# PHP email via FPM does not work, via FCGId it does work

**URL:** <https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/php-email-via-fpm-does-not-work-via-fcgid-it-does-work/121088>\
**Category:** Virtualmin\
**Created:** [June 8, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/php-email-via-fpm-does-not-work-via-fcgid-it-does-work/121088 "2023-06-08T17:46:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![CopyHosting](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/copyhosting/32/9653_2.png) [@CopyHosting](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/CopyHosting)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/php-email-via-fpm-does-not-work-via-fcgid-it-does-work/121088/1 "2023-06-08T17:46:11Z")

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Several posts on the forum refer to this issue. I just confirmed this (using WordPress) on a fresh install of VirtualMin and WordPress.

> [@Connection refused when PHP sends email locally](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/connection-refused-when-php-sends-email-locally/112775):
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> SYSTEM INFORMATION OS type and version: Ubuntu Server 20.04.03 LTS Webmin version: 1.981 Virtualmin version: 6.17-3 Related products version: Postfix 3.4.13, PHP 7.4.3, PHPMailer 6.5.1 So I have a PHP website with a form that emails info to the email address the user submits. I’m using PHPMailer to login to a local user account I created with Virtualmin to send the email. However, I’m getting this error 1 minute after I submit the form. Basically, the PHPMailer script can’…

And [https://www.google.com/search?q=virtualmin+php+mail+function](https://www.google.com/search?q=virtualmin+php+mail+function) indicates this is already an old problem.

Solutions for the mail function in PHP not working in FPM mode are:

- use a direct SMTP method
- switch PHP to FCGId vs FPM

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**Author:** ![system](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cd96d761e326db4b2bef94886a639109bd7a8e76.svg) [@system](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/php-email-via-fpm-does-not-work-via-fcgid-it-does-work/121088/2 "2023-08-07T17:46:43Z")

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Closed on August 7, 2023, 5:46pm UTC

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