Sending email problem in WordPress 3.4

Ask your hosts if they have changed anything.

No problem with the test version, I will email you a new version gives this message.

What do you mean ‘test version’?

It was not this problem in version 3.3.2, but version 3.4 has this problem.

Please get this problem resolved quickly

We would be happy to fix it, if we knew what it was. We need your help, patience, and explanations to really understand what’s gone wrong. We know you can’t send emails, but that’s not actually descriptive the way we need it. You’ve described a result, not a cause.

Are you saying you have also a 3.3.2 install on your server, and you’ve tested with it, thus verifying that on your server, 3.4 doesn’t work but 3.3.2 does? It really does matter to know that after you found this problem with WP 3.4, you went back and tested with 3.3.2

Did you know there was a PHP security release around the same time as 3.4, and your webhost may have made a change?

Did you check to see if you get any emails? Like pending comments? Or new users?

No service provider has not changed.
This problem exists in WordPress 3.4
And resolved

Resolved how?

You can solve the problem is not resolved.

I have the same problem. The e-mail could not be sent.Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function…

This happens after installing 3.4

I have the same problem. I have only detected it with Lost Password since I upgraded to 3.4. I have 3 sites, all were upgraded to 3.4. Two are fine and the problem only occurs on one. On that one the PHP mail() function is working OK in another application. Happy to give further info. …. Peter

Yes exactly. I have also tested and it happens on my sites when I update to wordpress 3.4. I have several sites and I have tested before and after updating to 3.4 and this is always after the update.

Hoping this can be solved.

I’m having an issue sending confirmation emails to affiliates, and autoresponders to people. I’m using affiliates pro and contact form 7. The form says it send the information once you fill out the form. It stores the information, but does not send any emails outs. This is really getting frustrating. Any help would be appreciated. The website is https://www.westerncanadianproperties.com and you can try the form on the contact us page. I’m using Godaddy.com as the host.

Thanks for any help.

After reading https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/wp_mail I have done some experimenting. My problem may have started earlier than 3.4 as we do not use WordPress mail very often. Some time ago I had created a php.ini file in public_html to try and allow uploads > 2M – I don’t think it worked. I just deleted that php.ini and now WordPress mail works.

The reference above says:
“For this function to work, you need the following:
Settings SMTP and smtp_port need to be set in your php.ini
Also, either set the sendmail_from setting in php.ini, or pass it as an additional header.”
I cannot find this in any visible php.ini, but they may have been set somewhere I cannot see by the hosting company.

I have this problem with all the wordpress installations I have updated, all with different themes, plugins etc. So it is definitely the update that is causing the problem.

I think many have not found out yet, becuase you only send mails from wordpress when it is for forgotten password or if you have users for forums etc. where you send passwords to them.

Issue has been solved with the new update to 3.4.1.