php mail function not working in Lightsail Linux Bitnami WordPress

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Hello Team,

I am trying different ways to make the mail function work on my lightsail server. I tried to install sendmail but still not working. I followed the steps mentioned https://community.bitnami.com/t/why-cant-i-use-phps-mail-function-on-this-bitnami-server/13319 but no luck. If anyone faced the same issue and got any resolution, it would be a great help.

I am using the contact us WordPress plugin. Even the mail for the admin email confirmation is not working.

Thanks, Sandip

asked 2 years ago1509 views
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Hi SPViradiya

From the note, I understand php mail function not working in Lightsail Linux Bitnami WordPress, you tried to install sendmail but still not working. Please correct me if my understanding is wrong.

Please note AWS does not support Wordpress or PHP, see here [1]. I recommend not to use "sendmail" for sending emails. Amazon limits the number of the outgoing emails from the instances. "In order to maintain the quality of EC2 addresses for sending email, we enforce default limits on the amount of email that can be sent from EC2 accounts". I suggest to use a SMTP configuration with an email provider. You can find how to configure mail() function in a LAMP to send emails through a GMail account in the link below: http://wiki.bitnami.com/Components/PHP#How_to_send_email_via_external_SMTP_account 3.5k In the WordPress case, you can find a guide to configure with a plugin. You can find more info at[2]. You may also need to involve a Dev/SysAdmin.

I hope it helps.

References:

1.https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/third-party-applications/ 2.http://wiki.bitnami.com/Applications/BitNami_Wordpress#How_to_configure_the_email_settings_of_WordPress.3f 2.0k

answered 2 years ago
  • Thank you for the help @Nonkululeko I will try the SMTP configuration as you suggested and hopefully, it will work.

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