Hello,
I have a simple contact form on my PHP website. I’m currently using the App Platform, where the mail() function does not seem to work.
What’s the best way to support a contact form on the App Platform? Can I enable mail()?
Thanks!
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Hello @JustAnotherUser ,
Refer to below links for more insights:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/email-not-working-in-app-platform https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/php-email-from-app-platform
Hope this helps!
Cheers, Sri Charan
Hi there,
Port 25 is most likely closed by default, what I could suggest instead is to use SMTP rather than plain PHP mail.
This will increase the deliverability rate of your emails and there are some free services like SendGrid for example that you could use.
Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby
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