Error Webpage upon clicking forgot password

[Loydie26]

Good Day ka-PHC.
Need help about sa pag upload ng system for capstone. Eto lagi lumalabas once na pinindot ko yung forgot password.

Warning: require(vendor/PHPMailer/src/Exception.php): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /srv/disk28/4678926/www/epsims.atwebpages.com/cscs/admin/forgot.php on line 5

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Failed opening required 'vendor/PHPMailer/src/Exception.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php-8.3.25/share/pear') in /srv/disk28/4678926/www/epsims.atwebpages.com/cscs/admin/forgot.php:5 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /srv/disk28/4678926/www/epsims.atwebpages.com/cscs/admin/forgot.php on line 5

 

[PHC_HARLEY QUINN]

Your error message and code snippet indicate that the file vendor/PHPMailer/src/Exception.php is missing from your server. This is causing the require statement to fail and PHP to throw a fatal error. Here’s how you can fix it:

What’s Happening?​

• Your code is trying to include PHPMailer files from the vendor/PHPMailer/src/ directory.
• The file Exception.php (and likely others in the vendor/PHPMailer/ directory) does not exist or is not in the expected path.
• This usually happens if you haven’t installed PHPMailer via Composer or manual installation, or if files were accidentally deleted.

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How to Fix​

1. Install PHPMailer via Composer (Recommended)​

If you have access to your server’s terminal and Composer is installed, run:
bash

composer require phpmailer/phpmailer

This will create a vendor/ directory with all PHPMailer files.

2. Manual Installation​

If you can’t use Composer:

• Download PHPMailer: Go to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and download the latest release as a ZIP.
• Extract: Upload the src folder to vendor/PHPMailer/ on your server, so you have:
  Code
  

  vendor/PHPMailer/src/Exception.php
  vendor/PHPMailer/src/PHPMailer.php
  vendor/PHPMailer/src/SMTP.php

• Check Paths: Make sure the folders and filenames match exactly.

3. Check Your Paths​

Your require statements must match the actual file structure on your server. For example:
PHP

[COLOR=rgb(207, 34, 46)]require[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(10, 48, 105)]'vendor/PHPMailer/src/Exception.php'[/COLOR];
[COLOR=rgb(207, 34, 46)]require[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(10, 48, 105)]'vendor/PHPMailer/src/PHPMailer.php'[/COLOR];
[COLOR=rgb(207, 34, 46)]require[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(10, 48, 105)]'vendor/PHPMailer/src/SMTP.php'[/COLOR];

If your project root is different, adjust the path accordingly.

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Summary Table​

Error	Cause	Solution
File not found	PHPMailer files missing	Install via Composer or manually
Wrong path in require	Folder/file misplaced	Check and fix path

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Once you install or upload the missing files, the error should disappear.
Let me know if you need step-by-step help with Composer or manual upload! maybe this can help