attachments - Attach a external file as attachement using wp_mail

I am trying to attach external file link (doc file) as attachment but not able to so .. no attachment is being attached..

$email_attachment =  array('/');
wp_mail($admin_email,$email_subject,$email_message,$headers,$email_attachment);

Please help I am stuck

I am trying to attach external file link (doc file) as attachment but not able to so .. no attachment is being attached..

$email_attachment =  array('https://ucarecdn/8aa17c61-bd55-4311-8b45-7d9a2efde6c5/');
wp_mail($admin_email,$email_subject,$email_message,$headers,$email_attachment);

Please help I am stuck

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Share Improve this question edited Jan 6, 2019 at 10:02 user7459842 asked Jan 5, 2019 at 15:11 user7459842user7459842 7211 silver badge1010 bronze badges 2

• 1 Probably need to use an absolute path in your url. – Tim Hallman Commented Jan 5, 2019 at 15:19
• Also, make sure the content type is set to text/html. See wp_mail_content_type – Tim Hallman Commented Jan 5, 2019 at 15:20

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You can't attach from a URL. So https://ucarecdn/8aa17c61-bd55-4311-8b45-7d9a2efde6c5/ won't work.

You need an absolute path to the file, such as /path/to/my/file.ext.

But there are some other problems with your code snippet as well. You use $email_attachement (with a ..chement...) in one place, but then $email_attachment in your wp_mail() call. Also, your "attachment" isn't a file. While that may resolve as a URL, that would involve a URL rewrite which isn't going to work for accessing a file to attach.