients
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No registered filters for postie_email_notify_subject
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No registered filters for postie_place_media
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No registered filters for postie_place_media_after
No registered filters for postie_raw
No registered filters for postie_bare_link
No registered filters for postie_category
No registered filters for postie_file_added_pre
No registered filters for postie_include_attachment
default_charset: UTF-8
DB_CHARSET: utf8mb4
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WordPress encoding: UTF-8
memory at start of email processing: 80156656
getemails: Connecting to POP3.hosts.co.uk:110 (pop3)
getemails: procol: pop3
pConnection: mailbox: INBOX
Connecting via Socket
Socket: POP3.hosts.co.uk:110
Socket error: 0 – (Resource id #1465)
Socket: POP3
socket read (1) :+OK Namesco Mail Server Ready
socket write: USER elmfieldschoolalumni.uk
socket read (1) :+OK
socket write: (login) LOGIN/APOP/PASS
socket read (1) :-ERR [AUTH] Authentication failed.
getemails: POP3 – Could not connect to POP3 server POP3.hosts.co.uk on port 110. Array
(
[0] => -ERR [AUTH] Authentication failed.
)
There are 0 messages to process
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Mail fetch complete, 0 emails
doing postie_session_end
memory at end of email processing: 80165624

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