# SMTP error with PHP Mailer

**URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/smtp-error-with-php-mailer/34092
**Category:** Hosting Support
**Created:** [August 7, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/smtp-error-with-php-mailer/34092 "2020-08-07T10:45:08Z")
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### Author: ![XInterverse](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/xinterverse/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@XInterverse](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/XInterverse)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/smtp-error-with-php-mailer/34092/2 "2020-08-07T10:47:16Z")

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> [@PHPMailer Suddenly Stopped working](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/phpmailer-suddenly-stopped-working/33986/4):
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> We upgraded OpenSSL on our servers a few days ago. This may have resulted in SSL for SMTP breaking. I’m going to do some investigation into this. The provided SMTPOptions are a good workaround until then. Please note that you should AVOID such SMTPOptions as much as possible, because fixing SSL issues by disabling most SSL security features is NOT a good solution.

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