Portal Home > Knowledgebase > Email settings > PHPMail() Function Disabled
PHPMail() Function Disabled
There are so many ways to send email using php. The two main ways to do this is either using PHPMail() or SMTP. PHPMail() is open and used by trojans and viruses. Most clients have infected files which just send mails using PHPMail(), because it doesn't authenticate. It doesn't check if the email being sent is actually coming from the domain and this puts a lot of strain on the mail server, making legitimate mails wait in queue for a long time.
SMTP isn't open and the email must be authenticated.... a real email address and password must be written into your code and must be verified by the mail server before the email is sent. This makes the email legitimate.
If you already have a script using PHPMail() function it is very simple to change it to SMTP, you just need to change like 5 lines of your code and add an email address and password (already created in cpanel) into the code, and it will send emails just fine.
We have a sample code which you can use in our download section on our site (http://www.hostplus.com.ng/downloads.php).
Add to Favourites 
Print this Article
Powered by WHMCompleteSolution
