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1. jwalant.baria
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   While lost recovery password it sends email but it shows the following error:

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

   I read lot of same problems in this forum but i am not able to solve it.
   I want to host this blog on my laptop. I use wamp2.0i server. OS- Windows Vista.

   i even try to run simple mail program in php, its not sending mail.

   <?php
   $to = "jwalant.baria@gmail.com";
   $subject = "Hi!";
   $body = "Hi,How are you?";
   if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
   echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
   } else {
   echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
   }
   ?>

   so it is wrong with php.ini?
   Plz help needed to solve this. I am newbie to php.
   I use WordPress version 3.0.3.

2. jwalant.baria
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   My website link is here:
   http://globaldb.dyndns.info/blog/

3. ClaytonJames
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   (dyndns) You need an smtp/mail server.

   a)Who's mail server are you going to use?

   b)Did you configure php to to use an smtp server ( your current isp's
   mail account with your user credentials, on windows only ) in php.ini?

   c) have you considered configuring smtp support or just using a g-mail account with a mail plugin such as this one:

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/configure-smtp/

4. Bill McCabe
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Here is the message:

   The e-mail could not be sent.
   Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function... This happened after I upgraded to the new patch for Word Press. I am just mind boggle. Anyone no how to get into your site if this happens. I am locked out. My site is up and running, but I cannot log in.

5. SpankMarvin
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Have you tried using WordPress's mail function?

   if (wp_mail($to, $subject, $body)) {

6. Bill McCabe
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   SpankMarvin,

   I appreciate your response, I am not very fluent in programmer tools. I will Google the subject fill.

   Bill

7. SpankMarvin
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I wrote a blog post about using forms and email in WP on a Windows server a while back. I don't know if it's of use to you but it might be:

   Pertains to Godaddy hosting, but this might still be of use:

   http://itchaway.net/iablog/wordpress-godaddy-windows-hosting-and-contact-forms/

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