Comments on: PHP mail() & Fasthosts http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/ News & web design articles from Andy Bryant Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: klikrammer http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-7238 klikrammer Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:30:27 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-7238 Super post, thanks very much :) Super post, thanks very much :)

]]> By: tony cook http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-6893 tony cook Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:58 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-6893 Has anyone managed to get Contact Form 7 to work on fasthosts? The form says it has sent but the email never comes. Fasthost support are of no use. The From and To fields are the same Fasthost hosted domain. I added the firth parameter to line approx 363 of classes.php as suggested by the author. But this doesn't seem to work. This line seemed to be the most obvious place, although it is slightly different form the example given. I've have tried installing WP-MAIL-SMTP and HGK-SMTP, but with those installed Contact Form 7 doesn't even sent the message it just errors. I tried "Mike Cherim’s Wordpress-ready Contact Form plugin" that the author suggest but that just errors when I try and open the configuration page. @Lyz what plugin do you end up using? I don't have any problems with Contact Form 7 of any other wordpress installation hosted with other hosts. Tony Has anyone managed to get Contact Form 7 to work on fasthosts? The form says it has sent but the email never comes. Fasthost support are of no use. The From and To fields are the same Fasthost hosted domain.

I added the firth parameter to line approx 363 of classes.php as suggested by the author. But this doesn’t seem to work. This line seemed to be the most obvious place, although it is slightly different form the example given.

I’ve have tried installing WP-MAIL-SMTP and HGK-SMTP, but with those installed Contact Form 7 doesn’t even sent the message it just errors.

I tried “Mike Cherim’s WordPress-ready Contact Form plugin” that the author suggest but that just errors when I try and open the configuration page.

@Lyz what plugin do you end up using?

I don’t have any problems with Contact Form 7 of any other wordpress installation hosted with other hosts.

Tony

]]> By: Jon Wallace http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-6294 Jon Wallace Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:37:23 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-6294 Has anyone ever added this into the MODx emailer script and got it working? Would love to know how too! Has anyone ever added this into the MODx emailer script and got it working? Would love to know how too!

]]> By: Andy Bryant http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-5544 Andy Bryant Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-5544 @anthony I've been called many things, but rarely an expert! Dude, you flatter me, so yes go ahead and send it - email address is on the contact page. Only send it if you're having grief on a Fasthosts server, if Fasthosts isn't your host and the problem's to do with something else with PHP then I'll tell you now, I'm not your man... Best of luck. @anthony I’ve been called many things, but rarely an expert! Dude, you flatter me, so yes go ahead and send it – email address is on the contact page.

Only send it if you’re having grief on a Fasthosts server, if Fasthosts isn’t your host and the problem’s to do with something else with PHP then I’ll tell you now, I’m not your man…

Best of luck.

]]> By: anthony http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-5543 anthony Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:51:53 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-5543 Hi, Thanks for posting this info. I have just started web development. I have just completed a site for a client and am having such problems with a form. I am determoined to make it work without having to buy in a formbuilder (maybe it is less hassle though?). Can you help me with my form if I send you the page? Sounds like u r an expert. Ant Hi,

Thanks for posting this info. I have just started web development.

I have just completed a site for a client and am having such problems with a form.

I am determoined to make it work without having to buy in a formbuilder (maybe it is less hassle though?).

Can you help me with my form if I send you the page?

Sounds like u r an expert.

Ant

]]> By: lyz cordon http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 lyz cordon Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:42:51 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-4688 OK I've fixed the contact form problem and here's what you need to do: 1. get the plug-in WP-MAIL-SMTP http://www.callum-macdonald.com/code/wp-mail-smtp/ 2. change the plug-in settings so 'from email' is an email on your blog's domain 3. check the radio button 'Send all WordPress emails via SMTP' 4. type smtp.fasthosts.co.uk into the smtp host field It's worked for me when nothing else has so hope it prevents someone else tearing their hair out :D OK I’ve fixed the contact form problem and here’s what you need to do:

1. get the plug-in WP-MAIL-SMTP http://www.callum-macdonald.com/code/wp-mail-smtp/

2. change the plug-in settings so ‘from email’ is an email on your blog’s domain

3. check the radio button ‘Send all WordPress emails via SMTP’

4. type smtp.fasthosts.co.uk into the smtp host field

It’s worked for me when nothing else has so hope it prevents someone else tearing their hair out :D

]]> By: Andy Bryant http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-4685 Andy Bryant Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:03:15 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-4685 @Lyz I've had issues with 404 pages too - still have them. I found others on the wordpress forum with similar issues, and from what I can gather it's to do with the htaccess file and Apache, though exactly what I'm not sure. It's another of those things that, with Fasthosts, you end up learning to live with. Which is all wrong, really. @Lyz I’ve had issues with 404 pages too – still have them. I found others on the wordpress forum with similar issues, and from what I can gather it’s to do with the htaccess file and Apache, though exactly what I’m not sure. It’s another of those things that, with Fasthosts, you end up learning to live with. Which is all wrong, really.

]]> By: lyz cordon http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-4684 lyz cordon Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:28 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-4684 Well isn't that the wierdest thing i'm also on fasthosts and having the same problems and they're support have yet again been less than helpful this morning. However, I can get contact form 7 working straight away but not the one you suggest - that's the one I really want to use. I've also had problems with fastshosts and wordpress custom 404 error pages i.e. they just turn up a page of random code - again no useful help from FH themselves you'll no doubt be surprised to know! Well isn’t that the wierdest thing i’m also on fasthosts and having the same problems and they’re support have yet again been less than helpful this morning. However, I can get contact form 7 working straight away but not the one you suggest – that’s the one I really want to use.

I’ve also had problems with fastshosts and wordpress custom 404 error pages i.e. they just turn up a page of random code – again no useful help from FH themselves you’ll no doubt be surprised to know!

]]> By: Andy Bryant http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-4323 Andy Bryant Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:50:22 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-4323 @Aaron Glad it was helpful Aaron. I always dread using the Fasthosts Knowledgebase, as it's never particularly intuitive and doesn't always have the answer you're after anyway. But this time around I was lucky - shame the Support guys couldn't have told me up front when i contacted them, would have saved me some time and head scratching... @Aaron Glad it was helpful Aaron. I always dread using the Fasthosts Knowledgebase, as it’s never particularly intuitive and doesn’t always have the answer you’re after anyway. But this time around I was lucky – shame the Support guys couldn’t have told me up front when i contacted them, would have saved me some time and head scratching…

]]> By: Aaron http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/2009/10/php-mail-fasthosts/comment-page-1/#comment-4316 Aaron Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:49:40 +0000 http://www.lessfussdesign.com/blog/?p=83#comment-4316 Dude, you are a life saver! I've been trawling the net for days trying to find out why i could get my form to send to a fasthosts account. I'm have hardly any knowledge of php and when I looks at the fasthosts 'knowledge base', it all went straight over my head. So thank you, for putting it in plain english! Dude, you are a life saver! I’ve been trawling the net for days trying to find out why i could get my form to send to a fasthosts account. I’m have hardly any knowledge of php and when I looks at the fasthosts ‘knowledge base’, it all went straight over my head.

So thank you, for putting it in plain english!

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