WordPress SMTP Plug-in Issue

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Hello,
I am creating my blog posts using ghost and I want to be able to send emails in WordPress using the WP SMTP Mail plugin. I followed all the steps given but am facing this error:
SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host. Failed to connect tot serverSMTP server error: Failed to connect to server Additional SMTP info: php_network_getaddresses: getadrinfo for Fastmail failed: Name or service not known:

Versions: WordPress: 6.5 WordPress MS: No PHP: 8.2.17 WP Mail SMTP: 4.0.1 Params: Mailer: smtp Constants: No ErrorInfo: SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host. Failed to connect to serverSMTP server error: Failed to connect to server SMTP code: 110 Additional SMTP info: Connection timed out Host: smtp.fastmail.com Port: 465 SMTPSecure: ssl SMTPAutoTLS: bool(true) SMTPAuth: bool(true) Server: OpenSSL: OpenSSL 3.0.11 19 Sep 2023 Apache.mod_security: No Debug: Email Source: WP Mail SMTP Mailer: Other SMTP SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host. Failed to connect to serverSMTP server error: Failed to connect to server SMTP code: 110 Additional SMTP info: Connection timed out SMTP Debug: 2024-04-03 11:46:18 Connection: opening to ssl://smtp.fastmail.com:465, timeout=300, options=array() 2024-04-03 11:50:41 Connection failed. Error #2: stream_socket_client(): Unable to connect to ssl://smtp.fastmail.com:465 (Connection timed out) [/var/www/html/wp-includes/PHPMailer/SMTP.php line 408] 2024-04-03 11:50:41 SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: Connection timed out (110) SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host. Failed to connect to server

We changed the port from 587 and SMTPSecure: tls to 465 and SMTPSecure: SSL but we got the above error

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I am confused.

You are using Ghost – but want to send emails from WordPress…which then sends them through Fastmail?

Why not connect the Fastmail SMTP directly?

What exactly are you trying to achieve and how does your SMTP setup in Ghost look like? Can you show us your configuration file (remove all passwords/keys)?

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I’ve moved your post to Off-topic since it isn’t related to Ghost email settings. You may get more appropriate help on the WP forum.

However, the error suggests that a connection to the mail server was unsuccessful. Therefore, check that the relevant ports are open on your server.

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