Re: Re: SMTP settings in PHP 5.6.11

On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Good Guy <xfsgpr@hotmail.com> wrote: > On 17/07/2015 01:06, Pierre Joye wrote: >> >> hi, >> >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 5:47 AM, Good Guy <xfsgpr@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Has anything changed in PHP 5.6.11 to make all my SMTP settings not >>> working? >>> >>> I was able to set the SMTP settings in Joomla but since upgrading the PHP >>> to >>> 5.6.11, nothing is working. It says this: >>> >>> >>> >>> <-------------------------------------------------------------------------> >>> >>> >>> Notice >>> >>> SMTP connect() failed. >>> >>> Reminder failed: Failed sending email. >>> >>> >>> <-------------------------------------------------------------------------> >>> >>> I have changed absolutely nothing in Joomla php codes. All I have done >>> is >>> upgrade the windows php binaries and also using it as binary CGI as >>> opposed >>> to using php as a module. Do you think it could be the change from >>> binary >>> CGI to module settings might be the problem? >>> >>> Just wondered. >> >> No, we did not change anything. >> >> What says the error logs? >> > > I have just found that if you use php as CGI binary then SMTP settings in > Joomla won't work because CGI binary by-passes php.ini file and .htaccess > file. So the only way to make user settings is to use php as a module which > can read php.ini file and other user files. Do you all agree with this > observation? It is possible to pass php.ini to the CGI call. By the way, I hope you mena fastcgi :) php also supports .user.ini, which is the equivalent of htaccess for php settings. Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org