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# Edwin

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [activate wp-mail without cron](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-wp-mail-without-cron/)
 *  Thread Starter [Edwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edwin/)
 * (@edwin)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-wp-mail-without-cron/#post-155240)
 * Excuse me, but I’m not very familiar with php. I inserted
    – – – – – – – – – –––––––––––––––
   snip … $fp = popen(‘./wp-mail.php’,’r’); pclose($fp) … snip – – – – – – – – ––––––––––––––––
   but this did not work. Obviously a php-script could not be executed at the command
   line. Would you be so kind to give me a short hint, what php-command I could 
   use.
 * Best regards,
    Edwin
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [activate wp-mail without cron](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-wp-mail-without-cron-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [Edwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edwin/)
 * (@edwin)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-wp-mail-without-cron-1/#post-155202)
 * I checked all email-systemsettings , but I do not have access to the email server.
   Of course the solution you assumed is optimal, each new email triggers wp-mail.
   
   It would not be the best solution, but what do you think about starting wp-mail
   each time, index.php is called?

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