• Am I supposed to set my SMTP server options somewhere in a specific file?

    I have my blog installed and running but no one gets their passwords emailed to them when they register. Did I miss a step?

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  • no, youre not using smptp, by default..

    wordpress uses php’s built in mail function, which your host has disabled. you can see that if you go pretend you have lost your password (i just tested it on your own site).. it pops up:

    “The e-mail could not be sent.
    Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function…”

    There is a plugin for using smtp instead of the php mail function, somewhere.

    there’s one here

    Thread Starter grayaacce

    (@grayaacce)

    My host tells me I need to use SMTP authentication to send emails.

    What file has those settings so I can edit them appropriately. I cant seem to locate them on my own.

    I just had the same problem: here’s the sweetest link: https://ebestagent.com/wordpress-your-host-may-have-disabled-the-mail-function-error/

    mgmaster

    (@mgmaster)

    My server is using SendMail instead of mail.
    here how I solve it.

    tcheck the pluggable.php file

    you might get this
    // Set to use PHP’s mail()
    $phpmailer->IsMail();
    on line #238

    change it for this if you are using SendMail
    // Set to use PHP’s sendmail()
    $phpmailer->IsSendmail();

    or this if you are using QMail
    // Set to use PHP’s qmail()
    $phpmailer->IsQmail();

    or this if you are using SMTP
    // Set to use PHP’s smtp
    $phpmailer->IsSMTP();

    I got those function from the file class-phpmailer.php.

    it worked for me. hope it will helps !

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