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Unable to send email from WHM/cPanel instance running on Lightsail

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I've tried to send an email from my WHM instance via a 3rd party SMTP server and get a "unable to connect to ssl://my-hostname" error.

When I set up a local email account from within my cPanel and try to send an email via localhost, I find that the recipient's email address gets removed from the email headers and so the email fails!?

In both cases, the emails are generated and sent from a PHP script running on my instance.

Preferably, I'd like to send emails via a local email account on the server.

Anyone know what's causing these issues?

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Compute
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Amazon Lightsail
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asked a year ago375 views
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Have you tried following the guide for cPanel & WHM on Lightsail found here? https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-cpanel.html

Relevant guid for email port 25: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/lightsail-port-25-throttle

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answered a year ago
  • MotorMoolah
    a year ago

    I saw that but when I run the script directly from the command line, the email sends OK. When I run that script via a cron job, it all goes wrong! Also, in my website' config file, I specify port 587 rather than port 25.

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