[#10032] - always use "/usr/sbin/sendmail" as SendMail path no matter what real path I set in Global Configuration
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- 8 May 2016
- Medium
- Build: master
- # 10032
Steps to reproduce the issue
Enter backed Global Configuration of Joomla 3.5.1, Server Tab, Email Settings:
Choose "Sendmail" as the email method.
Since I use XAMPP for Windows as localhost testing server, I input the real path of sendmail.exe to the "Sendmail path" field:
D:/xampp/sendmail/sendmail.exe
Fill other fields of email settings. Then click on the "Send test email " button.
Expected result
I hope it will successfully send out the testing email.
Actual result
No, no email sent out, I got following error message:
Could not execute: /usr/sbin/sendmail
System information (as much as possible)
Joomla 3.5.1
PHP 7
XAMPP for windows
Windows 10 64-bit
Additional comments
I just wonder: why the error message tell me a different path of sendmail while I had already fill that field with another real path?
brianteeman
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@baijianpeng Configure sendmail_path in php.ini and phpmailer will respect it, provided it contains the word sendmail. Currently it doesn't mention sendmail in it which is why it defaults to /usr/sbin/sendmail.
If Joomla only read sendmail path from php.ini, why show an input box for this parameter in "Global Configuration"?
Not saying Joomla only reads from php.ini, just answering your question. Agree with the solution proposed by @andrepereiradasilva
Joomla fails to communicate to phpmailer the path to the sendmail.
phpmailer stupidly enough only accepts a path from php.ini sendmail_path that requires the word sendmail in it. It defaults to /usr/sbin/sendmail otherwise.
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| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2016-05-08 20:01:10 |
| Closed_By | ⇒ | mbabker |
i think the problem is joomla doesn't pass the
sendmailconf var to phpmailer.maybe after https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/blob/staging/libraries/joomla/factory.php#L685 adding this line:
$mail->set('Sendmail', $conf->get('sendmail', '/usr/sbin/sendmail'));