sendemail.php STOPPED working after version 5.3 upgrade

Question

Mail form stopped working following upgrade to 5.3 New sendemail.php file has code line 3 as: require once('phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php'); However, no files in directory except in src folder as follows (PHPMailerAutoload.php does not exist): include/phpmailer/src/ SMTP.php POP3.php PHPMailer.php OAuth.php Exception.php Also, error log file in /include directory when using form states: [28 Sep 2018 00:00:08 UTC] PHP Warning: require once(phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php): failed to open strea…

SemiColonWeb · Accepted Answer

Hello,

Apologies about the Inconveniences!

This is a mistake from our end for which we would like to Apologize to you profusely!

Please replace the following code in the include/sendemail.php File:

require_once('phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php');

with the following code:

use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;

require 'phpmailer/src/PHPMailer.php';
require 'phpmailer/src/SMTP.php';

This will definitely fix the issue. Hope this Helps!

Let us know if we can help you with anything else or if you find any further issues.