0006331: Mailer Error: Could not instantiate mail function

(0013510)
amerussian (reporter)
10-05-06 16:10

I have tryed all the fixes on here that I have seen. It still has a problem. It will send to only one of the lists even though I am telling it to send to all the lists. It never sends to more than one. I have ten lists and set it up to work with 10 lists. Also there is only 39 users. It is for a christian school and each user is subscribed to different lists.

(0019586)
rachel75 (reporter)
05-10-06 02:11

I am getting the same error.

A few months ago, I had the problem with the following error:
"Mailer Error: Language string failed to load: instantiate"

I did the line 4 fix; and it got better until today. I tried the line 24 fix described here: http://mantis.tincan.co.uk/view.php?id=4756 [^] and developed the new error:
"Mailer Error: Could not instantiate mail function."

(0019679)
rachel75 (reporter)
07-10-06 01:28

I have resolved my issue... turned out it may have been a peculiarity of hosting with GoDaddy.

Following a tip found on this forum:
http://forums.phplist.com/viewtopic.php?t=5648&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=instantiate&start=30 [^]

Except that the replacement of:
var $Mailer = "mail";
to
var $Mailer = "sendmail";

was made in:
lists\admin\class.phplistmailer.php

On line: 44 (not 109)

(0020681)
gypsydogg (reporter)
04-11-06 20:08

This error does not mention a language file problem, how is it related?

(0020682)
gypsydogg (reporter)
04-11-06 20:08

This error does not mention a language file problem, how is it related?

(0020683)
gypsydogg (reporter)
04-11-06 20:15

yep, the post by rachel75 fixed the problem for me too!! Gold Star for Rachel75

(0020684)
gypsydogg (reporter)
04-11-06 21:45

update, I receive a success message, however, I never received the actual message, test is set to 0...

(0047031)
user3543
14-05-08 19:50

dealt with (and solved) in the forum in:
http://forums.phplist.com/viewtopic.php?t=17807&highlight= [^]

(0050692)
weiinau (reporter)
09-07-09 03:26

After setting 3 variables ,I got it.
1 define("PHPMAILERHOST",'****');
2 $phpmailer_smtpuser = '******@***';
3 $phpmailer_smtppassword = '*****';

(0051130)
ocaptain (reporter)
22-10-10 04:26

Rachel's solution of changing 'mail' to 'sendmail worked for me!

Line 48 in PHPList 2.10.11

Thanks!

-Anthony

(0051132)
ocaptain (reporter)
23-10-10 22:36

Correction to my last note: I had a 4.5MB attachment in my message that was failing. Usually my newsletter has <1MB. I removed the attachment and it was working again. Had to include it as a link to a hosted file rather than a direct attachment.

Notes
(0013510) amerussian (reporter) 10-05-06 16:10	I have tryed all the fixes on here that I have seen. It still has a problem. It will send to only one of the lists even though I am telling it to send to all the lists. It never sends to more than one. I have ten lists and set it up to work with 10 lists. Also there is only 39 users. It is for a christian school and each user is subscribed to different lists.

(0019586) rachel75 (reporter) 05-10-06 02:11	I am getting the same error. A few months ago, I had the problem with the following error: "Mailer Error: Language string failed to load: instantiate" I did the line 4 fix; and it got better until today. I tried the line 24 fix described here: http://mantis.tincan.co.uk/view.php?id=4756 [^] and developed the new error: "Mailer Error: Could not instantiate mail function."

(0019679) rachel75 (reporter) 07-10-06 01:28	I have resolved my issue... turned out it may have been a peculiarity of hosting with GoDaddy. Following a tip found on this forum: http://forums.phplist.com/viewtopic.php?t=5648&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=instantiate&start=30 [^] Except that the replacement of: var $Mailer = "mail"; to var $Mailer = "sendmail"; was made in: lists\admin\class.phplistmailer.php On line: 44 (not 109)

(0020681) gypsydogg (reporter) 04-11-06 20:08	This error does not mention a language file problem, how is it related?

(0020682) gypsydogg (reporter) 04-11-06 20:08	This error does not mention a language file problem, how is it related?

(0020683) gypsydogg (reporter) 04-11-06 20:15	yep, the post by rachel75 fixed the problem for me too!! Gold Star for Rachel75

(0020684) gypsydogg (reporter) 04-11-06 21:45	update, I receive a success message, however, I never received the actual message, test is set to 0...

(0047031) user3543 14-05-08 19:50	dealt with (and solved) in the forum in: http://forums.phplist.com/viewtopic.php?t=17807&highlight= [^]

(0050692) weiinau (reporter) 09-07-09 03:26	After setting 3 variables ,I got it. 1 define("PHPMAILERHOST",'**'); 2 $phpmailer_smtpuser = '**@'; 3 $phpmailer_smtppassword = '****';

(0051130) ocaptain (reporter) 22-10-10 04:26	Rachel's solution of changing 'mail' to 'sendmail worked for me! Line 48 in PHPList 2.10.11 Thanks! -Anthony

(0051132) ocaptain (reporter) 23-10-10 22:36	Correction to my last note: I had a 4.5MB attachment in my message that was failing. Usually my newsletter has <1MB. I removed the attachment and it was working again. Had to include it as a link to a hosted file rather than a direct attachment.