[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64368: `Could not instantiate mail function` errors sending mail in 6.9
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#64368: `Could not instantiate mail function` errors sending mail in 6.9
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Reporter: desrosj | Owner: SirLouen
Type: defect (bug) | Status: accepted
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.9.1
Component: Mail | Version: 6.9
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: close | Focuses:
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Comment (by SirLouen):
Replying to [comment:13 siliconforks]:
> I think the only way to get an error message like that is to do this:
Not necessarily. If you have a `sendmail_path` set, it will also pick it
for this purpose.
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
develop/blob/1bcada8b8d5705aa980b7a467f84cb352f846533/src/wp-
includes/PHPMailer/PHPMailer.php#L993-L1003
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64368#comment:14>
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