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1. Jbert
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   several times I have misplaced my localhost password. When i click on 'lost password' it says something about mail function not being set up.

   Can someone lead me in right direction please

   Thanks

   JIM

2. rmathus
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hello,

   First, make sure sendmail is active on your server. You can do this by creating a phpinfo.php page with the following contents:

   <?php
   
   // Show all information, defaults to INFO_ALL
   phpinfo();
   
   // Show just the module information.
   // phpinfo(8) yields identical results.
   phpinfo(INFO_MODULES);
   
   ?>

   After you have done that, browse to the page in a browser. Search for 'sendmail' and you should see something like

   sendmail_path /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i

   If not, you'll want to contact your host and get them to set up sendmail for your server. Otherwise, the lost password email won't send out.

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3. WebTechGlobal
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I recommend using LastPass for Firefox for password management.

   I use the same password for everything that does not require maximum security such as forums, blogs, localhost etc. I recommend to everyone to make life easier on yourself this way.

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