I just set up mybb on my own apache/ubuntu server
I have already installed php
I noticed that the activation email is not sent.
AdminCP -> Config -> Settings -> mail settings -> mail handler is set to PHP Mail
I am not really sure what i am missing?
if needed this is the forum link
http://www.metulburr.com/forums/index.php
Go to ACP -> User Registration and Profile Options -> Turn on registration method -> send email verification.
(2012-10-02, 10:02 AM)godgifted Wrote: [ -> ]Go to ACP -> User Registration and Profile Options -> Turn on registration method -> send email verification.
that was already set to send email verification
Go to ACP>Tools & Maintenance>System Mail Log>Post the errors.
Go to ACP>Configuration>Mail>Try using PHP if you want to use SMTP then let us know.
well .. i got the same problem .. and my mail settings is set to PHP mail.
Quote:Go to ACP>Tools & Maintenance>System Mail Log>Post the errors.
There are no errors there. There are no errors on any of the logs.
My mail is set to PHP
These are the errors I get in apache:
[Wed Oct 10 08:54:16 2012] [error] [client 69.205.234.41] File does not exist: /var/www/forum/images/ipb/js, referer: http://www.metulburr.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=58
[Wed Oct 10 08:54:17 2012] [error] [client 69.205.234.41] File does not exist: /var/www/forum/images/mobile, referer: http://www.metulburr.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=58
[Wed Oct 10 08:54:17 2012] [error] [client 69.205.234.41] File does not exist: /var/www/forum/images/ipb/english/postbit_spam.gif, referer: http://www.metulburr.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=58
I get the js error and no gif error all the time, so that seems irrelevant, plsu i don;t see how an error in a gif would stop mail send.
I did the php mail test and i get "PHP mail sent", but i do not receive the mail. During this mail test i do not get any errors in apache
When I register a new user, it hangs for maybe a minute and then says the mail was sent, but no mail was sent.
After all that I deleted sendmail using PHP from my server, installed postfix using SMTP, set mail to SMTP, and still didn't get any mail. So i changed it all back to PHP.
So not sure.
I would like to get this set up as i am already getting spam posts with it mainly set up as "instant activation". A side question: is there a way to ask the user upon registration what is 1 +1, or similar to help avoid bot registration?
Re the side question:
You need to install registration security question by g33k (available on the Mods site) and change the question to something relevant to your board.
On the mail I am really unable to help. Sorry.
Quote:You need to install registration security question by g33k (available on the Mods site) and change the question to something relevant to your board.
Thank you, that worked perfect, now to get them email working.
Run this test first and post the results:
http://docs.mybb.com/Help-Mail.html
And those errors:
[Wed Oct 10 08:54:16 2012] [error] [client 69.205.234.41] File does not exist: /var/www/forum/images/ipb/js, referer: http://www.metulburr.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=58
[Wed Oct 10 08:54:17 2012] [error] [client 69.205.234.41] File does not exist: /var/www/forum/images/mobile, referer: http://www.metulburr.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=58
[Wed Oct 10 08:54:17 2012] [error] [client 69.205.234.41] File does not exist: /var/www/forum/images/ipb/english/postbit_spam.gif, referer: http://www.metulburr.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=58
Simply mean you are pointing somewhere in your html code to one of those files and that doesnt exist. Happens for example if you have a page outside your forum and you dont set up all the css etc stuff correctly.
And if there are no errors in your mail log thats one checkbox checked thats not causing the problem.
If its any relieve i myself am having issues with activation emails.
9/10 send perfectly but for 1 in every 10 it doesnt work properly. For that reason to not have to deal with it (since i couldnt find a cause) im using a form which only awaiting activation users can use. Sends a PM to me, an then with the plugin for activating users from the modcp its a "decent solution".
Though this would only work if it hardly ever happens :/
I would suggest getting a gmail account, (or any other account, try domains.live.com) for sending mail. When you have an email account, go to Go to ACP>Configuration>Mail>and fill out the details for SMTP. The problem you are getting may be because you don't have Postfix or any other mail server installed. If you want to send mails via PHP, I'll suggest looking into setting up a mail server on your server.