Could not instantiate mail function : Joomla email problem

A reader contact me, asking a guide about recover forgotten password on his newly installed Joomla CMS.

I agree to help him. As usual I try to reproduce it in step by step.

Forgot Your Password

Common procedure for user who forgot their password is as follow :

Click link “Forgot your password

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User will see a form where he/she must supply email address in input box.

Click Submit to proceed.

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This problem came when no email server installed.

Could not instantiate mail function.

Quick Solution : Install Email Server

Make sure you check if all services running, simplest way to do that via command prompt.

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