Moved my site to godaddy, then Email Error: SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP hos

[sansan0831]

I use google app business as my business email provider. Everything was fine until I transferred my site to godaddy. I can not get order information. New users can't receive a welcome email. I changed Smtpauth to PHP and Sendmail, the error SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host stopped but still no welcome and order emails. Please help!! Is it because of godaddy forbid smtp or something?? Thanks in advance!

[balihr]

Is there a specific reason why you moved TO GoDaddy? For example, they gave you a summer house in Florida for being their user?

Unless you have a VERY good reason to be their user, you should run away like crazy and switch to a GOOD host. GoDaddy is everything but a good host. They are OK for running simple plain HTML sites, but they are a disaster for running an application like Zen Cart. I had a client using GoDaddy's dedicated server and his site was slow as hell. When I finally managed to get him to transfer to a decent host, his site got almost 10x faster. And he switched to an entry level VPS with that host (BTW, it cost 5x less). Of course, all of his other hosting problems were gone as well.
So, to sumarize - GranDaddy is great for DOMAIN registration and management, but that's it. Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT use them for hosting anything more than a 5 page simple HTML site...

Trust me on this one. I believe just about anyone who knows something about Zen Cart will back me up on this...

[DrByte]

Zen Cart uses the settings in your Admin->Configuration->Email Options screen. To talk to Google as your mailserver, use SMTPAUTH and set the appropriate settings. If GoDaddy is blocking the port you specify, then you'll need to sort that out with them ... and/or find a hosting company who doesn't interfere with email the way GoDaddy does.

[LittleAngell52]

I was with GoDaddy and had nothing but problems with my Zencart store. I was only with them 3 weeks and then decided enough is enough and left them. You will not get your store working on GoDaddy and my advice is to leave them NOW.