Phpmailer: escapeshellcmd() has been disabled for security reasons in class.phpmailer.php on line 1442

[surjithctly]

Hello,

Due to the recent security fix, I have updated the library to latest stable version. I have also changed the FROM address to normal email instead of $_POST. But the console shows an error:

escapeshellcmd() has been disabled for security reasons in class.phpmailer.php on line 1442

However, The email was successfully sent! So now I'm confused.

Please help.

~Surjith

[Synchro]

This is down to your local PHP config, not PHPMailer. Functions can be disabled for any reason, security being a common one. escapeshellcmd has a number of serious potential issues, so it looks like it's been turned off for you, causing this error. You can work around this easily by doing what PHPMailer recommends anyway: sending using SMTP to localhost, not the default mail() transport.

[sunil-tamang]

how to avoid this message
Warning: escapeshellcmd() has been disabled for security reasons in /storage/ssd2/771/4867771/public_html/PHPMailer/PHPMailer.php on line 1584

[Synchro]

Read the thread, do what I said, since it addresses exactly the problem you describe. Simply add:

$mail->isSMTP();

and PHPMailer will send via SMTP to localhost, which does not involve calling escapeshellcmd.

[sunil-tamang]

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'PHPMailer\PHPMailer\SMTP' not found in

[Synchro]

You're not using composer and/or you didn't read the readme where it tells you how to load the classes.

[sunil-tamang]

please help solving this....

SMTP ERROR: Password command failed:
SMTP Error: Could not authenticate.

                  $mail->isSMTP(); 
                    $mail->SMTPDebug = 2;  
                    $mail->SMTPAuth = true;                             
                    $mail->SMTPSecure = 'ssl';                                 
                    $mail->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';
                    $mail->Port = 465;      


                    $mail->Username = '[email protected]';                 
                    $mail->Password = '';                           
                    $mail->setFrom('@gmail.com');   
                    $mail->addAddress($email, $name);
                    $mail->Subject = "Please verify email!";
                    $mail->isHTML(true); 
                    $mail->Body = " Please click on the link below:<br><br> ";

                    $mail->send();

                         $msg = "You have been registered! Please verify your email!";

                      }catch (Exception $e) {
                             $msg = "Something wrong happened! Please try again!";

                 }

[Synchro]

Read the rest of the debug output, then read the troubleshooting guide.

[jameelsid]

it working in local host
when i try to wok in my domain
it showing this error

Warning: escapeshellcmd() has been disabled for security reasons

pls help me with this\
code

$email='[email protected]';
require 'mailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php';
$mail = new PHPMailer;

$mail->Host ='smtp.gmail.com';
$mail->Port =587;
$mail->SMTPAuth=true;
$mail->SMTPSecure='tls';

$mail->Username='[email protected]';
$mail->Password="XXXXXXXX";

$mail->setFrom('[email protected]','YYYYY');
$mail->addAddress($email);
$mail->addReplyTo('[email protected]');

$mail->isHTML(true);
$mail->Subject='XXXXX';
$mail->Body="hai";
if(!$mail->send())
{
echo"no";
}
else
{
echo"yes";
}

?>

[Synchro]

Call $mail->isSMTP(); and it will not need to use escapeshellcmd.

[jameelsid]

i used that ,mail is not sending iam using in my domain

[jameelsid]

when i used that it show no error bt mail is not sending

[Synchro]

So go read the docs, figure out why. There is nothing I can say here that is not in the guide.

[jameelsid]

where i find the docs???

[Synchro]

Would you like me to move your mouse for you too? You could perhaps start from the project's front page.