Sending forms through simplified php mail() function

eVenster · March 2018

Sending forms through simplified php mail() function givs the following error:
Notice: Undefined index: connections in /var/www/vhosts/XXX/httpdocs/framework/core/subsystems/expMail.php on line 155

Looked up this file/line and it reads:

$this->transport = new Swift_MailTransport($params['connections']); //fixme DEPRECATED

Does this mean I can only use SMTP now?

dleffler · March 2018

Yes, simplified php mail() is considered to be very insecure. Though it is still supported in older versions of swiftmailer (running php v5.x), it is fully deprecated when running php v7.x+. Therefore, the Exponent simplified email under php 7.x+ now uses sendmail, but requires specific server setup.

Please see the notes in the patch1 release http://forums.exponentcms.org/discussion/1607/v2-4-2patch1-released-to-fix-email-failure#latest

Sending forms through simplified php mail() function

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