Setting up an external SMTP server to send emails from your Magento store can be done by following the steps below:
- Log in to the Magento administration panel - click on System -> Configuration
- In the Advanced section of the menu on the left, click on System
- Select Mail Sending Settings
- Fill in the data of the email server (in cPanel - Email -> Email Accounts -> Set Up email Account -> find the data for the SMTP sending server with or without SSL)
- Click Save Config
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