Title: phpmail not working
Last modified: October 31, 2017

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# phpmail not working

 *  Resolved [buzzmandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzzmandt/)
 * (@buzzmandt)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/)
 * phpmail in mailpoet 2 worked like a charm
    can’t get mailpoet 3 to send on any
   setting. I get “The email could not be sent: Could not instantiate mail function.”
   using 1and1
 * name: Dale
    email: [buzzmandt@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/buzzmandt@gmail.com?output_format=md)
   PHP version: 7.0.24 MailPoet Free version: 3.0.9 MailPoet Premium version: N/
   A MailPoet Premium/MSS key: WordPress version: 4.8.3 Database version: 5.5.57-
   0+deb7u1-log Web server: Apache Server OS: Linux info 3.0 #1337 SMP Tue Jan 01
   00:00:00 CEST 2000 all GNU/Linux WP_MEMORY_LIMIT: 40M WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT: 256M
   WP_DEBUG: false PHP max_execution_time: 50000 PHP memory_limit: 256M PHP upload_max_filesize:
   64M PHP post_max_size: 64M WordPress language: en_US Multisite environment?: 
   No Current Theme: Responsive Mobile (version 1.7) Active Plugin names: redux-
   framework/redux-framework.php, advanced-shipping-validation-for-woocommerce/advanced-
   shipping-validation-for-woocommerce.php, analytics-counter/analytics-counter.
   php, bbpress/bbpress.php, better-wp-security/better-wp-security.php, captcha-
   code-authentication/wpCaptcha.php, captcha/captcha.php, display-posts-shortcode/
   display-posts-shortcode.php, duplicate-post/duplicate-post.php, flexible-checkout-
   fields/flexible-checkout-fields.php, google-sitemap-generator/sitemap.php, instagram-
   feed/instagram-feed.php, mailpoet/mailpoet.php, official-statcounter-plugin-for-
   wordpress/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php, recipe-card/yumprint-recipe.php, 
   regenerate-thumbnails/regenerate-thumbnails.php, si-contact-form/si-contact-form.
   php, super-socializer/super_socializer.php, support-ticket-system-by-phoeniixx/
   phoen_ticket_system.php, the-events-calendar/the-events-calendar.php, woocommerce-
   custom-options-lite/plugin.php, woocommerce-delivery-notes/woocommerce-delivery-
   notes.php, woocommerce-sequential-order-numbers/woocommerce-sequential-order-
   numbers.php, woocommerce-square/woocommerce-square.php, woocommerce-weight-country-
   based-shipping/woocommerce-wc-shipping.php, woocommerce/woocommerce.php, wp-all-
   import/plugin.php, wp-edit/main.php, wysija-newsletters/index.php Sending Method:
   SMTP Sending Frequency: 70 emails every 15 minutes Task Scheduler method: WordPress
   Cron ping URL: [https://www.summerfieldherbfarm.com?mailpoet_router&endpoint=cron_daemon&action=ping](https://www.summerfieldherbfarm.com?mailpoet_router&endpoint=cron_daemon&action=ping)
   Default FROM address: [newsletter@summerfieldherbfarm.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/newsletter@summerfieldherbfarm.com?output_format=md)
   Default Reply-To address: [admin@mysummerfieldfarm.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/admin@mysummerfieldfarm.com?output_format=md)
   Bounce Email Address: [admin@mysummerfieldherbfarm.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/admin@mysummerfieldherbfarm.com?output_format=md)
   Total number of subscribers: 100

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 *  [Wysija](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wysija/)
 * (@wysija)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/#post-9639895)
 * Hi [@buzzmandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzzmandt/),
 * There are a few reasons this could be happening. You can read more about it here:
   [http://docs.mailpoet.com/article/56-could-not-instantiate-mail-function](http://docs.mailpoet.com/article/56-could-not-instantiate-mail-function)
 *  Thread Starter [buzzmandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzzmandt/)
 * (@buzzmandt)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/#post-9651605)
 * Problem on mine solved, this is for 1and1.com servers.
 * under “advanced” tab, make sure there is no “bounce email address”. Once I cleared
   it out it works like a charm 🙂
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by [buzzmandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzzmandt/).
      Reason: mark resolved

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 * Last reply from: [buzzmandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzzmandt/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmail-not-working/#post-9651605)
 * Status: resolved