Problem logging on to perch

Hello Rachel

the response back from my host was that all was ok but I should do the following ...

"From what I can see the CMS has been set up to send the emails from courtneydesign@aol.com but AOL have an SMTP restriction in place and any unauthorised attempts will simply be rejected by their server.

This can be changed in the config.php file for the email to be sent with SMTP authorisation using the information provided at: https://docs.grabaperch.com/docs/installing-perch/configuration/email/

They do have an example of using Google Mail to set this up with which could be an option if you want to go with for this specific CMS set up. "

But because I was resetting password and I am nor receiving emails I cannot get past the login system to access the setting > email.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

I've tried that but it doesn't work. Tried with my aol mail and my google email.

Hello Rachel and Drew.

I added some further info to the config.php file as suggested in the doc above. Tried first this with my aol

  define('PERCH_EMAIL_FROM', 'courtneydesign@aol.com');
    define('PERCH_EMAIL_FROM_NAME', 'Denise Courtney');
    define('PERCH_EMAIL_METHOD', 'smtp');
define('PERCH_EMAIL_HOST', 'smtp.aol.com');
define('PERCH_EMAIL_AUTH', true);
define('PERCH_EMAIL_SECURE', 'ssl');

then tried my ggoglemail acc.

  define('PERCH_EMAIL_FROM', 'courtneydesign@googlemail.com');
    define('PERCH_EMAIL_FROM_NAME', 'Denise Courtney');
    define('PERCH_EMAIL_METHOD', 'smtp');
define('PERCH_EMAIL_HOST', 'smtp.googlemail.com');
define('PERCH_EMAIL_AUTH', true);
define('PERCH_EMAIL_SECURE', 'ssl');
define('PERCH_EMAIL_PORT', 465);

but I am still receiving no emails when trying to reset the password and therefore unable to login.

There is nothing in my spam or junk either.

I had a password for the user with aol address but couldn't remember it so I was trying to reset it but I am receiving nothing.

Thought it would then be worth trying to see if the password reset would work my google email just in case but no.

Denise

I was missing the password, oops! But have included it now and still no password reset emails coming through.

Any ideas what the port would be for my aol or is just the default?

yes I do. Will it be easy to locate? Could you give me any idea where to find it.

Thank you

That was much easier, all logged in, thank you very much!

One quick question, Should I revert back to the original config.php file?