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Posted by Mohan Babu Vejendla
Mohan Babu Vejendla
1,315 Points

how to change mail() function ?

While iam using forget password ! at word press login it shows !!! The e-mail could not be sent. Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function.

so where can i change mail() function ??

Thank you

1 Answer

Christopher Rebacz
Christopher Rebacz
10,904 Points
Christopher Rebacz
Christopher Rebacz
10,904 Points

You will need to speak with your hosting provider to see about having email turned on. Some will charge extra and will need you to authorize the additional cost. Others like wpengine do not offer email services so you would need to setup a separate email service.

Mohan Babu Vejendla
Mohan Babu Vejendla
1,315 Points

so, we could not able to change and add our eMail id at word press files !! ?

Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points
Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points

if your server does not have php mail() running, then you can instead use a third party mail service like SendGrid (my favorite). There are plenty of plugins that you can install to use SendGrid instead of the server's mail function.
http://highedwebtech.com/2012/02/15/sendgrid-transactional-email/

Mohan Babu Vejendla
Mohan Babu Vejendla
1,315 Points

yes thank you andrew , can we use Send Grid for our local hosting !! also ?